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Table 4 System productivity, total system protein yield, and protein equivalent yield for adults under different direct-seeded basmati rice-based cropping systems and nutrient sources

From: Bio-energy auditing, system productivity, energy efficiencies and economics of different direct-seeded basmati rice-based cropping systems and nutrient management options

Treatment

System productivity REY (Mg/ha)

Total system protein yield (Mg/ha)

Protein equivalent yield for adults (ha/year)

2014‒2015

2015‒2016

Pooled

2014‒2015

2015‒2016

Pooled

2014‒2015

2015‒2016

Pooled

Cropping systems

 DSBR-wheat

5.8dc

5.9d

5.9d

0.669b

0.674dc

0.672cb

30.5b

30.8dc

30.7cb

 DSBR-wheat-greengram

6.9c

7.3c

7.1c

0.780a

0.836a

0.808a

35.6a

38.2a

36.9a

 DSBR-cabbage-greengram

12.9b

13.3b

13.1b

0.646cb

0.705c

0.676b

29.5cb

32.2c

30.9b

 DSBR-cabbage-onion

21.1a

20.3a

20.7a

0.801a

0.790b

0.796a

36.6a

36.1b

36.4a

Nutrient management strategies

 Control

7.2b

7.1b

7.2b

0.444c

0.459d

0.452c

20.3c

20.9b

20.6c

 100% RDF

13.2a

13.2a

13.2a

0.811ab

0.840b

0.826ab

37.0ab

38.3a

37.7ab

 50% RDF + 25% RDN-LC + Bio

12.8a

13.0a

12.9a

0.799b

0.834c

0.817b

36.5b

38.1a

37.3b

 50% RDF + 25% RDN-VC + Bio

13.5a

13.5a

13.5a

0.841a

0.872a

0.857a

38.4a

39.8a

39.1a

  1. Data represent mean values (n = 3) within a column followed by means with the same letter are not significantly different (P < 0.05) according to Tukey’s Studentized Range test
  2. DSBR, Direct-seeded basmati rice; RDF, Recommended dose of fertilizers; RDN, Recommended dose of nitrogen; LC, Leaf compost; VC, Vermicompost; Bio, Biofertilizers