Economic Evaluation of Wheat Production under Different Conditions of Tillage Operation and Nitrogen Fertilizer Application in Dryland Conditions of Kermanshah

In this study, the effects of different levels of tillage and nitrogen fertilizer on wheat yield in rotation with chickpea were studied.

An experiment with 8 treatments in a split plot design based on randomized complete block design with two factors of tillage type including T0= low tillage and T1= no tillage and quantities of different nitrogen fertilizer application at four levels including N0= without nitrogen application, N30= 30, N45= 45 and N60= 60 kg.ha-1 pure nitrogen for 4 years in 3 replicates from 2015 to 2019 in moderate-cold region of Kermanshah was conducted.

Finally evaluated treatments technically and economically were. The highest amount of organic carbon (0.703%) belonged to T0N45 treatment. The results of soil analysis showed that the effects of tillage and nitrogen fertilizer application. The results showed that the highest yield occurred in the second crop year in T1N45 treatment. The results of economic evaluation showed that each treatment alone was economically profitable and among the treatments, T1N0 treatment had the highest benefit-to-expenditure ratio.

In both no tillage and low tillage systems, it was observed that the ratio of present value to interest expense decreased with increasing nitrogen use. Finally, considering the ratio of present benefit - cost ratio difference showed that T1N45 treatment, namely rainfed wheat cultivar with low tillage and 45 kg/ ha nitrogen fertilizer, be known as the best economically treatment in Sararood region of Kermanshah.