Cropping System Intensification: An Approach to Increase Yield, Water Productivity, and Profitability in North-West Bangladesh

Table 2

Irrigation applied (mm) in different cropping patterns (CP1: T. Aman-Mustard-Boro, CP2: T. Aman-Potato-Boro, CP3: T. Aman-Fallow-Boro) at Mithapukur and Pirganj, Rangpur during 2018–2019 and 2019–2020.

Cropping pattern	T. Aman (mm)	Rabi (mm)	Boro (mm)	Total (mm)	Irrigation saved over CP3 (%)	T. Aman (mm)	Rabi (mm)	Boro (mm)	Total (mm)	Irrigation saved over CP3 (%)
	Mithapukur					Pirganj
2018–2019
CP1	162	112	890	1164b	24	174	63	975	1112b	23
CP2	171	93	758	1023b	33	193	61	777	1032b	29
CP3	132		1405	1537a		208		1240	1448a
LSD (0.05)				316					186
CV (%)				26					11.6
2019–2020
CP1	0	95	954	1049b	22	0	99	727	826b	35
CP2	0	79	725	804c	40	0	64	776	840b	37
CP3	0		1342	1342a		0		127	1272a
LSD (0.05)				196					338
CV (%)				8.4					15.3