Relationship between energy inputs and crop yield for selected crops of northern India region | |
| Author | Singh, Sahdev |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. AE-87-18 |
| Subject(s) | Crop yields--India, Northern Agriculture--Energy consumption--India, Northern |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering. School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The aim of this research was to develop the relationships between energy- inputs and crop yields which can be helpful in formulating the mechanization policies and in evaluating the relative advantage of various energy-inputs. The effects of farm energy availability on annual production and cropping intensity were also studied. Data regarding the energy- inputs and crop yields connected to 500 crop plots representing the holdings of 24 farmers of 6 villages of Meerut district of Northern India region, collected during a previously conducted survey were analyzed. Major crops of the region viz. wheat, maize and sugarcane were covered in the study. In most of the cases, crop yields were linearly correlated to the total energy inputs. Fertilizer energy was found to be comparatively more effective than tillage energy and irrigation energy in the case of high yielding variety wheat, while irrigation energy was most influencing on sugarcane. In general the tillage energy input was not found to affect the crop yields significantly. Farm energy availability indicated the capability of the farmer to adequately irrigate his land and to practice multiple cropping. The annual production per unit area increased manifolds from the farmer with least power available to the most mechanized farmer. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Singh, Gajendra ;Gupta, Chandra P. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Gee-Clough, D. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government, Thailand. |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 |