Evaluation of the Effectivity of different Package of Practice in Mature Tea
under FAO-CFC-TH Project (2008-13)
Cost/kg Soil
Yield Over Target Cost / ha
Rank Package of Practice (Made tea) Development
(kg/ha) (1220 kg/ha) (Rs. )
(Rs.) Index (SDI)
IRF Technology for soil and plant
1. management (IRF)
1374 113.3 % 13,796/- 10.04/- 97.9
Vermi Compost & Bio-fertilizer
combination for soil management
2. + Bio-pesticide for plant 1299 103.5 % 66,257/- 51.01/- 79.7
management (VMI)
Vermi Compost for soil
3. management + Bio-pesticide for 1235 98.9 % 46,832/- 37.92/- 63.47
plant management (VMIP)
Vermi compost for soil
4. management + Conventional 1158 92.8 % 40,184/- 34.70/- 72.9
organic Pest Management (VCO)
Convention organic soil and plant
5. management (CO) 1109 89.2 % 12,954/- 11.68/- 80.5
Biodynamic Farming soil and plant
6. management (BD)
1075 87.4 % 14,914/- 13.87/- 63.12
Bio-fertilizer and Bio-pesticide for
7. soil & pest management (MI)
1065 86.2 % 28,657/- 26.91/- 53.39
Comparative study of crop cultivation under IRF Organic and Chemical Farming
(compiled from different organic projects done during 2008 -23)
Crop Soil Health Indices
Yield FI3
MAP4 SQI5
NUE1 EUE2
(Kgha-1)
Experimental Stations (hot moist sub-humid ecological sub region with deep loamy to clayey alluvium-derived soils,
medium to high AWC and LGP 210-240 days)
Paddy (Oryza sativa)# 3194* 11.8 2.55* 24.1 15.40** 0.54*
[Variety : Gobindobhog ] (2977) (24.8**) (2.07) (23.6) (11.20) (0.47)
Baby Corn (Zea mays) 1700** 8.1* 1.29* 20.2 13.43* 0.46*
[Variety : HM 4] (1333) (6.7) (0.80) (20.7) (10.12) (0.41)
Green Gram (Vigna radiata) 933* 6.95 2.12* 26.5 18.12* 0.59
[Variety : PDM 84-139] (819) (8.19*) (1.77) (26.2) (16.24) (0.56)
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) 35000** 129.6* 2.07** 25.9 20.13* 0.64*
[Variety : Rituraj] (31000) (110.7) (0.98) (26.3) (17.22) (0.58)
Farmers Field
Paddy (Oryza sativa)## 6098** 25.5* 3.06** 23.2* 16.04** 0.57
[Variety : IET4786] (4707) (19.6) (1.98) (21.8) (13.21) (0.54)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) 30000* 111.1** 4.56** 28.7 22.04* 0.63
[Variety : Jyoti] (27750) (79.2) (2.07) (29.4) (19.06) (0.59)
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) 7793* 36.59* 2.02* 23.4 14.43* 0.51**
[Variety : hybrid Shakti (F1)] (6860) (27.55) (1.72) (23.9) (10.27) (0.43)
Green Gram (Vigna radiata) 699* 3.28* 2.05* 26.5 14.56 0.48
[Variety : PDM
Note : Figure 84-139]
in the parenthesis represents data from chemical
(665) farming; (2.67) (1.74) (25.8) (12.34) (0.45)
T – test (* significant at P<0.05 and ** significant at P<0.01); Rain fed; Irrigated; 1NUE : Nutrient Use Efficiency (kg/kg produce);
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EUE : Energy Use Efficiency; 3FI : Fertility Index; 4MAP : Microbial Activity Potential; 5SQI : Soil Quality Index (Bera et al, 2015)
