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- Title
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF DIFFERENT CROPPING SYSTEMS UNDER FAISALABAD CONDITIONS.
- Authors
Ahmad, Tanweer; Ullah, Ehsan; Jabran, Khawar
- Abstract
Under agro-climatic conditions of Faisalabad mixed-wheat cropping system is being followed where sesbania, rice, cotton, maize, potato, mixed fodder, radish and spinach are grown in kharif while wheat as main crop in rabi season. The present study was conducted in the Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan during the year 2010-11 to determine the efficient cropping systems and their effect on soil nutrition status under Faisalabad conditions. Each crop was sown on its optimum sowing time with recommended production technology. Data on yield, cost of production and effect on soil health were recorded. Economic analysis was made to test the economic efficiency of different cropping systems. The results showed that bajra-potato-maize (grain) was the most economical cropping system with maximum net return of Rs.379693/- followed by sesbania-potatomaize (grain) (Rs.378490). Maximum benefit cost ratio of 2.19 was also recorded in sesbania-potato-maize (grain). Data on marginal rate of return (MRR) showed that radish-wheat proved as the best cropping system with MRR value of 395.56 percent. Very minute variation in N and P of soil was observed but main increase was found in cropping systems where sesbania was green manured.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; RICE; HARVESTING; RICE marketing; COTTON yields; WHEAT harvesting; AGRICULTURAL management; AGRICULTURAL industries; ECONOMICS; CAPITAL investments
- Publication
Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157), 2013, Vol 51, Issue 4, p419
- ISSN
0368-1157
- Publication type
Article