ECONOMIC-ANALYSIS OF WHEAT (TRITICUM-AESTIVUM) AND CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM)-BASED CROP SEQUENCES

A field experiment was conducted during 1988-89 to 1990-91 with differ ent crop sequences, viz. soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]-wheat (Triti cum aestivum L. emend. Fiori and Paol.), soybean-chickpea (Cicer ariet inum L.), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)-wheat, groundnut-chickpea, s orghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]-wheat and sorghum-chickpea, on fa rmers' fields. These were evaluated for their production potential, st ability and economics. Wheat can successfully be grown after soybean, groundnut and sorghum. Groundnut-wheat, groundnut-chickpea and soybean -wheat gave significantly higher total yield of 6,41, 6,38 and 5.83 to nnes/ha respectively than sorghum-wheat (4.25 tonnes/ha); and higher s i net returns of Rs 14,429, Rs 13,345 and Rs 13,125/ha. The best crop sequences were found and groundnut-chickpea, followed by soybean-wheat for economic return.