Cost Economics Study of Tomato Production under Poly House and Open Field Cultivation

The studies was performed by conducting the field experiments under polyhouse and open field at the Instructional Farm of Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Dr.Annasaheb Shinde College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri during rabi seasons of 2013-14.These experiments state that the best practice found in different environmental conditions (Polyhouse and open field cultivation.) can be adopted for maximum economic returns from tomato cultivation. Polyhouse tomato cultivation was found best alternative tomato cultivation during rabi season to obtain maximum yield, net return and benefit:cost ratio. The combitation of 0.95ETc x 125 % RD (I1x F1) recorded maximum yield (437.98 tha-1) under polyhouse cultivation and (149.98 tha-1)under open field cultivation. The maximum net income was found due to T1 (0.95ETc x 125 %RD) treatment i.e. ₹ 2,95,210/- under polyhouse cultivation and in case of open field cultivation the maximum net income was found ₹ 5,527/- and benefit:cost ratio was found 3.29 under polyhouse and 1.13 under open field cultivation.