Economics of Paddy based Cropping System Under South Gujarat Condition

A field experiment was conducted at Regional Rice Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Vyara dist.Tapi (Surat, Gujarat) during the year 2003-04 to 2005-06 on heavy black soil to find out most economic rice based cropping system under transplanting(T.P.) or drilled condition. Transplanting condition reported higher yield of paddy as well as subsequent Rabi/summer crops. Paddy equivalent yield and monitory return were significantly higher with T.P. conditions than drilled condition. Among cropping sequences, paddy-groundnut(s) system recorded significantly higher paddy equivalent grain and straw yield, gross and net realization as well as benefit cost ratio followed by paddy-castor system, while paddysorghum and paddy-wheat system reported much lower value.