In the Gujarat State, rice occupies about 7 to 8 per cent of the gross cropped area and accounts for about per cent of the total food grain production. Pre harvest forecast may provide useful information to agriculturalists, administration offices and merchants. In the current study statistical crop modeling was engaged to provide forecast in advance harvesting for taking timely pronouncements. In this paper Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) Technique and Discriminant function analysis were derived for estimating average rice production for the district of Surat in south Gujarat. | Pre-harvest forecasting of rice yield for effective crop planning decision in Surat district of South Gujarat India
