Economics of Lac Production on Annual Host Cajanus cajan under Different Plant Density and Soil Moisture Condition

Gopilal Anjana; Moni Thomas; Rahul Kumbhare; Deep Kumar Pahalwan; Manish Bhan; Alok Bajpai; Anil Kumar Singh

doi:10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113358

Economics of Lac Production on Annual Host Cajanus cajan under Different Plant Density and Soil Moisture Condition

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Published: 2023-11-01

DOI: 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113358

Page: 2000-2009

Issue: 2023 - Volume 13 [Issue 11]

Gopilal Anjana *

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India.

Moni Thomas

Institute of Agribusiness Management, College of Agriculture Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India.

Rahul Kumbhare

Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India.

Deep Kumar Pahalwan

College of Agriculture Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India.

Manish Bhan

Department of Physics and Agrometeorology, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India.

Alok Bajpai

Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Agriculture Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India.

Anil Kumar Singh

Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Abstract

Inclusive of cash crop in crop production system a small and marginal farmer is an important state to shift them from sustainable farming to an economical farming. Lac is a cash crop while Cajanus cajan is a popular pulse crop in India. The present attempt was to evaluate economics of lac and grain production on C. cajan indifferent plant densities and soil moisture conditions. The two year data revealed that the highest net returnRs. 125.21 per plant, Rs. 149749.08 per hectare, in (S₂W₃) medium plant density (S₂) and higher level of irrigation (W₃), also highest input-output ratio (2.95) and B:C ratio (1.95).

Keywords: Cajanus cajan, lac, plant density, soil moisture, net return

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Anjana , G., Thomas, M., Kumbhare , R., Pahalwan , D. K., Bhan , M., Bajpai , A., & Singh, A. K. (2023). Economics of Lac Production on Annual Host Cajanus cajan under Different Plant Density and Soil Moisture Condition . International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13(11), 2000–2009. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113358

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