Economic Evaluation of Dry land and Irrigated Cropping Pattern in Jammu was conducted in the Jammu district of J&K state of India. Data was collected from the 200 sampled farmers from the four different blocks of the Jammu District with the help of pretesting schedule through personnel interviewing methods. The work was done on the resource use efficiency, cropping pattern, cost and returns in growing major crops (Paddy and wheat in Irrigated conditions and Wheat and Maize in dry land conditions) on the farm under irrigated and dry land situation. Various cost concepts were employed to...

The Study was done to assess effect of continuous application of plant nutrients through organic and inorganic sources and its combination on crop yield, growth, uptake of both macro and micro nutrients and economics of maize. The experiment consisted of 12 treatments comprising chemical fertilizers, organic manure, Azotobacter bio-fertilizer and their combinations. The results revealed that the growth of maize crop in terms of plant height at 45 DAS and at harvest, LAI and SPAD chlorophyll meter values at 30 and 45 DAS were maximum by applying 100 % NPK + FYM 10 t/ha. The crop attained...