Effect of Plant Growth Regulators in Return and Profitability of Cultivation of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: (An Economic Analysis)

Author: Vaibhav Devidas Kapadnis, Pratyush Kumari Rath and Ankita Sahu

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Abstract

The current study was undertaken to determine the most cost-effective treatment that will provide the greatest return for the smallest outlay in the treatment of plant growth regulators during 2021-22 at Central Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture & Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P.). The experiment consist of ten treatments (one control, three Gibberellic acid (GA3) @75ppm, @100ppm and @125ppm, three levels of Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) @200ppm, @250ppm and @300ppm and three levels of 2 Chloroethyl tri-methylammonium Chloride, Chlormequat (CCC) @400ppm, @500ppm and @600ppm). It was found that the cost of cultivation of guava varied from ` 229850 ha-1 to ` 226100 ha-1. The productivity level was found to be highest from the concentration of NAA @ 250 ppm i.e. 730.4 q ha-1. It is abundantly obvious that NAA's (naphthalene acetic acid) effectiveness as a plant growth regulator was shown to be more effective and profitable due to increases in productivity, profitability, and economic efficiency. The treatment (T4) of NAA @ 200 ppm gave the highest (1:5.8) benefit-cost ratio followed by NAA @ 250 (T5) and NAA @ 300 (T6). It means the guava growers are getting the highest return i.e. ` 5.8 from guava production over expenditure of `1.00.

Keywords

Guava, GA3, NAA, CCC, Cost of Cultivation, yield, Economics

Conclusion

Guava is one of India's most widely grown and significant fruit crops. It is ranked fourth in terms of area and production. Among all the states of the country; Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra are the major guava-growing states of the country. Uttar Pradesh being the highest guava-producing state covers around 16.49 percent of the area and 21.78 percent of the production of guava in the country (National Horticulture Board, 2022 and APEDA, Agri exchange, 2022). It is concluded that the overall cost of cultivation of guava was highest for all the concentrations of Gibberellic acid rather than the control and other concentrations of NAA and CCC. It was also found that guava cultivation through control treatment followed by different concentrations of NAA are more cost-effective than the other treatments of guava. The data shows that the highest gross income was observed from T4 i.e. NAA @ 200 ppm followed by NAA @ 250 ppm NAA @ 300 ppm and it was the least from T0 i.e. Control (water spray) (`627300 ha-1). A similar result was observed in the case of net return. Drastic change was observed in the productivity level of guava. It was highest from the concentration of NAA @ 250 ppm i.e. 730.4 q ha-1. The foliar spray of NAA, increased the cost ratio in guava. Therefore, it can be concluded that the efficiency of resource use; variable as well as fixed resources, in guava production enhanced at a faster rate by using NAA as compared to control and treatments of different concentration of GA3 and CCC. It is indicated that among all the plant growth regulators performance of NAA (Naphthalene acetic acid) was found to be more effective and become more profitable on account of increase in productivity, profitability and enhanced economic efficiency.

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Vaibhav Devidas Kapadnis, Pratyush Kumari Rath and Ankita Sahu (2023). Effect of Plant Growth Regulators in Return and Profitability of Cultivation of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: (An Economic Analysis). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(3): 722-726.