Energy Use Pattern and Scenario Change in Sugarcane (ratoon) Cultivation for Bhabar Region of Uttarakhand, India
Abstract
The production and productivity are directly related with use in unit operation of agricultural production. The variation in yield of crop occurs in India due to wide variation in energy inputs, agro-climatic conditions and resources used. Keeping this in view, a study has been carried out to find the energy scenario of sugarcane (ratoon) crop for sugarcane production in Bhabar region of Uttarakhand, India. The scenario shows, energy consumption was highest in tractor farm followed by animal farm and mixed farm in this region and total operational energy ranged from 3576 to 6222 MJ/ha for sugarcane (ratoon) crop cultivation. Irrigation was the highest energy consuming operation in sugarcane (ratoon) crop cultivation operations. The energy productivity ranged from 2.712 to 3.944 kg/MJ for sugarcane (ratoon) crop cultivation.References
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