| Table
34. |
Relative
Agronomic and Economic Performance of Bt and Conventional Cotton
in ICAR Field Trials in India in 2001 |
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|
Entries
|
Yield
|
Gross
Income
|
Insecticide
Control
|
Additional
Cost of Bt
|
Net
Income2
|
Difference2 between
Bt and Checks
|
| |
(q/ha)
|
(Rs/Ha)
|
(Rs/Ha)
|
Seed/Ha1
|
(Rs/Ha)
|
Rs/Ha
|
| |
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
= 2-(3+4)
|
(6)
|
| MECH
184 Bt |
14.00
|
25,200
|
1,413
|
2,425
|
21,362
|
9,141
|
| Local
Check |
8.37
|
15,066
|
2,845
|
|
12,221
|
10,205
|
| National
Check |
7.31
|
13,158
|
2,001
|
|
11,157
|
|
| MECH
162 Bt |
13.67
|
24,606
|
1,413
|
2,425
|
20,768
|
8,547
|
| Local
Check |
8.37
|
15,066
|
1,845
|
|
12,221
|
9,611
|
| National
Check |
7.31
|
13,158
|
2,001
|
|
11,157
|
|
| MECH
12 Bt |
11.67
|
21,006
|
1,727
|
2,425
|
16,854
|
4,633
|
| Local
Check |
8.37
|
16,066
|
2,845
|
|
12,221
|
5,697
|
| National
Check |
7.31
|
13,158
|
2,001
|
|
11,157
|
|
| Source: |
ICAR,
2002. Personal communication. Report on 2001 IPM Trial Cost
Benefit Analysis (RS 48.5 = US$1.00) |
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1 Original
data adjusted by subtracting $50/hectare for premium for Bt
cotton seed compared with conventional seed. In 2002 cost of
570 gms of conventional seed/acre was $10.39 compared with
$30.39/acre for Bt seed; This translates to a premium of $20
per acre for Bt seed or $50 per hectare. |
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2 Adjusted
for premium of $50/hectare for Bt cotton seed. |
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