Effect of nutrient management levels on production efficiency and economic efficiency of soybean based crop sequence

An experiment entitled “Effect of nutrient management levels on productivity and profitability of soybean-based crop sequence” was conducted during 2017-18 at Agronomy Farm, Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (MS). Among the cropping sequences, soybean-onion cropping sequences registered significantly higher production efficiency (44. 35 kg day-1 ha-1) than soybean-potato cropping sequence (40.90 kg day-1 ha-1). Among the cropping sequences, soybean-onion cropping sequences registered significantly higher economic efficiency (1161 Rs. day-1 ha-1) than soybean-potato cropping sequence (1036 Rs. day-1 ha-1). Application of 100% RDF + FYM 5 t ha-1+ Biofertilizer (N3) to soybean recorded significantly higher production efficiency (kg day-1 ha-1) and economic efficiency (Rs. day-1 ha-1) than application of 50% RDF + FYM 5 t ha-1+ Biofertilizer (N1) to soybean and at par with 75% RDF + FYM 5 t ha-1+ Biofertilizer (N2) to soybean. The rabi crops supplied with 125% RDF (F3) level during rabi season registered significantly higher production efficiency (kg day-1 ha-1) and economic efficiency (Rs. day-1 ha-1) than 100% RDF (F2) and 75% RDF (F1) levels.