COMPARISON OF FARMER'S PRACTICE VERSUS IMPROVED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF SORGHUM UNDER MEDIUM RAINFALL CONDITIONS IN PAKISTAN | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 21, Volume 77, Issue 3, September 1999, Pages 1225-1238 PDF (4.15 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.1999.337630 | ||
| Authors | ||
| SHAFIQ M. ZAHID; MANSIB ALI; USMAN M. MUFTI; AZEEM M. BHATTI | ||
| Crop sciences Institute (Fodder Program), National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, 45500, PAKISTAN | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Crop production is primarily water limited under dry farming systems in rainfed conditions. This study was conducted to investigate the difference between farmer's practice and improved production technology for sorghum fodder and grain besides economic return. Four treatments comprising, two farmer's practices and improved production practices with and without fertilizer were carried on farmers field during 1989- 91. Nutrients doses used for fertilizer treatments were 57:57 NP kg ha-l. Green fodder yield, dry stalk and grain yield were 4516, 8202 and 1201 kg ha-1, respectively with improved production technogy. This was followed by farmer's practice with fertilizer and improved practice without fertilizer. The lowest values of 1732, 8253 and 538 kg ha-1 were obtained with farmer's practices without fertilizer for green fodder, dry stalk and grain yield, respectively. Partial budgett analysis revealed that addition of fertilizer to farmer's practice and addition of improved production technology alongwith fertilizer gave marginal rate fo return (MRR) 188% and 417% from green fodder and 392% and 509% from dry stalk + grains. By eliminating treatments farmers practice with fertilizer from benefits curves, the MRR between improved practice with and with out fertilizer from benefits curves, the MRR between improved practice with and with out fertilizer from benefits curves, the MRR between improved practice with and with out fertilizer stand was 198% and 221% from green fodder and dry talk 4- grains. It is concluded even by adopting one or two components of the improved productibn technology, farmer could achieve good rate of return. | ||
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