Abstract:
An on-farm trial entitled with Redgram as an alternate crop to cotton in rainfed light soils was conducted by KVK, Palem, Nagarkurnool district. During Kharif 2018-19 to 2020-21 three years to find out the best suitable crop in rainfed light soils of nagarkurnool district. Here the treatments are Redgram crop cultivation under demonstration and cotton crop cultivation as under farmers’ practice. The results proved that every aspect of the crop package Redgram showed lower costs and more returns and cotton have shown higher costs and lower returns. Package-wise results Redgram and cotton 3 years averages of costs are like Land preparation Rs. 6417 Rs. 8958, Seed cost Rs. 917, 5117, fertilizers Rs. 3875, 11854, inter cultivation Rs.5833, Rs.10833, Weed management Rs. 3333, Rs.5167, plant protection Rs. 6416, Rs.18996, Harvesting Rs. 5000, Rs.19333, yield 13.79q, 18.63q, Gross income Rs. 80349 Rs. 100944, cost of cultivation Rs. 33433 Rs. 80208, net income Rs. 46199, Rs. 22403, benefit-cost ratio Rs.5.94 Rs.3.19. Hence Redgram crop cultivation proved itself better when we compared it with cotton crop cultivation in rainfed light soils.