Effect of nutrient management levels on production efficiency and economic efficiency of soybean based crop sequence

Abstract

An experiment entitled “Effect of nutrient management levels on productivity and profitability of soybean-based crop sequence” was conducted during 2017-18 at Agronomy Farm, Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (MS). Among the cropping sequences, soybean-onion cropping sequences registered significantly higher production efficiency (44. 35 kg day-1 ha-1) than soybean-potato cropping sequence (40.90 kg day-1 ha-1). Among the cropping sequences, soybean-onion cropping sequences registered significantly higher economic efficiency (1161 Rs. day-1 ha-1) than soybean-potato cropping sequence (1036 Rs. day-1 ha-1). Application of 100% RDF + FYM 5 t ha-1+ Biofertilizer (N3) to soybean recorded significantly higher production efficiency (kg day-1 ha-1) and economic efficiency (Rs. day-1 ha-1) than application of 50% RDF + FYM 5 t ha-1+ Biofertilizer (N1) to soybean and at par with 75% RDF + FYM 5 t ha-1+ Biofertilizer (N2) to soybean. The rabi crops supplied with 125% RDF (F3) level during rabi season registered significantly higher production efficiency (kg day-1 ha-1) and economic efficiency (Rs. day-1 ha-1) than 100% RDF (F2) and 75% RDF (F1) levels.