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M A Hoque
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI, Gazipur

M I Hossain
Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI, Gazipur

Supply of the right amount of energy and its effective and efficient uses are necessary for an improved agricultural production system. Conservation agriculture (CA) based crop management can considerably help smallholder farmers reduce cost, improve soil health and thus make substantial contributions to their income and food security. System-based evaluation of the conservation tillage with respect to energy and economics is important. Therefore, this programme was undertaken for Rice-Maize cropping pattern to assess productivity, quantify energy flow and financial profitability of conservation tillage methods of Rice-Maize pattern. The experiment was conducted at the research field of Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI during 2018-20 with eight treatments. Treatments were: Conventional Tillage (CT) T. Aman-CT Maize, CT Machine transplanted T. Aman-CT Maize, CT T. Aman-Strip Tillage (ST) Maize, CT T. Aman-Zero Tillage (ZT) Maize, STMT T. Aman-ST Maize, Strip till followed by manual transplanting (STMT) T. Aman-ZT Maize, Unpuddled Tillage (UPT) T. Aman-ST Maize, UPT T. Aman-ZT Maize. Crops were planted in the cropping pattern and completed two cycle by 2019-20. Result of 1st cycle was presented in previous year. The highest energy output-input ratio was found for unpuddled T.aman-ST maize cropping systems. In both year, the higher energy productivity and BCR were found from mechanical unpuddled transplanted T. aman followed by strip tilled maize. Yield of T. aman and maize for different treatments during 2019-20 were not significantly varied. The rice equivalent yield of the cropping systems also were not significantly varied for different treatments. The highest input cost and return was recorded in CT T. aman- CT Maize cropping pattern but the highest BCR was found in Unpuddled T.aman-ST Maize cropping pattern. This experiment will be continued next year (3rd year) for confirmation of the results and prepare a recommendation for the farmers and policy makers.

  Tillage practices, Input- output energy flow, Rice, Maize, Cropping pattern
  The research field of Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI, Gazipur, Bangladesh
  00-00-2018
  00-00-2020
  Farm Mechanization
  Tillage-Cum-Seedling, Cropping pattern

Objectives

a) To assess productivity of CA tillage practices

b) To quantify input- output energy flow in Rice-Maize cropping pattern

c) To evaluate energy efficiency and financial profitability of the systems

An experiment was established at the research field of Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division, BARI during 2018-19 and continued during 2019-20. Strip tillage (ST) and Zero Tillage (ZT) were used as CA practice during rabi season. Strip till followed by manual transplanting (STMT) and unpuddled transplanting by transplanter (UPT) were used as CA practice during T. aman season comparing with conventional tillage (CT) methods. Thus, the following treatments was tested with 03 (three) replications

T1=CT T. Aman-CT Maize

T2=CT Machine transplanted T. Aman-CT Maize

T3=CT T. Aman-ST Maize

T4=CT T. Aman-ZT Maize

T5=STMT T. Aman-ST Maize

T6=STMT T. Aman-ZT Maize

T7=UPT T. Aman-ST Maize

T8=UPT T. Aman-ZT Maize

Residue management:

In this experiment, after aman crop, 250mm of anchored rice residues were retained in the plots. After maize 250 mm residue was retained in the plots where rice with strip till manual transplanted and unpuddle mechanical transplanted and maize with strip and zero tillage were cultivated. Each rice and maize crop was harvested by cutting at 5 cm height from the ground in conventional tillage. All harvested straw was removed and the 5 cm height of anchored residue was incorporated during puddling in rice.

