Table 8 Grain yield, cost of cultivation, gross return, net return, and B: C ratio in different management zones.

From: Delineation and evaluation of management zones for site-specific nutrient management using a geostatistical and fuzzy C mean cluster approach

Management

zone

Grain Yield

(q ha−1)

Cost of cultivation

(₹. ha−1)

Gross Return

(₹. ha−1)

Net Return

(₹. ha−1)

B: C ratio

MZ-1

79.66

59,565

148,964

89,399

2.50

MZ-2

82.36

59,153

154,013

94,860

2.60

MZ-3

85.36

58,895

159,623

100,729

2.71

MZ-4

90.51

58,531

169,254

110,723

2.89

MZ-5

94.36

58,057

176,453

118,396

3.04

Farmer fertilizer practices

76.36

63,637

142,793

79,156

2.24