Table 3 Economic analysis of K fertilization to three differentially maturing cotton cultivars under full and deficit irrigation conditions.

From: Early maturing Bt cotton requires more potassium fertilizer under water deficiency to augment seed-cotton yield but not lint quality

Treatments

Total Expenditure (USD ha−1)

Gross Income (USD ha−1)

Net Income (USD ha−1)

Benefit cost ratio

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

Full Irrigation

Vear

K0

1123

1152

1844

1815

721

663

1.64

1.58

K100

1182

1212

2838

2703

1655

1491

2.40

2.23

K200

1242

1271

2651

2497

1409

1226

2.13

1.96

Vmid

K0

1123

1152

2203

2119

1081

967

1.96

1.84

K100

1182

1212

2378

2758

1196

1547

2.01

2.28

K200

1242

1271

2415

2790

1173

1518

1.94

2.19

Vlate

K0

1123

1152

2017

1943

894

791

1.80

1.69

K100

1182

1212

2163

2210

981

998

1.83

1.82

K200

1242

1271

1909

2089

667

818

1.54

1.64

Deficit Irrigation

Vear

K0

1032

1062

1450

1441

418

380

1.40

1.36

K100

1092

1121

2041

1859

949

738

1.87

1.66

K200

1152

1181

1763

1823

612

642

1.53

1.54

Vmid

K0

1032

1062

1140

1309

108

247

1.10

1.23

K100

1092

1121

1466

1738

374

616

1.34

1.55

K200

1152

1181

1736

1816

584

635

1.51

1.54

Vlate

K0

1032

1062

1344

1281

312

219

1.30

1.21

K100

1092

1121

1327

1316

234

195

1.21

1.17

K200

1152

1181

1566

1425

414

244

1.36

1.21