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Indian Journal of Ecology
Year : 2020, Volume : 47, Issue : 4
First page : ( 939) Last page : ( 942)
Print ISSN : 0304-5250.

Estimation of land use and crop economics of parasai-sindh watershed in semi arid tropics of Central India

Kumari Reena, Sharma Babloo1*, Kumari Pratibha2

Agricultural Engineering DepartmentN. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396 450, India

1Krishi Vigyan Kendra Jaisalmer-II (Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner), Pokaran, Jaisalmer-345 021, India

2Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, India

*b.sharmabhu08214@gmail.com

Online published on 9 March, 2021.

Abstract

The watershed geographical area is 12.46 km and the dominant soil class was red followed by black. The crop cultivation area wasmajor in watershed and occupied 88.73% of total area. During Kharif season, the groundnut grown 93% area followed by sesame whereas, wheat was major crop during Rabi season of total cultivable area. The maximum crop productivity was observed in maize and wheat during Kharif and Rabi season, respectively. The highest return per rupees investment was recorded in gram crop followed by groundnut (1.67). The total human days involved in agriculture was recorded148643 in the watershed and it's economic value was accounted INR 22.296 million.

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Keywords

Land use, Soil type, Crop economics, Employment generation, Parasai-Sindh Watershed.

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