The influence of farm yard manure (FYM), brown manuring and levels of nitrogen on yield and quality parameters of direct seeded and transplanted rice variety Ranidhan was assessed in a field experiment carried out on a sandy loam soil in Odisha. Field experiment comprised of 20 treatment combinations viz., five main plot treatments (Direct seeded rice with and without FYM, Direct seeded with brown manuring, Transplanted rice with and without FYM) and four nitrogen levels as sub-plot treatments (60, 80,100 and 120 kg N ha-1). Rice growth and yield were statistically similar under direct seeded and transplanted conditions. The direct seeded rice gave yield comparable to that of transplanted rice with added advantage of earlier maturity of the crop by 10 days. Both transplanted and direct seeded rice responded to the application of 80 kg N ha-1.