Table 7 Decision matrix of energy parameters.

From: Evaluation of management practices in rice–wheat cropping system using multicriteria decision-making methods in conservation agriculture

Sub parameters

Human

Chemical

Electricity

Fertilizer

Residues

Machinery

Irrigation

Fuel

Human

1

0.5

3

2

0.333

0.167

0.25

0.167

Chemical

2

1

4

3

2

0.5

0.333

0.2

Electricity

0.333

0.25

1

0.5

0.2

0.125

0.333

0.125

Fertilizer

0.5

0.333

2

1

0.25

0.143

0.2

0.143

Residues

3

0.5

5

4

1

0.25

0.5

0.333

Machineries

6

2

8

7

4

1

3

2

Irrigation

4

3

3

5

2

0.333

1

2

Fuel

6

5

8

7

3

0.5

0.5

1

Weight (Wn)

0.046

0.096

0.026

0.032

0.090

0.298

0.188

0.223

  1. Consistency ratio (CR) = 6.5%, Principal eigenvalue = 8.63.
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