Greenhouse production of Cucumber
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Cucumber can be grown in greenhouses with suitable temperatures between 15-35°C and soil that is well-drained, loamy and rich in lime. Seedlings are planted at a spacing of 1.5m between furrows and 50cm between rows. Cucumbers are harvested after 70-80 days, with a total yield of 40,000-45,000kg per acre. Production costs are around Rs. 6.60 per kg and income from selling the harvest at Rs. 25 per kg results in a profit of Rs. 18,39,988 in the first year without considering capital investments.
Greenhouse production of Cucumber
- 1. Economics on Greenhouse production of Cucumber
- 2. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) - The genus Capsicum belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. Soil and climate - It can be grown in many types of soils but well drained loamy soils rich in lime yields more. - Crop is very sensitive to cold. 15 to 35 C is suitable. - Night Temperature should be less then 25 C 2
- 3. Crop cycle 3 Stage Duration Germination 4 to 5 days Seedling to First picking 7 to 50 days Picking Period 70 to 80 days
- 4. Nursery and Selection of Verities - Cucumber can be cultivated by direct sowing or by seedling. - Around 10000 seedlings/Acr. - Select the variety suitable to the season, good yielding and suitable to the Green house production ( Parthinocarpic). 4
- 5. Land preparation and Planting - MB ploughing fallowed by cultivation. - Application of compost, Neemcake, basal dose of fertilizer and biological. - Rotavation , bed making, mulching, marking and trans planting. - Spacing 1.5m Furrow to furrow, row to row is 50cm and plant to plant 40 to 45cm. 5
- 6. Pruning - Pruning operation was carried out at 15 days after sowing, remove the side branch, train the plant with single stem. 6
- 7. Harvesting - harvest the fruit with out damaging the plant. - After harvest place the produce in the shade and immediately send to the market. - Total yield will be 40000 to 45000 kg / acr. 7
- 8. 8 Production Expenses for cucumber grown under Greenhouse Area of Expenses Rs./unit Amount (Rs.) 1 Land preparation and other operation aSterilization and Land preparation. 13 ₹ 0.00 bPlastic replacement (once in three years) 40 ₹ 93,333 cString 3 ₹ 36,000 ₹ 1,29,333 Percentage of the total % 19.6 2 Cost of seedlings (12000 seedlings) 4 ₹ 1,00,000 Percentage of the total % 15.2 3 Cost of fertilizer ₹ 2,00,000 Percentage of the total % 30.3 4 Cost of Chemicals ₹ 62,500 Percentage of the total % 9.5 5 Man Power ₹ 1,62,000 Percentage of the total % 24.5 6 Misalanius ₹ 6,178 Percentage of the total % 0.94 Total Cost ₹ 6,60,012 Total Yield (Kg) 100000 Production Cost (Rs./Kg) ₹ 6.60
- 9. Income 9 Grade Percent Price/kg Yield ( Kg) Amount Total Yield A Grade 100% ₹ 25.00 100000 ₹ 25,00,000.00 B Grade 0 ₹ 0.00 Total 100000 ₹ 25,00,000.00
- 10. 10 Total Investment for one Acre of Greenhouse Investment Area Cost /sq.m Total Cost Dep. Year Interest Return of Capital Greenhouse Structure 4040 ₹ 980.00 ₹ 39,59,200.00 5 14.00% ₹ 11,53,249.82 Irrigation system 4040 ₹ 60.00 ₹ 2,42,400.00 5 14.00% ₹ 70,607.13 Misting System Cool Net 4040 ₹ 40.00 ₹ 1,61,600.00 5 14.00% ₹ 47,071.42 Civil work 4040 ₹ 35.00 ₹ 1,41,400.00 5 14.00% ₹ 41,187.49 Total Investment ₹ 1,115.00 ₹ 45,04,600.00 ₹ 13,12,115.86 With Subsidy ₹ 21,04,600.00 5 14.00% ₹ 6,13,035.35 With Subsidy With out subsidy Income from the Crop ₹ 25,00,000.00 ₹ 25,00,000.00 Operation Cost ₹ 6,60,011.67 ₹ 6,60,011.67 Return of Capital first year ₹ 6,13,035 ₹ 13,12,116 Profit without capital investment first year ₹ 18,39,988 ₹ 18,39,988 Cash flow first year ₹ 12,26,953 ₹ 5,27,872
- 11. Thank You Dep. Of Agronomy, Netafim greenhouse India.