Minimum Fertilization for Rice

Using Organic Fertilizers or Composts for 1 hectare of Rice

• Ten (10) bags of Organic Fertilizers or Composts

Microbial-Based Fertilizers [1]   (Accordingly, using Microbial-Based Fertilizers with Inorganic Fertilizers increases yield by 10%.

• One (1) to Four (4) liters per hectare

• 1st Application - At seedbed, 10-15 days after sowing of seeds
  
• 2nd Application - 10-15 days after transplanting (DAT)
  
• 3rd Application - 20-25 DAT
  
• 4th Application - 30-35 DAT
  

Using Inorganic Fertilizers for 1 hectare of Rice [1]

• Three (3) bags of Urea (46-0-0) and 3 bags Complete Fertilizer (14-14-14); or
• Three (3) bags of Urea (46-0-0), two (2) bags of Ammonium Phosphate (16-20-0) and one (1) bag of Potassium Chloride / Potash Fertilizer (0-0-60);

 

 

 

[1] Based on Administrative Order No. 4, Series of 2022, Department of Agriculture (DA), Republic of the Philippines, 8 February 2022