Field experiments were conducted consecutively for three seasons at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Four rice based cropping systems were evaluated. Application of either half or full dose of K fertilizer was tested for the respective crops. Skipping of K application to any two of the component crops of the cropping systems and K application to all the three crops were included. Rice rice rice system registered the highest net return. However, rice- rice. soybean system recorded higher net retum as well as BC ratio. Application of half the recommended dose of K was remunerative.
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