Economics of Different Genotypes of Cotton Planted under Various Planting Densities

Shakeel Ahmad Anjum¹, Imran Khan^1*,   Ehsanullah¹, Rashad Waseem Khan Qadri², Muhammad Muzammil Jahangir², Muqarrab Ali³, Mohsin Nawaz¹, Mohsin Bashir², Muhammad Zain¹

¹Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
²Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
³Department of Agronomy, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2015.69156                

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in order to evaluate the economics of different genotypes of cotton planted under various planting densities at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture Faisalabad during the summer season in 2013. Sowing was done manually with the help of dibbling method on both sides of the bed in standing water, with bed distance of 75 cm. The crop was sown in May and the experiment comprised of following FH-142, FH-114 at various densities (S1 = 10 cm, S2 = 15 cm, S3 =20 cm, S4 = 25 cm, S5 = 30 cm). Data regarding net field benefit, benefit cost ratio, dominance analysis, and marginal rate of return were collected. The experimental results showed that maximum NFB of (Rs. 222,575), (Rs. 202,483) was achieved in FH-142 and FH-114 when planted at a plant spacing of 20 cm and 15 cm respectively. While the maximum benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 1.76 was found in genotype FH-142 at plant spacing of 20 and 25 cm and FH-114 depicted maximum BCR of 1.62 and 1.61 when planted at plant spacing of 15 and 20 cm, respectively. Dominance analysis of FH-142 planted at 10 and 15 cm while FH-114 at plant spacing of 10, 15 and 20 cm was dominated due to their lower net field benefits as compared to other treatments, while maximum marginal rate of return (1494%, 788%) by planting FH-142, FH-114 was obtained at 30 cm and 25 cm recorded respectively.

Keywords

Cotton Genotypes, Spacings, Economic Analysis, Benefit Cost Ratio

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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