Productivity and economics of wheat under STCR based nutrient management in alluvial soil of North-West Bihar
Performance of wheat under STCR based Nutrient
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21921/jas.v10i04.14375Keywords:
Alluvial Soil, Nutrient Management, STCR, Wheat ProductivityAbstract
A field experiment with six treatments of nutrients application under STCR approach was conducted during two successive Rabi seasons of 2021-22 and 2022-23 to evaluate the productivity and economics of wheat. Results of two years study revealed that highest grain and straw yields (4.83 and 6.10 t ha-1) were obtained under STCR approach with FYM against the targeted yield of 5.0 t ha-1. It was found that among the STCR treatments integration of FYM produced significantly higher yield over those treatments hiving no FYM. It is also revealed that net return in STCR approach without integration of FYM was 9.82 to 27.89 percent higher than RDF whereas, integration of FYM with STCR enhances the net return 18.22 to 23.87 percent over STCR approach only. Therefore, the present study reveals that STCR approach of nutrient application is superior practice for enhancing productivity and net returns from wheat cultivation.
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