Quynh Luu farmers sow rice seedlings in trays and transplant by machine to save costs.

This summer-autumn crop, Quynh Lam commune has implemented the model.tray plating, transplanter for agricultural production on an area of ​​5 hectares in the field of village 9.

Applying this new model not only helps farmers save rice seeds, reduce costs, labor and planting time, but also improves productivity and production efficiency.

This summer-autumn crop, in Quynh Luu district, farmers apply tray sowing and machine transplanting on an area of ​​about 30 hectares. Photo: Thanh Toan

Mr. Ho Van Sinh - one of the households applying the tray plating model in village 9, Quynh Lam commune said: "Tray plating has many advantages, no need to worry about rats destroying the rice;People also have less trouble and less seeds. Normally, it takes 2 kg of seeds to grow 1 sao of pure rice, but this type only needs 1.5 kg.

This is the first crop of Quynh Lam commune sowing rice seedlings in trays. After 1 week of sowing, thanks to following the correct care process and regular watering, the seedlings have grown well, now have 2-3 leaves, and it is expected that in about 5 days the seedlings will be taken to the field for transplanting by machine.

Growing rice in trays has many advantages: no need to worry about rats destroying it, less work, less seeds. Photo: Thanh Toan

Compared to the traditional method, sowing seedlings in trays reduces the amount of seeds per sao by half. Tray seedlings grow stronger than regular seedlings, overcoming the limitations of having to do seedlings outdoors, such as depending on weather conditions, avoiding the phenomenon of broken roots when transplanting seedlings in the field.

“Compared to planting rice seedlings in the field, planting rice seedlings in trays is much more effective. Firstly, we can take the initiative in watering and caring for the seedlings. Secondly, the planting process is very convenient, using technology from the land to watering, spreading rice evenly on the tray, the seedlings grow well and save labor” - Mr. Ho Ngoc Truong - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lam commune, Quynh Luu district added.

Compared to the traditional method, sowing rice seedlings in trays reduces the amount of seeds per sao by half. Photo: Thanh Toan

According to data from the District Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,summer-autumn cropIn Quynh Luu district, farmers apply tray sowing andimplantcovers an area of ​​about 30 hectares, concentrated in some communes such as Quynh Lam, Quynh Tan...

Currently, the price of machine transplanting ranges from 130,000 - 150,000 VND/sao (including labor and sowing costs), equal to 30% of the labor cost of manual transplanting that people have to hire. With these advantages, in the coming years, this model will be replicated in the district so that farmers can benefit...