• Priyanka Satish Jadhav
• Dr. V. V. Aware
• Dr. M. L. Jadhav
• Dr. P. U. Shahare
• Dr. S. V. Aware

An experiment was conducted at Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Dr. BSKKV Dapoli. The experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of paddy variety and media on dependent parameters. Seedlings were grown in soil bed using four types of growing media with two paddy varieties. Randomize Block Design (RBD) was used in the design of the experimental plan. The independent parameters were different i.e. Four media (FYM, cocopeat, vermicompost, sawdust) and two varieties (Ratnagiri-8, Suvarna) and the dependent parameters were seedling preparation time, number of leaves, seedling stem diameter, plant height. As per numerical optimization, the dependent parameter viz., plant height, no of leaves, stem diameter and preparation time were 26.6 cm, 4.7, 2.74 mm and 553.66 sec, respectively. The findings of this study recommend the use of media M2 (Soil + FYM) as growth media and variety V2 (Suvarna) for raising nursery by farmers as it had significant positively effect on plant growth parameters and seedling preparation time that lead to increase production of paddy.

Seedling preparation time, Media, Paddy variety, Stem diameter, Plant height.

"EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MEDIA AND VARIETY ON BIOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND SEEDLING PREPARATION TIME OF PADDY SEEDLINGS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no.g311-g318, May-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405638.pdf

"EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MEDIA AND VARIETY ON BIOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND SEEDLING PREPARATION TIME OF PADDY SEEDLINGS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 5, page no. ppg311-g318, May-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2405638.pdf