RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN TURMERIC CULTIVATION IN NAVSARI DISTRICT OF GUJARAT

C.V. VIRAJA¹*, V.M. THUMAR², NARENDRA SINGH³, P.M. THANKI⁴, V.B. TANDEL^5
1Department of Agricultural Economics, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
²Planning Officer, Directorate of Research, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
³Department of Agricultural Economics, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
⁴Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture Bharuch, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
⁵Department of Agricultural Economics, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : patelchandrakant8180@gmail.com

Received : 24-07-2018     Accepted : 11-08-2018     Published : 15-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 15       Pages : 6779 - 6780
Int J Agr Sci 10.15 (2018):6779-6780

Keywords : Chemical fertilizer, FYM
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat for research funding
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The results indicated that the coefficient of multiple determinations (R2) is 0.90. The result of the study revealed that the rhizomes (0.32), tractor charge (0.19), human labour (0.80) chemical fertilizer (0.26) and FYM (0.19) were found positive and highly significant at 1 percent level. Human labour was found to be the most influential input on yield determination followed by rhizomes, chemical fertilizer, FYM and Tractor & machinery. However, the plant protection chemical (0.02) and irrigation (0.06) were found positive and non- significant. In MVPs it is concluded that, rhizomes, tractor charge, human labour, chemical fertilizer, irrigation and FYM have positive and statistically significant relationship which indicate that an increase in the application of these inputs would lead to increase in the output of turmeric. All the variables except plant protection chemicals were found to be underutilized.

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