Onion yield increase of 9.9%

“Potash application resulted in improvement of the crop quality. I observed that the size increased and resistance to frost, diseases and pests improved due to use of potash”
Khanderao Patil Khalkar

Farmer:
Khanderao Patil Khalkar

Crop: Onion
Variety: Pune Phorsungi

Village: Bagalwadi
District: Nashik
State: Maharashtra

Date of sowing: 25 October 2013
Date of harvesting: 5 February 2014

Farmer’s fertilizer practice:
N=100 kg N/ha, P=105 kg P₂O₅/ha, K=0 kg K₂O/ha
Yield with farmer’s fertilizer practice:
21.2 ton/ha

P4L’s fertilizer practice:
N=100 kg N/ha, P=105 kg P₂O₅/ha, K=50 kg K₂O/ha
Yield with P4L’s fertilizer practice:
23.3 ton/ha

Increase in yield with PFL’s fertilizer practice: 9.9%

Price of product: 9,000 Rs/ton
Yield increase: 2.1 ton/ha
Profit increase: 18,900 Rs/ha
Cost of MOP: 1,391 Rs/ha
Net profit: 17,509 Rs/ha
B:C ratio: 13:1