| S. no | Practice | Expenditure incurred (Rs∙ha−1) | Difference of SRI over conventional | F statistic | ||
| Conventional mean | SRI mean | Capital | % | |||
| 1 | Field preparation | 7900 | 7900 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nursery | 1984 | 256 | −1728 | −87 | 60.06 |
| 3 | Transplanting | 10,000 | 11,250 | 1250 | 13 | 1.26 |
| 4 | Weeding | 5000 | 2000 | −3000 | −60 | 8.15 |
| 5 | Fertilizers and pesticides | 9725 | 7050 | −2675 | −28 | 3.70 |
| 6 | Harvest | 11,900 | 11,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 46,509 | 40,356 | −6153 | −13 | 0.60 |