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. 2018 Jan 15;252:132–147. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.10.006

Table 7.

Average production cost, net income, and benfit:cost ratio of wheat, rice/maize, and system under different scenarios in Karnal, India, based on 5-year average (2009–14).1

Scenario Production cost (INR/ha × 1000) Net income (INR/ha × 1000) B:C ratio
Rabi/winter season (wheat)
1 43.6a 46.7B 2.1c
2 37.3c 51.6B 2.4b
3 37.6bc 62.8A 2.7a
4 37.8b 62.6A 2.7a
Kharif/rainy season (rice/maize)
1 45.8a 39.0d 1.9c
2 42.7b 53.3b 2.3b
3 37.9c 45.5c 2.2b
4 34.8d 67.5a 2.9a
System
1 89.5a 85.8c 2.0d
2 88.2b 106.5b 2.2c
3 81.5c 106.5b 2.3b
4 78.3d 128.4a 2.6a
1

Within a column for each season and the system, means followed by the same small letter are not different at the 0.05 level of probability using Tukey’s HSD test.