Abstract
The present study in the Shiwalik region of North-Western Himalayas revealed the status of organic carbon, N, P and K in soils and highlighted importance of soil test based application of the nutrients. The cultivation of the drought tolerant varieties of oilseeds with improved crop management practices resulted in 33.8% (sesame), 41.4% (raya) and 54.7% (taramira) additional yield of the crops under rainfed conditions compared to farmers’ practices. The sowing of the oilseeds with seed drill in the drylands also gave 30.1% (raya) and 43.8% (taramira) additional seed yield over farmers’ practice (broadcasting method). The setting up of the custom hiring centre for the agricultural machinery also improved the operational and economic efficiency of the farm operations and reduced the human labour. Hence, from the present study, it was concluded that adoption of low-cost interventions by small and marginal farmers can improve the crop productivity, increase the economic returns and enable them to cope with the weather aberrations in dryland regions.
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Claim · model-written summary
Drought-tolerant sesame varieties with improved management gave 33.8% additional yield versus farmer practice.
- Taxon
- sesame
Sesamum indicume0 - Treatment
- drought tolerant varieties of oilseeds with improved crop management practicese0
- Outcome
- additional yielde0
- Direction
- additionale0
- Value
- 33.8%e0
- Comparator
- farmers’ practicese0
- Setting
- rainfed conditionse0
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Verbatim
e0“The cultivation of the drought tolerant varieties of oilseeds with improved crop management practices resulted in 33.8% (sesame), 41.4% (raya) and 54.7% (taramira) additional yield of the crops under rainfed conditions compared to farmers’ practices”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought-tolerant raya varieties with improved management gave 41.4% additional yield versus farmer practice.
Verbatim
e0“The cultivation of the drought tolerant varieties of oilseeds with improved crop management practices resulted in 33.8% (sesame), 41.4% (raya) and 54.7% (taramira) additional yield of the crops under rainfed conditions compared to farmers’ practices”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought-tolerant taramira varieties with improved management gave 54.7% additional yield versus farmer practice.
Verbatim
e0“The cultivation of the drought tolerant varieties of oilseeds with improved crop management practices resulted in 33.8% (sesame), 41.4% (raya) and 54.7% (taramira) additional yield of the crops under rainfed conditions compared to farmers’ practices”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed-drill sowing increased raya seed yield by 30.1% compared with broadcasting.
Verbatim
e0“The sowing of the oilseeds with seed drill in the drylands also gave 30.1% (raya) and 43.8% (taramira) additional seed yield over farmers’ practice (broadcasting method)”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed-drill sowing increased taramira seed yield by 43.8% compared with broadcasting.
Verbatim
e0“The sowing of the oilseeds with seed drill in the drylands also gave 30.1% (raya) and 43.8% (taramira) additional seed yield over farmers’ practice (broadcasting method)”
Claim · model-written summary
A custom machinery hiring centre improved operational and economic efficiency.
- Taxon
- oilseed cropst0
- Treatment
- custom hiring centre for the agricultural machinerye0
- Outcome
- operational and economic efficiencye0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The setting up of the custom hiring centre for the agricultural machinery also improved the operational and economic efficiency of the farm operations and reduced the human labour”
t0“oilseed crops”
Claim · model-written summary
A custom machinery hiring centre reduced human labour.
- Taxon
- oilseed cropst0
- Treatment
- custom hiring centre for the agricultural machinerye0
- Outcome
- human laboure0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The setting up of the custom hiring centre for the agricultural machinery also improved the operational and economic efficiency of the farm operations and reduced the human labour”
t0“oilseed crops”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that small farmers can adopt low-cost interventions to improve crop productivity, economic returns, and weather resilience.
Verbatim
e0“adoption of low-cost interventions by small and marginal farmers can improve the crop productivity, increase the economic returns and enable them to cope with the weather aberrations in dryland regions”
t0“oilseed crops”
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