Economics on Greenhouse production of Cucumber
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
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Crop cycle
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Stage Duration
Germination 4 to 5 days
Seedling to First picking 7 to 50 days
Picking Period 70 to 80 days
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).
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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.
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Pruning
- Pruning operation was carried out at 15 days after sowing, remove the side branch, train the plant with single stem.
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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.
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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 ₹ 0.00bPlastic replacement (once in three years) 40 ₹ 93,333cString 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
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Income
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
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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
Thank You
Dep. Of Agronomy, Netafim greenhouse India.