Table 2 Effect of cutting scheduling and integrated nutrient management on quality and economics of fodder oat.

Treatment	Crude protein content (%)			Crude protein yield (q ha⁻¹)			Gross return (Rs. ha⁻¹)			Net return (Rs. ha⁻¹)			B:C ratio
Treatment	Y1	Y2	Pooled	Y1	Y2	Pooled	Y1	Y2	Pooled	Y1	Y2	Pooled	Y1	Y2	Pooled
Cutting scheduling
C1	–	–	–	–	–	–	107,083	108,464	107,773	64,434	65,814	65,124	2.52	2.55	2.54
C2	11.77	10.54	11.16	3.46	3.96	3.71	133,762	134,012	133,887	84,081	84,331	84,206	2.70	2.71	2.71
C3	10.71	10.14	10.43	9.15	10.06	9.61	77,940	80,046	78,993	25,821	27,927	26,874	1.50	1.54	1.52
SEm +	0.39	0.32	0.36	0.37	0.29	0.33	3563	1989	2776	3563	1989	2776	0.08	0.04	0.06
CD at 5%	1.19	0.96	1.08	1.11	0.89	1.00	10,451	5832	8141	10,451	5832	8141.5	0.22	0.13	0.18
Integrated Nutrient Management (INM)
N1	10.70	9.50	10.10	5.65	6.03	5.84	98,244	100,939	99,591	54,370	57,064	55,717	2.31	2.37	2.34
N2	11.88	10.80	11.34	6.32	7.39	6.86	70,050	118,475	94,262	55,545	56,369	55,957	2.13	2.14	2.14
N3	12.00	10.92	11.46	7.19	7.66	7.43	105,395	106,218	105,806	70,050	68,900	69,475	2.43	2.41	2.42
N4	10.38	10.14	10.26	6.06	6.95	6.51	101,782	104,396	103,089	52,482	55,096	53,789	2.07	2.13	2.10
SEm +	0.28	0.22	0.25	0.26	0.21	0.24	3086	1722	2404	3086	1722	2404	0.07	0.04	0.06
CD at 5%	0.84	0.68	0.76	0.78	0.63	0.71	9051	5051	7051	9051	5051	7051	0.19	0.11	0.15
Interaction between cutting scheduling and integrated nutrient management
SEm +	0.55	0.45	0.50	0.52	0.41	0.47	6172	3444	4808	6172	3444	4808	0.13	0.07	0.10
CD at 5%	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

Y1 = 2019–20, Y2 = 2020–21, C1- No cutting (Seed), C2- Single cut (60 DAS) + Seed, C3- Three cuts (60, 90 & 120 DAS), N1- RDF (N, P₂O₅ & K₂O @ 80:40:40), N2-75% NPK of RDF + 5 t FYM ha⁻¹, N3-50% NPK of RDF + 7.5 t FYM ha⁻¹, N4-25% NPK of RDF + 10 t FYM ha⁻¹.

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