Open AccessFarm Tractorization, Fertilizer Use and Productivity of Mexican Wheat in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Abdul Salam
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v20i3pp.323-345
Subject(s) - tractor , fertilizer , productivity , yield (engineering) , agronomy , production (economics) , crop production , crop , mathematics , agricultural science , environmental science , economics , agriculture , biology , engineering , ecology , materials science , automotive engineering , metallurgy , macroeconomics
Using survey data the impact of tractorization on wheatproductivity is examined in this paper. A comparative analysis of yielddata indicates that wheat yields on tractor farms are significantlyhigher than those on bullock farms. It is also found that tractor farmsuse higher amounts of chemical fertilizers on their wheat crop. Theresults of production function analysis also confirm the significantcontribution of tractorization in achieving higher wheatyields.