Economic assessment of conventional and conservation tillage practices in different wheat-based cropping systems of Punjab, Pakistan
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2017
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Springer Heidelberg
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Wheat productivity and profitability is low under conventional tillage systems as they increase the production cost, soil compaction, and the weed infestation. Conservation tillage could be a pragmatic option to sustain the wheat productivity and enhance the profitability on long term basis. This study was aimed to evaluate the economics of different wheat-based cropping systems viz. fallow-wheat, rice-wheat, cotton-wheat, mung bean-wheat, and sorghum-wheat, with zero tillage, conventional tillage, deep tillage, bed sowing (60/30 cm beds and four rows), and bed sowing (90/45 cm beds and six rows). Results indicated that the bed sown wheat had the maximum production cost than other tillage systems. Although both bed sowing treatments incurred the highest production cost, they generated the highest net benefits and benefit: cost ratio (BCR). Rice-wheat cropping system with bed sown wheat (90/45 cm beds with six rows) had the highest net income (4129.7 US$ ha(-1)), BCR (2.87), and marginal rate of return compared with rest of the cropping systems. In contrast, fallow-wheat cropping system incurred the lowest input cost, but had the least economic return. In crux, rice-wheat cropping system with bed sown wheat (90/45 cm beds with six rows) was the best option for getting the higher economic returns. Moreover, double cropping systems within a year are more profitable than sole planting of wheat under all tillage practices.
Açıklama
Jabran, Khawar/0000-0001-8512-3330; Farooq, Shahid/0000-0002-6349-1404; Farooq, Muhammad/0000-0003-4368-9357
WOS: 000413649700051
PubMed: 28913583
WOS: 000413649700051
PubMed: 28913583
Anahtar Kelimeler
Cost, Tillage practices, Net income, Bed sowing, Cropping systems, Food security, Climate change
Kaynak
Environmental Science And Pollution Research
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Q2
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Q1
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24
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31
