摘要 : Rice culture day by day is becoming less and less economical due to increase in cost of production in the backdrop of diminishing labour:land ratio and surge in the prices of basic inputs like fertilizer, power, etc. The need of t... 展开 Rice culture day by day is becoming less and less economical due to increase in cost of production in the backdrop of diminishing labour:land ratio and surge in the prices of basic inputs like fertilizer, power, etc. The need of the hour is to look for the varieties which are more remunerative and will be able to withstand competition from other valued crops. <i>Mushk Budgi</i> and <i>Kamad</i> are the two short bold aromatic rices, popular but grown under limited acreage in Kashmir. Major area has been brought under HYV's of which most widely acceptable are <i>Jehlum</i> and <i>K-332</i>. The conomic survey carried out in the valley confirmed that aromatic rice culture was much lucrative than growing non-aromatic rice cultivars, if managed properly. 收起