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- Title
ECONOMIC COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT CROPPING SYSTEMS IN AGRO-ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF GUJRANWALA ZONE.
- Authors
Sher, Falak; Bashir, Adnan; Hussain, Muzzammil; Qadeer Baig, Mirza Muhammad; Anjum Ali, Muhammad
- Abstract
A field trial was conducted at Adaptive Research Farm, Gujranwala, Pakistan during the year 2010-12 to check the most profitable cropping pattern for Gujranwala zone. The study comprised four cropping systems viz. rice-wheatrice- wheat, rice-green manuring-rice-wheat, rice-berseem-rice-wheat and ricecanola- rice-wheat. Layout system was RCBD with three replications. Plot size was kept as 15m x 21m. Rice crop (cv. Super Basmati) was transplanted on 26th July, 2010 and 13th July, 2011 while wheat, berseem and canola were sown soon after rice harvesting on November 12, 2010. During 2011 wheat (cv. Seher- 2006) was sown on November 10 after rice harvesting on 2nd November. Maximum yield of rice (4.20 t/ha) was obtained in rice-green manuring-ricewheat cropping pattern due to addition of organic matter which showed positive effects on rice yield and succeeding crop. The highest net return (Rs.315643/ha) was recorded in rice-berseem-rice-wheat cropping pattern followed by rice-green manuring-rice-wheat (Rs. 283441 ha). It was noted that green manuring crop did not contribute to the income. The cost of cultivation was minimum in case of rice-green manuring-rice-wheat cropping pattern (Rs. 83325/ha) followed by rice-berseem-rice-wheat system (Rs. 95175/ha). Maximum benefit cost ratio (3.32) was also recorded in rice-berseem-rice-wheat cropping system. So the rice-berseem-rice-wheat was found as the most profitable cropping system for Gujranwala zone.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; HARVESTING; RICE; RICE marketing; RICE quality; AGRICULTURAL management; CROP yields; PLANT breeding; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157), 2013, Vol 51, Issue 4, p411
- ISSN
0368-1157
- Publication type
Article