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Table 414 (Pro., Agr., Rice)
Paddy: Extent Sown (Weeding) (Insecticide) (Fungicide) (1993-2004)
pro 414e							(ha)					(ha)
Year            Source	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Maha period
Method of Weeding
Hand Weeded	141,282	122,602	141,350	115,884	110,994	136,207	137,190	105,004	75,280	85,143	95,050	73,836
Used Weedcides	338,457	341,419	333,491	292,721	271,819	352,442	349,407	387,103	348,123	374,065	455,957	419,400
Used Water	15,143	13,815	7,930	6,523	7,887	9,660	10,137	10,272	7,153	7,043	14,200	5,458
Un-weeded	3,595	60,558	50,392	49,710	40,049	35,779	32,376	33,197	25,302	21,766	23,963	21,968
Use of Insecticide
Used Insecticide	367,197	689,402	401,680	305,270	283,850	413,210	377,966	373,292	317,802	332,100	442,933	349,909
Non Used Insecticide	131,280	148,993	131,475	159,568	146,899	120,878	151,744	162,284	138,056	155,917	146,237	170,753
Use of Fungicide
Used Fungicide	127,509	126,315	144,187	92,818	91,852	153,664	163,848	156,495	136,532	148,921	188,783	153,132
Non Used Fungicide	370,968	412,080	388,974	372,020	338,897	380,424	365,863	379,081	319,326	339,096	400,387	367,530
Total	1,495,431	1,915,184	1,599,479	1,394,514	1,292,247	1,602,264	1,588,531	1,606,728	455,858	488,017	589,170	520,662
Yala period
Method of Weeding
Hand Weeded	61,641	86,369	781,128	66,300	67,352	74,216	79,925	62,923	52,003	52,858	46,158	34,592
Used Weedcides	174,853	203,695	206,412	142,246	150,986	161,806	236,172	242,172	243,019	259,899	311,527	210,614
Used Water	6,351	9,320	6,382	4,863	4,873	7,100	5,949	6,285	4,514	4,511	5,939	3,319
Un-weeded	34,542	33,990	39,384	29,937	24,292	15,992	21,062	14,902	16,100	15,189	16,858	9,134
Use of Insecticide
Used Insecticide	196,711	246,996	253,366	161,335	156,414	187,924	234,271	228,966	229,454	242,416	281,268	180,298
Non Used Insecticide	80,677	86,370	76,940	82,011	91,090	71,189	108,836	97,315	86,182	90,041	99,214	77,361
Use of Fungicide
Used Fungicide	54,894	66,025	83,876	52,141	50,962	70,972	102,272	82,492	65,175	107,849	102,587	90,243
Non Used Fungicide	222,490	267,349	246,430	191,205	196,542	188,141	240,835	243,790	250,461	224,608	277,895	167,416
Total	832,159	1,000,114	1,693,918	730,038	742,511	777,340	1,029,322	978,845	315,636	332,457	380,482	257880*
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
（−２０００）; Statistical Abstract 2001, Department of Censes & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
（―２００４）; Department Of Census And Statistics
Key:
＊= including 221ha in Mannar district cultivated under tube well irrigation
Note:
Other ｔhan
1995/96 Maha - Jaffna, Mannar, Mullativu and Tricomalee districts
1996 Yala 　　 - Mannar Mullativu districts
1996/97 Maha - Jaffna, Killinochchi, Mannar, Mullativu and Trincomalee districts
1997 Yala       - Killinochchi, Vavuniya, Mullativu and Tricomalee districts
From 1998 to 2002 - Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullativu and Killinochchi districts
Revised:  2008(y)/05(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka