Table 8 Additional net benefit and partial factor productivity (PFP) 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

Additional net benefit \((\text{US\$ }{\text{ha}}^{-1}\))

RCMTZ1/2n (T2) vs. RCMTC (T1)

105.6b

20.1a

69.7b

27.5a

RCMTZn (T3) vs. RCMTC (T1)

111.5b

69.2ab

76.9bc

70.4b

RCMTZ1/2t (T4) vs. RCMTC (T1)

27.2a

82.0b

22.2a

94.0bc

RCMTZt (T5) vs. RCMTC (T1)

118.5b

84.1b

114.4c

104.4c

Season

 

*

  

Year

 

*

  

PFP \((\text{kg of grain per kg N}\))

RCMTC (T1)

40.5a

39.5a

37.5a

43.2a

RCMTZ1/2n (T2)

46.8b

41.4a

39.4ab

45.1b

RCMTZn (T3)

46.9b

46.3b

40.0ab

47.6bc

RCMTZ1/2t (T4)

41.9ab

42.0ab

38.9a

48.3bc

RCMTZt (T5)

46.1b

43.7ab

40.9b

50.2c

Season

 

ns

  

Year

 

ns

  
  1. Similar letters represent statistically nonsignificant differences; *, **, and *** indicate significance at the 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001 probability levels, respectively, between the groups.