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the Symposium on Wheats for More Tropical Environments - cimmyt

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281was higher with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> introducti<strong>on</strong> ofwheat in both <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rice-rice pattern(318-510% better) and in jute-rice(383% better).The predominant cropping pattern inThakurgaen is local rice-wheat. In someareas, rice-rice-wheat is grown. TheWater Development Board tested severalcropping patterns, using improvedvarieties and medium levels of fertilizerin <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Aman seas<strong>on</strong>. The yields and netreturns of alternative cropping patternswere higher than <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> farmers' rice-ricewheatrotati<strong>on</strong> (Table 3). Inclusi<strong>on</strong> ofmungbean and millet proved to be goodalternatives in imprOVing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> existingsystem; <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> highest net returns wereobserved in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rice-wheat pattern. Theuse of Jupateco, Balaka and, especially,Pav<strong>on</strong> increased producti<strong>on</strong> and netreturns.IndiaUnder irrigated c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ricewheatcropping system is an importantpractice in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> states of Punjab,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh. Bihar. WestBengal. Orissa. parts of Madhya Pradeshand Rajasthan. The area has expandedin <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> last 20 years with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>development of photo-insensitive. highyieldingand early-maturing varieties ofboth rice and wheat and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>development of irrigati<strong>on</strong> systems.Recently. <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> area has also expanded torainfed rice areas. especially when <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>reis available moisture. The three-cropsystems are becoming popular inirrigated areas in nor<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>astern India.Cropping patterns such as rice-wheat·rice and rice-wheat-mungbean are fastbecoming popular am<strong>on</strong>g farmers.Table 3. Yield and ec<strong>on</strong>omic returns of cropping patterns tested at three sites in Bangladesh,1982-83Yield (t/ha) Net returnsLocati<strong>on</strong> and cropping pattern Crop 1 Crop 2 Crop 3 (US$/ha).!1Hathazari (partially irrigated, highland)(F) Rice (Purbachj)-rice (Nizershail) 3.16 2.46 552(FA) Rice (Purbachj)-rice (BRll)-wheat (S<strong>on</strong>alika) 3.70 3.75 1.62 879Trishal Thana (rainfed, lowland)(F) Rice (Aus L)-rice (T. am<strong>on</strong> L)-fallow 1.31 1.87 273(FA) Rice (BR10)-rice (BR11)-wheat (INIA66) 3.86 4.84 3.57 1142(FA) Rice (B R10) -rice (B R11) -wheat (I NIA66) 4.91 5.40 4.17 1665(F) Jute (L)-rice (T. am<strong>on</strong> L)-fallow 1.34 1.87 243(FA) Jute (I)-rice (T. am<strong>on</strong> HYV)-wheat 2.43 5.38 3.99 975Thakurga<strong>on</strong> (irrigated, highland)(F) Rice (Sanj)-rice (Kalam)-wheat (S<strong>on</strong>alika) 1.91 1.57 1.30 576(FA) Rice (Dharial)-rice (BR 11 )-wheat (Jupateco) 1.68 4.19 2.33 1181(FA) Mungbean-rice (BR10)-wheat (Balaka) 0.70 3.73 2.65 1066(FA) Millet-rice (Pajam)-wheat (Pav<strong>on</strong>) 1.12 4.13 3.43 1171(FA) Fallow-rice (BR4)-wheat (Pav<strong>on</strong>) 4.53 3.73 1200F = farmers' cropping pattern, FA = alternative cropping pattern.!/ US$ 1 = 25 TKSource: Rahman and Manzano (6)

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