@article{Rahman:209025,
      recid = {209025},
      author = {Rahman, M. and Islam, M. and Jahiruddin, M. and Haque, M.},
      title = {Economics of fertilizer use in the  Maize-Mungbean/Dhaincha-T.aman rice cropping pattern},
      journal = {Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University},
      address = {2011},
      number = {452-2016-35738},
      pages = {6},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {Field experiments were conducted over three years during  2001-2004 and 2002-2005 at BAU farm, Mymensingh and
OFRD  farm, Rangpur, respectively, using farm yard manure (FYM),  dhaincha (Sesbania) and mungbean residue
along with  inorganic fertilizers. For the first crop (maize), there  were five treatments i.e. T1: Control, T2: Moderate
Yield  Goal (MYG), T3: High Yield Goal (HYG), T4: FYM 5t/ha +  Inorganic fertilizer for MYG as IPNS basis, T5: FYM
5t/ha +  Inorganic fertilizer for HYG as IPNS basis. Each year, FYM  was applied to maize crop and GM/MBR was
applied before  transplanting of aman rice. Integrated use of manure and  inorganic fertilizers (IPNS basis) produced
comparable seed  yield of maize with the chemical fertilizers alone  irrespective of moderate or high, yield goal basis
(MYG or  HYG) in both locations. After harvest of maize, mungbean  and dhaincha (Sesbania) seeds were sown as
per treatments.  For T. aman rice (third crop), each of the plots of T2 and  T3 treatments were subdivided into six, so
there were  altogether 15 treatments. At both locations, the  incorporation of Sesbania biomass and mungbean  residue
along with inorganic fertilizers for MYG gave  identical grain yields of T. aman rice with the fertilizers  alone applied for
HYG. There was an inverse relationship  between the higher dose of fertilizer application and  marginal benefit cost
ratio (MBCR) at both the locations.  Considering gross margin and marginal benefit-cost ratio  (MBCR), legume
residue incorporation along with inorganic  fertilizers (IPNS basis) was found to be the best treatment  (T3.3.3).},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/209025},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.209025},
}