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The cost of maize cultivation was low under zero tillage sowing, at Rs.23,000/ha
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t0“productivity of maize”
e0“The cost of maize cultivation was high in ridge sowing (Rs.26,333 / ha) and low in zero tillage sowing ( Rs.23,000/ha)”
Title
Study on influence of tillage methods on productivity of maize
M. Visalakshi; A. Sireesha Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 2015. doi:10.18805/ijare.v49i5.5810
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Intervention effect Ridge sowing gave the maximum number of plants per m2, cobs per plant and grains per cob in maize, followed by zero tillage sowing
- Intervention effect Ridge sowing gave the maximum grain weight per cob in maize, followed by zero tillage sowing
- Intervention effect Maize yield under ridge sowing was 76.49 q/ha, higher than the yield under other methods
- Intervention effect Maize yield under zero tillage sowing was 75.35 q/ha, higher than the yield under other methods
- Observation Zero tillage sowing gave a net income of Rs.58,337/- per ha in maize
- Observation Zero tillage sowing gave a B:C ratio of 2.5 in maize
- Observation Ridge sowing gave a net income of Rs.49,325/- per ha in maize
- Observation Ridge sowing gave a B:C ratio of 1.78 in maize
- Observation Conventional line sowing gave a net income of Rs.48,752/- per ha in maize
- Observation Conventional line sowing gave a B:C ratio of 1.89 in maize
- Observation Broadcast sowing gave a net income of Rs.45,840/- per ha in maize
- Observation Broadcast sowing gave a B:C ratio of 1.83 in maize
- Intervention effect The cost of maize cultivation was high under ridge sowing, at Rs.26,333 / ha
- Recommendation Zero tillage is an economically profitable method of maize cultivation