Cauliflower crop increase in yield of 34.9%

“I will adopt potash in my
fertilization scheme to reap benefits” Mohd Yousaf Bhat

Farmer: Mohd Yousaf Bhat

Crop: Cauliflower
Variety: Snow Crown

Date of transplanting: 3 March 2014
Date of harvesting: 12 June 2014

Village: Boogam
District: Budgam
State: Jammu & Kashmir

Farmer’s fertilizer practice:
N=150 kg N/ha, P=165 kg P₂O₅/ha, K=0 kg K₂O/ha
Yield with farmer’s fertilizer practice:
23.8 ton/ha

P4L’s fertilizer practice:
N=150 kg N/ha, P=165 kg P₂O₅/ha, K=135 kg K₂O/ha
Yield with P4L’s fertilizer practice:
32.1 ton/ha

Increase in yield with P4L’s fertilizer practice: 34.9%

Price of product: 20,000 Rs/ton
Yield increase: 8.3 ton/ha
Profit increase: 166,000 Rs/ha
Cost of MOP: 3,780 Rs/ha
Net profit: 162,220 Rs/ha
B:C ratio: 43:1