This study aims at to analysis the socio economic comparison in seedling production per acre, merits and demerits of machine transplanting in Cauvery delta zone. The focused research study revealed that majority of the farmers with the farming experience of 10 -30 years, cultivating major varieties viz., ASD 16, ADT 43 and Ponni reported the total cost of production in mat nursery method is much less than the conventional method and it saves 59 percentage in cost of production when compared to conventional method. |
