Table 5 Economics of red cabbage production as influenced by bio-priming and mineral fertilization.

Treatments	2016–2017			2017–2018
Treatments	Gross return (US $ ha⁻¹)	Net return (US $ ha⁻¹)	B:C ratio	Gross return (US $ ha⁻¹)	Net return (US $ ha⁻¹)	B:C ratio
T₁: Absolute control N:P₂O₅:K₂O @ 0:0:0 kg ha⁻¹	4098^c	2011^c	0.96^c	2714^c	627^c	0.30^c
T₂: RDF of N:P₂O₅:K₂O @ 120:60:60 kg ha⁻¹	12743^ab	10588^ab	4.91^ab	12812^b	10657^b	4.95^b
T₃: 75% RDF + Trichoderma harzianum	12350^b	10200^b	4.74^b	12987^b	10836^b	5.04^b
T₄: 75% RDF + Pseudomonas fluorescens	13050^ab	10900^ab	5.07^ab	13522^ab	11372^ab	5.29^ab
T₅: 75% RDF + Bacillus subtilis	11932^b	9782^b	4.55^b	12667^b	10517^b	4.89^b
T₆: 75% RDF + T. harzianum + P. fluorescens	16030^a	13877^a	6.45^a	15966^a	13813^a	6.42^a
T₇: 75% RDF + P. fluorescens + B. subtilis	14662^ab	12509^ab	5.81^ab	14700^ab	12547^ab	5.83^ab
T₈: 75% RDF + T. harzianum + B. subtilis	13462^ab	11308^ab	5.25^ab	14136^ab	11983^ab	5.57^ab
T₉: 75% RDF + T. harzianum + P. fluorescens + B. subtilis	11596^b	9440^b	4.38^b	12271^b	10115^b	4.69^b

1 US $ = 66 INR; Produce cost calculated @ 0.76 US $ kg⁻¹; Spencer (Supermarket) cost = 2.42 US $ kg⁻¹.
Different letters indicate significant differences at P ≤ 0.05 among the treatments as per DMRT.

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