Economic analysis of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) under protected cultivation in Maharashtra

Protected cultivation is an innovative way of raising seasonal and off-seasonal crops under a controlled environment. Vegetables and flower crops have tremendous potential to augment productivity, generate employment, utilize land efficiently and enhance export. This study was undertaken to assess the economic feasibility of protected cultivation in the high export potential zones of the Pune and Nasik districts of Maharashtra, India, by employing project analytical tools and the regression model. The results revealed that the cultivation of flowers and vegetables under protected cultivation was highly lucrative with high investment. The protected cultivation of rose and capsicum had higher cultivation cost (300%), gross return (250%) and net return (190%) as compared to open cultivation. Moreover, most of the crops grown in polyhouses are highly profitable at different discount rates (7%, 10% and 12%), whereas a few crops were rewarding under shade net condition with subsidies. Factors such as literacy (p < 0.05), income (p < 0.05), access to subsidy (p < 0.05) and the risk orientation index (p < 0.01) were found statistically significant in technology adoption. In the context of a changing climate and shrinking land resources, water scarcity, incidence of pests and diseases, an ever-increasing population, low productivity under open conditions and changes in consumer’s preference are the drivers for switching over to protected cultivation. In the recent past, protected cultivation has been gaining importance in different parts of the country, including Maharashtra. The policy implications are creating modern infrastructure, enhanced application of ICTs, maximum crop production with minimum utilization of land and institutional support to promote technology on a commercial scale.

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“…The IRR is the discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of the cash flow zero and was determined following [31][32][33][34].…”

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Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops as a Livelihood Opportunity in Western India: An Economic Assessment

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“…Protected cultivation is more sustainable as the effect of climate is minimized (Pachiyappan et al, 2022). Protected cultivation of high-value crops offers higher productivity which in turn increases the profitability of the farm (Prakash et al, 2022). Therefore, the current study included application of plant growth regulators and their spray schedules under protected conditions to study its influence on growth parameters and fruit yield of tomato in central plain zone of Uttar Pradesh.…”

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Effect of plant growth regulators and their spray schedule on growth parameters and fruit yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under protected cultivation

Kumar¹,

Rajiv²,

Kumar³

et al. 2023

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The field experiment was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm, Kalyanpur of Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, India during two consecutive rabi seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21, to find out the effect of PGRs and their spray schedules on tomato. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with 27 treatment combinations and replicated thrice under insect proof net house. The experiment comprised nine levels of plant growth regulators viz., GA3 @ 50 ppm, GA3 @ 75 ppm, GA3 @ 100 ppm, NAA @ 20 ppm, NAA @ 30 ppm, NAA @ 40 ppm, 4-CPA @ 20 ppm, 4-CPA @ 30 ppm and 4-CPA @ 40 ppm and three spray schedules viz., at 30 and 45 DAT, at 30, 45 and 60 DAT and at 30, 45, 60 and 75 DAT. The tomato hybrid ‘NS- 4266’ was used in experiment. Results of the experiment revealed that the application of GA3 @ 75 ppm recorded significantly highest plant height (327.277 and 315.377 cm), stem girth (3.233 and 3.207 cm), internodal length (17.164 and 18.153 cm) and fruit yield per plant (12.223 and 13.208 kg) during both the years. The significantly earliest flowering (31.094 and 31.536 days), fruiting (40.352 and 40.307 days) and first harvest/picking (105.204 and 104.517) were also observed with this treatment. In case of spray schedules, the plants were sprayed at 30, 45, 60 and 75 days after transplanting (four sprays) recorded significantly highest values of all the growth parameters and fruit yield. The earliest flowering, fruiting and harvesting were also observed with four sprays schedule. Based on two years study, the significantly highest growth parameters, fruit yield and earliness in flowering, fruiting and harvesting were found with the treatment of application of GA3 @ 75 ppm and spray schedule of 30, 45, 60 and 75 days after transplanting. Hence, it may be recommended for higher productivity from tomato crop under protected conditions.

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Protected Cultivation of High-Value Vegetable Crops Under Changing Climate

Rajiv¹,

Kumari

2023

Advances in Research on Vegetable Production Under a Changing Climate Vol. 2

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Economic analysis of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) under protected cultivation in Maharashtra

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Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops as a Livelihood Opportunity in Western India: An Economic Assessment

Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops as a Livelihood Opportunity in Western India: An Economic Assessment

Effect of plant growth regulators and their spray schedule on growth parameters and fruit yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under protected cultivation

Protected Cultivation of High-Value Vegetable Crops Under Changing Climate

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