Productivity and sustainability of rice (Oryza sativa) based cropping systems in Research Papers Kymore plateau and Satpura hills zone of Madhya Pradesh Soni Monika*, Ph.D. Scholar, Upadhyay V.B., Professor, Vishwakarma S.K., Scientist, Singh Poonam1, M.Sc.Scholar Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 1Department of Agronomy *Correspondence author Email: monika.soni8@gmail.com
Online published on 10 April, 2012. Abstract A field experiment was conducted during 2007–08 and 2008–09 on a sandy clay loam soil, to indentify sustainable rice (Oryza sativa L.) based cropping systems with higher productivity, economics and efficient use of water in Kymore Plateau and Satpura hills zone of Madhya Pradesh. In these 12 cropping systems, rice was sequenced with feasible rabi viz., wheat [Triticum aestivum (L.) emend. Paol & Fiori], chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), onion (Allium sepa L.), berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.), potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), gobhi sarson (Brassica napus var. napus), vegetable pea, (Pisum sativum L.), garlic (Allium sativum L.), marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) and summer crops viz., maize (Zea mays L.), green gram (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.). Hybrid rice ‘JRH-5’–garlic–maize+cowpea cropping system recorded the highest productivity (27.35t/ha/year) in terms of rice equivalent yields (REY) with net monetary returns of  1,75,980/ha/year, 4.47 benefit:cost ratio and water productivity of 137.9kg/ha/cm. Both the existing cropping systems viz., rice–wheat and rice–chickpea recorded the least productivity, net monetary returns, benefit:cost ratio and water productivity. The highest total uptake of N, P and K nutrients was under rice–gobhi sarson–okra cropping system. After completion of 2 crop cycles, there was a slight improvement in organic carbon and total N content of soil due to inclusion of legumes. Top Keywords Economics, Productivity, Rice based cropping system, Water use efficiency. Top |