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Selective mechanization-A way forward in augmenting the productivity and profitability of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.): Selective mechanization-A way forward in augmenting the productivity and profitability of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

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Title Selective mechanization-A way forward in augmenting the productivity and profitability of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.): Selective mechanization-A way forward in augmenting the productivity and profitability of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
 
Creator C SUDHAKAR
C SUDHA RANI
 
Subject Augmenting, Increased profitability, Labour saving, Mechanization, Safflower
 
Description An experiment was taken up to study the influence of mechanization of critical tasks like sowing, inter cultivation harvesting and shelling on throughput and economics of safflower cultivation under medium black soil and under both conservative and mechanized methods. Results indicated that the performance of Safflower in selective mechanization plot registered significantly higher growth and yield attributing characters resulting in significantly higher seed yield (1333 kg/ha), net returns (`33539/ha) and B:C ratio (4.01). Selective mechanization produced nearly 14.7% higher seed yield over traditional cultivation (normal plot). Higher energy output (20764 MJ/ha), net energy returns (15423 MJ/ha) and energy use efficiency (3.89) as compared to traditional normal pot (17713 MJ/h; 10220; 2.36). Selective mechanization helped to save 121.25 hrs time period and 80 labour and thus reduced the cost of cultivation by ` 4417/ha and increased the net returns by `14355/ha as compared to normal (traditional) plot.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Oilseeds Research
 
Date 2020-03-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JOR/article/view/140949
10.56739/jor.v37iSpecialissue.140949
 
Source Journal of Oilseeds Research; Vol. 37 No. Specialissue (2020): Journal of Oilseeds Research
0970-2776
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JOR/article/view/140949/51580
 
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