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Appendix I Treatments T1 = No nitrogen (control) T2 = 168 kg N ha-1 at sowing T3 = 168 kg N ha-1 at 90 DAS T4 = 84 kg N ha-1 at sowing + 84 kg N ha-1 at 90 DAS T5 = 252 kg N ha-1 at sowing T6 = 252 kg N ha-1 at 90 DAS T7 = 126 kg N ha-1 at sowing + 126 kg N ha-1 at 90 DAS T8 = 336 kg N ha-1 at sowing T9 = 336 kg N ha-1 at 90 DAS T10 = 168 kg N ha-1 at sowing + 168 kg N ha-1 at 90 DAS Total nitrogen uptake (kg ha-1) at crop harvest 2006 94 184 156 193 240 226 255 234 218 247 2007 87 165 138 180 228 220 241 227 214 237

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Appendix II Treatments

Total potassium uptake (kg ha-1) at crop harvest 2006 136 223 216 227 265 272 290 267 265 272 2007 132 214 212 221 271 264 285 266 260 279

T1 = No potash (control) T2 = 112 kg K2O ha-1 at sowing T3 = 112 kg K2O ha-1 at 90 DAS T4 = 56 kg K2O ha-1 at sowing + 56 kg K2O ha-1 at 90 DAS T5 = 168 kg K2O ha-1 at sowing T6 = 168 kg K2O ha-1 at 90 DAS T7 = 84 kg K2O ha-1 at sowing + 84 kg K2O ha-1 at 90 DAS T8 = 224 kg K2O ha-1 at sowing T9 = 224 kg K2O ha-1 at 90 DAS T10 = 112 kg K2O ha-1 at sowing + 112 kg K2O ha-1 at 90 DAS

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Appendix III
S. No. A 1 Description

Detail of input and output cost of sugarcane (Rs. ha-1) during 2006 and 2007 (Experiment 1)
No. Cost (Rs.) unit-1 Total cost (Rs.)

Input cost
Pre sowing Cultivation Leveling Chiseling Planking Trench making Seed and sowing Seed cost Labour charges Sowing Fertilizer cost and application charges 0-112-112 NPK kg ha-1 168-112-112 168-112-112 168-112-112 252-112-112 252-112-112 252-112-112 336-112-112 336-112-112 336-112-112 Interculture Herbicide application Man with spray machine Interculture by tractor Earthing up Irrigation Cleaning of water course Labour charges for 10 irrigation Additional 5 tube well irrigation Labour charges for 5 tube well irrigation Water rates Plant protection Granules application against borers Application charges Chloropyriphos flooding Land rent Land revenue 2 1 2 2 1 8.0 t 5 men ha-1 10 men ha-1 500 750 750 250 750 1250 t-1 160 man-1 160 man-1 Urea 500 per 50 kg SSP 330 per 50 kg SOP 1200 per 50 kg 1000 750 1500 500 750 10000 800 1600 9958 13720 13720 13830 15601 15601 15766 17483 17483 17702 1000 250 600 500 800 800 3500 400 300 1750 200 2000 15000 25 150 t-1 125 t-1 1225 t-1 1225 t-1

2.5 kg ha-1 1 man ha-1 3 1 5 men ha-1 man irrigation-1 5 man irrigation-1

400 kg-1 200 man-1 200 ha-1 500 ha-1 160 man-1 160 man-1 700 irrigation-1 160 man-1 300 ha-1 50 kg-1 160 400 15000 ha-1 25 ha-1 150 t-1 125 t-1 1500 t-1 1500 t-1

35 kg ha-1 1 man ha-1 5 L ha-1

7 8 B

Out put cost

Cutting and loading charges Transportation Govt. support price 2006 Govt. support price 2007

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Appendix IV
S. No. A 1 Description

Detail of input and output cost of sugarcane (Rs. ha-1) during 2006 and 2007 (Experiment II)
No. Cost (Rs.) unit-1 Total cost (Rs.)

Input cost
Pre sowing Cultivation Leveling Chiseling Planking Trench making Seed and sowing Seed cost Labour charges Sowing Fertilizer cost and application charges 0-112-112 NPK kg ha-1 168-112-112 168-112-112 168-112-112 168-112-168 168-112-168 168-112-168 168-112-224 168-112-224 168-112-224 Interculture Herbicide application Man with spray machine Interculture by tractor Earthing up Irrigation Cleaning of water course Labour charges for 10 irrigation Additional 5 tube well irrigation Labour charges for 5 tube well irrigation Water rates Plant protection Granules application against borers Application charges Chloropyriphos flooding Land rent Land revenue 2 1 2 2 1 8.0 t 5 men ha-1 10 men ha-1 500 750 750 250 750 1250 t-1 160 man-1 160 man-1 Urea 500 per 50 kg SSP 330 per 50 kg SOP 1200 per 50 kg 1000 750 1500 500 750 10000 800 1600 8309 13719 13719 13753 16424 16424 16475 19129 19129 19197 1000 250 600 500 800 800 3500 400 300 1750 200 2000 15000 25 150 t-1 125 t-1 1225 t-1 1225 t-1

2.5 kg ha-1 1 man ha-1 3 1 5 men ha-1 man irrigation-1 5 man irrigation-1

400 kg-1 200 man-1 200 ha-1 500 ha-1 160 man-1 160 man-1 700 irrigation-1 160 man-1 300 ha-1 50 kg-1 160 400 15000 ha-1 25 ha-1 150 t-1 125 t-1 1500 t-1 1500 t-1

35 kg ha-1 1 man ha-1 5 L ha-1

7 8 B

Out put cost

Cutting and loading charges Transportation Govt. support price 2006 Govt. support price 2007

186