CROPPING SYSTEM ANALYSIS FOR AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY – PRODUCTIVITY, ECONOMY, ECOLOGY AND ENERGY USE EFFICIENCY
Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 0
Abstract
Field experiment was conducted during 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 at the Zonal Adaptive Research Station, Krishnagar, Nadia, West Bengal to find out alternative remunerative cropping systems in comparison to existing rice-rice and rice-wheat system through crop diversification and intensification in the Eastern Gangetic plain. Result of study revealed that the productivity of different cropping systems was in the order of jute – potato – rice > rice – potato – rice> rice – potato – sesame > jute – rapeseed – rice > jute – rice – rice > rice – rapeseed – rice > jute – wheat > rice – rice > rice – wheat. Further, results of study suggest that jute – potato – rice, rice – potato – rice and rice – potato – sesame are suitable for large and medium farmers but these systems have higher energy productive at the cost of higher consumption resulting lower energy productivity. Moreover, for small and marginal farmers Jute – wheat and jute – rapeseed – rice cropping system considered suitable because of their moderate cost of production and net return.
Authors and Affiliations
Benukar Biswas
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP428023
- DOI 10.18006/2017.5(3).294.301
- Views 41
- Downloads 0
Assessment of humoral immune response in vaccinated domestic dogs and cats intended for pet-travel from India by Rapid Florescent Focus Inhibition Test (RFFIT)
The present study evaluates humoral response in vaccinated domestic dogs and cats intended for pet-travel from India by Rapid Fluorescent Focus Inhibition Test (RFFIT). In present study, 184 serum samples from dogs (n=14...
Reorienting dairy extension to meet changing needs of smallholder dairy production system
In the context of neo liberal policies Indian smallholder dairy farming is undergoing changes in milk processing, marketing, livestock services delivery, changing profile of producers and interaction between crop and dai...
Degradation of Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate BY Trichoderma asperellum
In this work, sequential optimization strategy, based on statistical designs, was employed to enhance the degradation of PHB by Trichoderma asperellum through the measurement of PHB depolymerase specific activity. For PH...
SIGNIFICANCE OF STAY-GREEN TO FOSTER CROP PRODUCTION UNDER STRESS ENVIRONMENT - A MINI-REVIEW
An extended foliar greenness even under post-anthesis drought can be simply called as the stay-green phenotype. The maintenance of a balance between nitrogen (N) demand and supply during grain filling stage is the key to...
THE USE OF THE DRIVER-KUNIYUKI NUTRIENT MEDIUM FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF ROOTSTOCKS OF LC-52 (Cerasus vulgaris ? Cerasus fruticose) AND GIZELA 6 (Peisica vulgaris ? Cerasus canescens) STONE FRUIT CROPS
The article presents an overview of the use of different nutrient media during in vitro micropropagation of plants. Further, article also provides information regarding the effect of Driver-Kuniyukinutrient medium on the...