Table 5 Grain yield and gross return above fertilizer cost (GRF) across seasons (Kharif and Rabi) and years under various treatments.

From: Evaluation and refinement of zinc management options for field-specific nutrient management in eastern India

Parameter

Treatment or contrast

Kharif

Rabi

2018

2019

2018–2019

2019–2020

Trails (n)

 

95

82

75

87

Grain yield (t ha−1)

RCMTC (T1)

4.79a

4.34a

4.40a

4.89a

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

5.27b

4.43ab

4.72ab

5.02abc

RCMTZn (T3)

5.30b

4.65b

4.74ab

5.20bc

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

4.92ab

4.73b

4.90ab

5.32bc

RCMTZt (T5)

5.34b

4.82b

5.08b

5.81c

Season

 

**

  

Year

 

ns

  

GRF \((\text{US\$ }{\text{ha}}^{-1}\))

RCMTC (T1)

1042.9a

943.9a

994.3a

1102.2a

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

1148.5ab

964.0ab

1064.0b

1129.7b

RCMTZn (T3)

1154.4b

1013.1b

1071.2b

1172.6b

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

1070.1ab

1025.9b

1016.5b

1196.2b

RCMTZt (T5)

1161.4b

1028.0b

1108.7b

1206.6b

Season

 

**

  

Year

 

ns

  
  1. Values in a column with the same letter do not differ significantly; ns = not significant (P > 0.05); *, **, and ***indicate significance at the 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001 probability levels, respectively, between the groups.