RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CROP PRODUCTIVITY
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https://doi.org/10.53555/gafs.v12i1.2575Keywords:
Cotton productivity, Agricultural management practices, Bt cotton, Fertilizer use, RainfallAbstract
The present study was based on a quantitative, retrospective data design that focused on the relationship between agricultural management practices and cotton productivity for the five major cotton-producing states of India. Analysis was done using Indian Ministry of Agriculture Five-State Cotton Data for Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh for the period 1999-2015 and up to 85 state-year observations. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multivariable panel regression were employed to assess the relationship between the cotton yield and the use of Bt cotton, fertilizer, insecticide, irrigation, input cost, cultivated area and rain. The average yield of cotton was 348.35 ± 163.86 kg/ha and the average percentage of area covered by Bt cotton was 47.11% of the total area. Bt adoption and fertilizer use had high positive bivariate correlations with yield, while insecticide use and irrigation had lower positive correlations with yield. In the adjusted model, annual rainfall was still a meaningful positive predictor of cotton yield, and a strong positive temporal trend was seen, whereas the use of Bt, fertilizer, and insecticides, and cultivated area, were not independently meaningful. This last model accounted for 81.1% of the variation in yield. From these results, cotton productivity is the function of various management practices and environmental conditions along with other technological changes occurring in the agricultural system. So integrated and resource-efficient management is crucial for enhancing cotton productivity sustainably.
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