International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 6
First page : (112) Last page : (118)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5311
Performance of Rice under Various Establishment Methods and Different Cropping Systems in Indo-Gangetic Plains of Bihar
Prashant Kumar1, Sanjay Kumar1, Mainak Ghosh1*, Koushik Sar1, Ranjeet Kumar2, Swaraj Kumar Dutta1, Mizanul Haque1 and Vivek1,
1Department of Agronomy, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur
2Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur
*Corresponding Author E-mail: mainakghosh999@gmail.com
Received: 26.07.2017 | Revised: 30.08.2017 | Accepted: 3.09.2017
ABSTRACT
suitable establishment practices. Field experiment was conducted during the wet season of 2015-16 at research farm of Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, to study the performance of rice under different crop establishment techniques in cropping systems. The experiment consisted of nine treatment combinations of three rice establishment methods with three systems in split plot design replicated thrice. Crop establishment methods are zero tillage (T1), permanent bed planting (T2) and transplanted puddled rice (T3) were kept in main plot and in sub-plots having three cropping systems, rice-wheat (C1), rice-maize (C2) and rice-lentil (C3). Maximum grain (45.4 qha-1) was recorded under transplanted puddled rice situation which was at par with zero tillage but significantly superior than permanent bed system. The rice-lentil cropping system was found to be superior in grain yield (44.63 qha-1) than rest of systems. Maximum net return was recorded under zero tillage (Rs. 53,327 ha-1) but it was at par with Permanent bed planting and transplanted puddled rice. Zero tillage was found profitable in generating income from rice under rice-lentil cropping system with maximum net return (Rs.52,089 ha-1) and benefit cost ratio (1.93) which was significantly superior than rest of the cropping systems.
Key words: Zero Tillage; Permanent Bed Planting; Conservation Agriculture; Puddle Transplanted Rice; Cropping System
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Cite this article: Kumar, P., Kumar, S., Ghosh, M., Sar, K., Kumar, R., Dutta, S.K., Haque, M. and Vivek, Performance of Rice under Various Establishment Methods and Different Cropping Systems in Indo-Gangetic Plains of Bihar, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 5(6): 112-118 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5311
