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. 2022 May 24;12:8731. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-12686-4

Table 1.

Energy (MJ ha−1) utilization pattern under different management practices in rice and wheat (mean of 3-years).

Scenarios Field operations Agronomic inputs Labor Harvesting & threshing Transportation
Tillage Puddling Sowing/transplanting Seed Fertilizers Pesticides Irrigation Weeding Input application
Rice
Sc1 1977 1381 978 184 14,748A 1993 20,471A 47.04 2394A 1126 385
Sc2 1977 1381 978 184 14,748A 1993 20,471A 47.04 2394A 1126 385
Sc3 1310 0 422 294 13,474B 351 17,727B 62.72 2011B 1126 385
Sc4 1310 0 422 294 13,474B 341 16,692C 62.72 1896C 1126 385
Sc5 0 0 422 294 13,637B 541 15518D 62.72 1765D 1126 385
Sc6 0 0 422 294 12,491C 541 15,518D 62.72 1765D 1126 385
Wheat
Sc1 2228 -NA- 850 1470 14,328A 364 3928A 16 471A 845 369
Sc2 2228 -NA- 850 1470 14,328A 364 3928A 16 471A 845 369
Sc3 1382 -NA- 594 1470 12,752B 352 3831A 16 453A 845 369
Sc4 0 -NA- 892 1470 12,752B 462 3236B 0 393B 845 369
Sc5 0 -NA- 892 1470 11,597C 462 3236B 0 393B 845 369
Sc6 0 -NA- 892 1470 10,809D 462 3236B 0 393B 845 369

Values with different Upper case (A–D) letters are significantly different between each scenarios at p < 0.05 (Duncan multiple range tests for separation of mean).

Sc1, business as usual or conventional tillage (CT) without residue; Sc2, CT with residue; Sc3, reduce tillage (RT) with residue + recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF); Sc4, RT/Zero tillage (ZT) with residue + RDF; Sc5, ZT with residue + RDF + GreenSeeker + Tensiometer; Sc6, Sc5 + Nutrient expert.