Effect of Diversification on System Productivity and Profitability under North Bihar Condition

Alisha Kumari *

Department of Agriculture, Tilka Manjhi Agriculture College, Godda, Jharkhand 814133, India.

Rajan Kumar

Department of Agronomy, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar - 848125, India.

Trisha Sinha

Narayan Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Gopal Narayan Singh University, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Rohtas, Bihar - 821305, India.

Sweeti Kumari

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Katihar, Bihar - 854105, India.

Rahul Kumar

Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, BAU Sabour, Bihar - 813210, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during three seasons of 2019-20 at RPCAU, Pusa to evaluate the Effect of Diversification on System Productivity and Profitability under North Bihar Condition. Treatment comprised cropping systems in main plots: C1 - Rice - Wheat - Fallow, C2 - Rice - Wheat - Green Gram, C3 - Rice - Maize - Dhaincha, C4 - Rice - Maize + Potato - Dhaincha, C5 - Rice - Maize + Green Pea - Dhaincha and moisture regimes in sub plots with 3 days disappearance of ponded water in kharif season, three levels of IW/CPE ratio in rabi season I1: IW/CPE = 0.6, I2: IW/CPE = 0.8, I3: IW/CPE = 1.0 and one or two irrigation in zaid season if required. Maximum rice grain yield (5.36 t/ha) was observed at C5 cropping system which was significantly superior to C1 and at par with C2, C3 and C4 cropping system. Maximum Production Efficiency (92.13 kg/ha/day) and Profitability (1156.49 ₹/ha/day) was found at C4 cropping system which was significantly superior to   C1, C2, C3 and C5 Cropping system. In sub plots maximum Production Efficiency (56.72 kg/ha/day), and Profitability (685.88 ₹/ha/day) was found at I3 which was significantly superior to I2 and I1. Relative Production efficiency was found to be maximum in C4 (204.36 %) and I3 (13.58 %) cropping system.

Keywords: Diversification effect, productivity, system productivity, profitability


How to Cite

Kumari , Alisha, Rajan Kumar, Trisha Sinha, Sweeti Kumari, and Rahul Kumar. 2023. “Effect of Diversification on System Productivity and Profitability under North Bihar Condition”. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 13 (10):3928-32. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103067.