Year: 2015 | Month: December | Volume 8 | Issue 4

Crop Diversification for Increasing Productivity and Profitability under Mid-hill Sub-humid Conditions of Himachal Pradesh


DOI:10.5958/2230-732X.2015.00097.2

Abstract:

Eight cropping sequences viz.maize – wheat, maize (green cob) + frenchbean (pole type) – pea – summer squash, maize + soybean – garlic, maize (green cob) – broccoli – potato, maize (green cob) +
asparagus bean – radish – onion, maize (green cob) + mash – cauliflower – frenchbean, maize (green cob) + ricebean – cauliflower – buckwheat, maize (green cob) + asparagus bean – broccoli – radish were evaluated for their production potential and economic feasibility under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh.After completion of the experiment maize (green cob) + asparagus bean – radish – onion and maize (green cob) + frenchbean (pole type) – pea – summer squash sequences resulted in significantly higher maize equivalent yield (36.9 and 35.0t ha-1), production efficiency (119.4 and 112.5 kg ha-1 day-1), net returns (` 223568.6 and ` 225468.9 ha-1) and B:C ratio (1.5 and 1.5), respectively than other crop sequences.While, maize - wheat sequence was superior over all crop sequences in terms of carbohydrate yield and protein yield (3,556.7 and 590.5, respectively). Maize – broccoli – potato resulted in higher cost of cultivation than other crop sequences due to the labour intensive nature of potato crop.



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