SAHAJA DEVA*, YALLATURU PEERU SAHEB, PRASANNA LAKSHMI RAVURI,
K. MADHURI AND M.K. JYOSTHNA

Scientist (Agronomy), Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati-517 502.

ABSTRACT

The On-Farm trials were conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalikiri during late Rabi/summer, 2020-21 and 2021-22

to assess the influence of higher doses of fertilizers on growth, yield and economics of Sugarcane. Results revealed that total cane height, milleable cane height, no. of internodes, no. of milleable internodes, internode length, cane weight were higher in treatment plot which were the major yield attributing characters. On an average, mean yield of 106.4 t ha-1 were recorded in Treatment plot with 3.6 per cent yield increase over farmers practice (102.7 t ha-1). Treatment plot was recorded 6.5 per cent higher jaggery yield (11.4 t ha-1) compared to farmers practice (10.7 t ha-1). Net returns of ` 231468 and 219250 ha-1 were recorded in Treatment plot and farmers practice, respectively. Benefit-Cost ratio was significantly higher in Treatment plot (2.02) compared to farmers practice with 1.91.

KEYWORDS: Economics, Fertilizers, Growth, Sugarcane, Yield.