Section 3 (Crop Management)

Table 13. Cost-benefit analysis of maize+carrot/frenchbean intercropping systems.
Treatments Yield (t/ha) MEY Gross Total Net Benefit
Maize Carrot French (t/ha) return cost return cost
bean
($/ha) ($/ha) ($/ha) ratio
T1 5.48 4.84 - 11.01 1305 445 860 2.93
T2 5.78 5.85 - 12.47 1568 454 1114 3.45
T3 5.89 3.40 - 9.78 1243 460 783 2.70
T4 5.86 6.93 - 13.78 1230 502 728 3.45
T5 6.57 - 3.61 11.73 1362 438 924 3.11
T6 6.50 - 5.07 13.74 1401 478 929 3.50
T7 6.28 - 4.16 12.22 1401 448 953 3.12
T8 6.09 - 4.55 12.59 1431 478 953 3.00
MEY = Maize Equivalent Yield
T1 = Maize paired row+3 rows (40%) of Carrot
T2 = Maize paired row+4 rows (53%) of Carrot
T3= Maize paired row+1 row (33%) of Carrot
T4= Maize paired row+2 rows (66%) of Carrot
Quayyum
T5= Maize paired row+3 rows (40%) of French bean
T6= Maize paired row+4 rows (53%) of French bean
T7= Maize paired row+1 row (33%) of French bean
T8= Maize paired row+2 rows (66%) of French bean
Table 14. Grain/tuber yield (t/ha) & economic analysis of maize-vegetable intercropping (Hathzari,
1992-94).
Treatment
Grain yield (t/ha)
Maize Radish Yard
long
bean
Maize
equivalent
yield (t/ha)
Gross
return
($/ha)
Cost of
cultivation
($/ha)
Net
return
($/ha)
Benefit
T1 6.43 - - 6.43 1879 288 1609 6.52
T2 - 41.45 - 12.98 3462 500 2962 6.92
T3 - - 9.0 9.00 2400 600 1800 4.00
T4 5.15 24.80 - 12.80 3453 439 3014 7.87
T5 4.93 19.36 - 10.98 2928 450 2478 6.51
T6 5.10 23.32 1.90 14.10 3757 539 3219 6.97
T7 5.07 18.56 1.73 12.62 3362 547 2815 6.15
LSD(0.05) 0.50 3.91 0.23 - - - - -
Source : Saha et al. (1992-94)
T1,T2,T3 = Sole maize, radish & yard long bean
T4 = Maize UR (100%)+Radish (8o%)
T5= MPR + (50%)/Radish (8o%)
T6 = T4+YLB (50%)+ Radish (8o%)
T7 = T5+YLB (50%)+ Radish (8o%)
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cost
ratio