Treatment | System economics | |||||||||||
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System cost of cultivation (US$/ha) | Gross returns (US$/ha) | Net returns (US$/ha) | B:C ratio | |||||||||
2014‒2015 | 2015‒2016 | Pooled | 2014‒2015 | 2015‒2016 | Pooled | 2014‒2015 | 2015‒2016 | Pooled | 2014‒2015 | 2015‒2016 | Pooled | |
Cropping systems | ||||||||||||
 DSBR-wheat | 1224 | 1249 | 1237 | 2870d | 2858dc | 2864d | 1646dc | 1609dc | 1628dc | 1.34b | 1.28cb | 1.31b |
 DSBR-wheat-greengram | 1465 | 1494 | 1480 | 3329c | 3437c | 3383c | 1864c | 1943c | 1904c | 1.27cb | 1.30b | 1.29ab |
 DSBR-cabbage-greengram | 1572 | 1622 | 1597 | 5097b | 5255b | 5176b | 3525b | 3633b | 3579b | 2.24a | 2.24a | 2.24a |
 DSBR-cabbage-onion | 2381 | 2509 | 2445 | 8116a | 8284a | 8200a | 5735a | 5775a | 5755a | 2.40a | 2.30a | 2.35a |
Nutrient management strategies | ||||||||||||
 Control | 1209 | 1287 | 1248 | 3061b | 3117b | 3089b | 1852d | 1830c | 1841d | 1.53dc | 1.42d | 1.48d |
 100% RDF | 1468 | 1526 | 1497 | 5451a | 5559a | 5505a | 3983a | 4034a | 4009a | 2.71a | 2.64a | 2.68a |
 50% RDF + 25% RDN-LC + Bio | 1994 | 2041 | 2018 | 5322a | 5476a | 5399a | 3328cb | 3434b | 3381cb | 1.66c | 1.68cb | 1.67c |
 50% RDF + 25% RDN-VC + Bio | 1971 | 2019 | 1995 | 5578a | 5682a | 5630a | 3607b | 3662a | 3635b | 1.83b | 1.81b | 1.82b |