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Economics of Trade-off Between Urea Nitrogen and Poultry Litter for Rice Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Ramu Govindasamy ,
Mark J. Cochran ,
David M. Miller  and
Richard J. Norman
Ramu Govindasamy
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Mark J. Cochran
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
David M. Miller
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Richard J. Norman
Affiliation:
Rice Research and Extension Center, Stuttgart, Arkansas
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Abstract

This paper identifies optimal combinations of nitrogen in the form of urea, fresh litter and composted litter for rice production. Traditional cost minimization techniques using data from experimental results conducted at three sites in Arkansas during 1991 have been employed. Comparisons between different scenarios indicate that the trade-off between the use of poultry litter and urea nitrogen depends on such factors as soil fertility, the yield response to litter application and the relative prices of nitrogen and litter. The use of litter is more economical at high target yields than at low target yields.

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poultry litternitrogenriceprogramming
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , December 1994 , pp. 552 - 564
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1994

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