70 



Table 14. Rates of return to production inputs of four vegetable 

 cropping patterns as influenced by crop and fertilizer 

 management levels over two cropping cycles in the period 

 1977-79, Gainesville, FL. 



Cropping 



Fertilizer 

 level 







Production inputs 





pattern 



Fertili 



.zer 



Gash 





Labor 



Management 















— Returns 



, m 











Low 



11.80 



z 

 a 



2.90 



a 



2.90 



a 



1.00 a 



HM-HM-Ht4 



Medium 



High 



9.70 

 5.20 



a 



b 



3.10 

 1.60 



a 

 a 



2.50 

 2.10 



b 

 c 



0.60 b 

 0.40 c 





Mean 



8.90 



B 



2.50 



A 



2.50 



A 



0.70 A 





Low 



20.80 



a 



2.10 



a 



2.00 



b 



0.60 a 



LM-LM-LM 



Medium 

 High 



14.40 

 8.70 



b 

 c 



2.00 

 2.10 



a 



a 



2.00 

 2.50 



b 

 a 



0.50 a 

 0.50 a 





Mean 



14.60 



A 



2.10 



AB 



2.20 



A 



0.30 A 





Low 



2.50 



a 



1.30 



a 



1.90 



a 



0.10 a 



HM-^^■4-LM 



Medium 

 High 



2.70 



1.90 



a 



a 



1.20 



1.10 



a 



a 



1.40 

 1.80 



a 

 a 



0.30 a 

 0.10 a 





Mean 



2.40 



G 



1.20 



G 



1.70 



A 



0.20 3 





Low 



7.90 



a 



1.90 



a 



2.30 



be 



0.70 a 



HI4-LM-MM 



Medium 

 High 



7.70 

 6.50 



a 

 a 



1.90 

 1.90 



a 



a 



2.50 

 3.20 



b 

 a 



0.60 a 

 0.70 a 





Mean 



7.30 



B 



1.90 



B 



2.60 



A 



0.70 A 



T4ean separation in columns within each cropping pattern by least 

 significant difference, ^% level. Fertilizer means (lower case 

 letters), cropping pattern means (upper case letters). 