Crop management

During T. amn season BINA Dhan-7 was transplanted on 25-07-2019 and harvested on 15-11-2019. Plot size was 6 x5 sq. m. Standard fertilizer dose (68-10-35-6 kg/ha NPKS), weed management practice and irrigation schedule were followed. All plots were harvested for yield estimation and randomly 1m2 area was harvested for yield contributing characters. Variety of maize was BARI Hybrid maize-9. Date of Sowing was 05-12-2020. Plot size was same as T. aman. Different views of the experimental field are shown in Fig 1. Date of harvesting was 09-05-2020. Standard fertilizer dose (230-48-90-43-10 kg/ha NPKSZn), weed management practice and irrigation schedule were followed. Before selecting the yield estimation area, border effects were avoided. All the ears from the harvest area were collected. The ear cover was removed. When the ears (with grain) of area were thoroughly dried, all of the remaining ears with attached grains from the harvested area were weighted. Then the maize was shard with the help of a maize sharder. All the maize grains were collected and weighed. A representative cob sub-sample of five representative cobs for moisture determination were collected and being weighed.  Randomly 1 m2 area was selected from the main plot for crop biomass, plant height, ear length, ear girth, number of grains and 100 grain weight. Each of these areas contained 10 plants. Energy conversion was done with standard energy equivalent as mentioned.

Weed management:

In CA plots, at least two days before planting, 1 kg active ingredient (a. i.) glyphosate ha–1 was applied by mixing in 320–400 L ha–1 of water and 0.15–0.2 kg urea ha–1 with a three-nozzle flat-fan spray boom.  A pre-emergence herbicide Pretilachor @ 500 g a. i. in 400 L of water ha-1 was applied 1-3 days after transplanting. If any weeds were still observed, they were removed by uprooting. The soil was not turned over during manual weeding. In CT plots, weeds were generally controlled by pudling and then if any weeds persisted, they were removed by uprooting. 

All energy input from spraying of herbicide followed by tillage, planting, weeding, intercultural operation, harvesting, threshing and upto cleaning was calculated along with all energy output with the following equations.

Total energy input
Total energy input, MJ/ha = Ede + Eie                                                                              (1)

Where,  
Ede = Direct energy input, MJ/ha
Eie = Indirect energy input, MJ/ha
 

Direct energy input, MJ/ha = Eh + Ef                                                                              (2)

   Where,  
    Eh = Human energy input, MJ/ha
    Ef = Fuel energy input, MJ/ha. 

Human energy input, MJ/ha = (L x Wdlf x whl x Leqv) / Aa. 

L = Number of labor for all activities, person

wdlf = Number of working days for labor, day

whl = Working hour, h/day

?Leqv = Energy equivalent of labour, MJ/h

Aa =  Cultivated area, ha

Mechanical energy input, MJ/ha = (MFf x Whmf x Feqv) / Aq

MFf = Fuel consumption of power source machine, L/h

whmf = Working hour for farm machine, h

Feq = Energy equivalent of fuel, MJ/L

 Aa = Cultivated area, ha

Indirect energy input, MJ/ha = Es + Em + Efr + Epp + Ei

Es = Seed or biological energy input, MJ/ha

Em = Machinery energy input, MJ/ha

Efr = Fertilizer energy input, MJ/ha

Epp = Plant protection energy input, MJ/ha

Ei = Irrigation energy input, MJ/ha

System rice equivalent yield (SREY) calculation:

Rice equivalent yield (REY) was calculated to compare system performance by converting the yield of non-rice crops into equivalent rice yield on a price basis, using the formula: REY = Yx(Px/Pr), where Yx is the yield of non-rice crops (kg ha-1), Px is the price of non-rice crops (TKkg-1), and Pr is the price of rice (TKkg-1)

  Annual Research Report 2019-2020, FMPE Division, BARI, Gazipur
  
Funding Source:
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Yield of T aman and maize for different treatments did not significantly vary. Direct energy of T. aman rice cultivation was the highest in CT and lower ST and ZT due to difference in labour and fuel use. Direct energy consumption was minimum comparing the total energy consumption during maize cultivation. Indirect energy of maize was lower amount in CT than ST and ZT. The highest energy output-input ratio was found in unpuddled T.aman-ST maize cropping systems. The highest input cost and return was recorded in CT T. aman- CT Maize cropping pattern but the highest BCR was found in Unpuddled T.aman-ST Maize cropping pattern. This, the experiment will be continued in the next year for completion of the 3rd cycle and further confirmation.

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