Impact of Balanced Nutrition on the Yield and Economic Analysis of Rice and Wheat Agro-ecosystem in Amritsar District of Punjab

Present investigation was conducted in Amritsar district of Punjab by FASS Amritsar to study the impact of balanced nutrition on rice and wheat crops grown in a sequence. It was observed that site specific nutrient management (T) resulted in highest yield (26.0 and 22.0 q/acre) followed by T₁ (25.7 and 21.4 q/acre) and T₂ (24.0 and 21.0 q/acre) in both rice and wheat crop, respectively. As far as net returns and B: C ratio is concerned, T₂ provided maximum returns of Rs 25, 454.0 and Rs 23, 361.5 per acre, which is 4.2 and 3.4 per cent higher over T₁ along with B: C ratio of 3.25 and 2.95 in both the crops, respectively.