**3.3 Bed transplanted rice**

Rice is also transplanted in bed with 15 cm height, 35 cm top width, 60 m bottom width and 25 cm furrow length [29] with rice seedlings are transplanted at the edges of beds. This method increases yield by 16% as compared to the conventional method [29]. The yield attributing characters *viz*. plant height, productive tillers/m2 , number of grains/panicle and test weight in case of rice grown on beds have been found to be at par with that of rice grown under conventional puddling as reported by Aslam *et al*. [30], however the B:C ratio was higher in case of bed transplanting as compared to conventional transplanting. Two types of nursery bed are possible in this method *viz.* dry bed and wet bed. Bed transplanting has many advantages out of which border effect on majority of the seedlings is most important. Also, irrigation can be applied efficiently in the furrows with comparatively less amount of water. The same beds can be used consequently for 5–6 years which is profitable in monetary terms. Irrigation water productivity (IWP) was significantly higher in beds to the tune of about 13% than flat transplanting during both the years of study by Sandhu *et al*. [31]. However, labour required for bed construction is more in this case. It is generally suitable for medium upland under irrigated condition.
