Vol. 1 (2) : March-April 2010 issue
Green Farming Vol. 1 (2) : 150-151 (March-April, 2010) (New Series)
Economic analysis of fetilizer used in potato crop under the district of Hooghly in West Bengal
M.K. MAJIa1* and C. BHAKATb2
aAgricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur – 721 302 (W.B.),
bSriram Agrobiotech, Tarakeswas, Hooghly - 712 401 (West Bengal)
Designation : 1Research Associate, 2MD
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
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M.K. MAJI and C. BHAKAT. 2010. Economic analysis of fetilizer used in potato crop under the district of Hooghly in West Bengal. Green Farming Vol. 1 (2) : 150-151 ; March-April, 2010 (New Series)
ABSTRACT
An attempt has been made to perform a detailed survey of 300 farmers from 25 villages in 5 blocks of Hooghly district, envisages the fact that fertilizers was being used in excess of requirement (about 50.67% higher over the recommended doses). Analysis of data revealed the fact that 3.8, 107.0 and 125.0% of applied N, P and K, respectively could be considered as excess of requirement. This ultimately results in a substantial economic loss of Rs. 4070/ ha/ seasons. Total nutrient removal by potato was estimated as 624 kg/ha but without considering soil inherent nutrient status, farmers usually applied 885 kg of nutrient/ha.
Key words :
Economic analysis, NPK levels, Nutrient requirement, Potato.
