Table 4 Energetics of red cabbage production as influenced by bio-priming and mineral fertilization.

From: Optimizing nutrient use efficiency, productivity, energetics, and economics of red cabbage following mineral fertilization and biopriming with compatible rhizosphere microbes

Treatments

2016–2017

2017–2018

Input energy (MJ ha−1)

Output energy (MJ ha−1)

Energy balance (MJ ha−1)

Energy use efficiency

Input energy (MJ ha−1)

Output energy (MJ ha−1)

Energy balance (MJ ha−1)

Energy use efficiency

T1: Absolute control N:P2O5:K2O @ 0:0:0 kg ha−1

6323

13553d

7230d

2.14a

6323

12187c

5863d

1.93ab

T2: RDF of N:P2O5:K2O @ 120:60:60 kg ha−1

14,663

23137abc

8473 cd

1.58e

14,663

22967b

8303 cd

1.57c

T3: 75% RDF + Trichoderma harzianum

12,698

22307bc

9609bcd

1.76cde

12,698

23430b

10732bc

1.85ab

T4: 75% RDF + Pseudomonas fluorescens

12,698

23477abc

10779abc

1.85bcd

12,698

23947ab

11249abc

1.89ab

T5: 75% RDF + Bacillus subtilis

12,698

22207bc

9509bcd

1.75cde

12,698

22790b

10092bc

1.79bc

T6: 75% RDF + T. harzianum + P. fluorescens

12,727

26370a

13643a

2.07ab

12,727

26630a

13903a

2.09a

T7: 75% RDF + P. fluorescens + B. subtilis

12,727

25303ab

12576ab

1.99abc

12,727

24867ab

12139ab

1.95ab

T8: 75% RDF + T. harzianum + B. subtilis

12,727

23770abc

11043abc

1.87bcd

12,727

24657ab

11929ab

1.94ab

T9: 75% RDF + T. harzianum + P. fluorescens + B. subtilis

12,757

21640c

8883 cd

1.70de

12,757

22557b

9799bc

1.77bc

  1. Different letters indicate significant differences at P ≤ 0.05 among the treatments as per DMRT.