Productivity Profitability and Resource Use efficiency of Rain Fed Millet based Cropping System

Author: Sunita Dandasena, Sabyasachi Biswal, Monika Ray and Ansuman Nayak

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in the Regional Research Transfer & Technology Station at Semiliguda under rainfed condition during 2019 & 2020. The soil of the experimental site was sandy clay loam with pH 5.06, organic carbon 5.03 g/kg, available N 372 kg/ha, P 33.2 kg/ha and K 313.0 kg/ha. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with twelve treatments and four replications. The treatments were, finger millet(sole), little millet(sole), redgram (sole), blackgram (sole), finger millet - horsegram, little millet- horsegram, finger millet + redgram (4:2), little millet + redgram(4:2), finger millet + black gram(4:3), little millet + black gram(4:3), finger millet + black gram (4:3) -horsegram, little millet + black gram(4:3)-horsegram. The finger millet equivalent yield was higher in 2020 (2186kg/ ha) compared to 2019 (2125 kg/ha). However the average yield of both the years were found to be (2155 kg/ha). Under sole cropping system FMEY was maximum in redgram (1836 kg/ha) followed by little millet (1773kg/ha), finger millet (1641kg/ha) and black gram (1589 kg/ha).Under intercropping systems the maximum FMEY was observed under Finger millet + redgram (2358 kg/ha) followed by little millet + black gram (4:3) (1982 kg/ha) and finger millet + black gram (4:3) (1878 kg/ha) which were at par but significantly higher than that under little millet + red gram (4:2)(1803 kg/ha). But when horse gram was added in sequence, maximum FMEY of (3153 kg/ha) was observed under little millet + black gram(4:3) – horse gram system which was at par with Little millet –horse gram system (2842 kg/ha) but significantly higher than that of finger millet + Black gram(4:3) –horse gram (2602 kg/ha) and Finger millet-horsegram (2326 kg/ha). However the highest FMEY was recorded under little millet + blackgram (4:3)-horsegram system (3153 kg/ha) followed by little millet – horsegram system (2842kg /ha), which is at par, but significantly higher than all other Rs 54,906/ha) returns, production efficiency (Rs 361/ha/day), , maximum area time equivalent ratio(ATER) 1.28, maximum advantage index 22119 and highest net return per rupee invested (Rs 2.18)

Keywords

Intercropping, net returns, production efficiency, equivalent ratio

Conclusion

Thus, the study concluded that due to complementary relation of LM and BG intercropping system, when horse gram taken in sequence, resulting in higher yield of the component crops in the system. Inclusion of legumes like black gram as intercrop or horse gram as sequence crop with LM and FM has additive effect over the yield of base crop as well as succeeding crop. LM + BG - HG system (T12) recorded highest FMEY (3144kg/ha), highest gross return, net return, B:C ratio of Rs.1,04,819/ha, Rs. 14,639/ha and 2.18, respectively. This has been resulted due to an efficient use of nutrients, moisture, light and space. Also may be due to higher grain yield coupled with higher market price of component crops. Among all the systems minimum production cost Rs.31,182/ha was estimated in LM (T2) followed by BG (Rs.31,857/ha in T4) and FM (Rs.32,055/ha in T1) which were on par but significantly lower than rest other systems, where as maximum production cost Rs.46,963/- was noticed in FM+BG-HG system (T11), which was on par with that of LM+BG-HG (Rs.46,526/- in T12), FM-HG (Rs.45,909/- in T5) and LM - HG (Rs.45,086/- in T6) and significantly higher over rest of the treatments. Highest ATER was recorded in LM + BG – HG (T12, 1.28). LM + BG - HG (T12) recorded highest monetary advantage index 22119. These results imply that it was more economically viable to take sequence crop horse gram after little millet and black gram inter cropping in rainfed farming system

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How to cite this article

Sunita Dandasena, Sabyasachi Biswal, Monika Ray and Ansuman Nayak (2023). Productivity Profitability and Resource Use efficiency of Rain Fed Millet based Cropping System. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(9): 1096-1100