Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted during
Rabi season of 2017-18 at the Horticulture Research farm, AKS University, Satna (M.P.). The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications. The treatments consisted of nine combination of different agro input management practices viz., treatments 100 % RDF (Control) (T
1), 75 % RDF + 25 % N through VC (T
2), 75 % RDF + 25 % N through FYM (T
3), 50 % RDF + 50 % N through VC (T
4), 50 % RDF + 50 % N through FYM (T
5), 100 % RDF + 25% N through VC (T
6), 100 % RDF + 25% N through FYM (T
7), 100 % RDF + 25% N through FYM +
Azotobacter @ 2 kg ha
-1+PSB @ 2 kg ha
-1 (T
8), 100 % RDF + 25% N through VC+
Azotobacter @ 2 kg ha
-1+PSB @ 2 kg ha
-1 (T
9). The maximum net profit/ha was recorded under treatment T
9 (Rs. 182392.68) while minimum net profit/ha was obtained in treatment T
4 (Rs. 123469.25). The maximum gross profit/ha was recorded in treatment T
9 (Rs. 230115.00) whereas, minimum gross profit/ha was recorded in treatment T
4 (Rs. 167260.00). Thus, the maximum income (both gross and net) was obtained with T
10. The significantly maximum B:C ratio 4.54 was recorded under the treatment (T
1). And the minimum B:C ratio 2.66 was recorded under the treatment (T
5).