Abstract:
Present study was undertaken to examine the growth and productivity of vegetable crops and to decompose the production changes into different components. Semi-log exponential model was used to estimate the growth. The study revealed that area, production and productivity of vegetable crops increased during the study period, however, the increase in production and productivity was higher than increase in the area. Among different vegetable, greatest increase in the area, production and productivity was found in tomato followed by cauliflower. Decomposition analysis of vegetable production revealed that overall increase in production of vegetable crops was due to area expansion. Crop-wise analysis showed that the increase in tomato production was due to interaction of area and yield, whereas, increase in potato production was solely because of increased productivity. The increase in cauliflower and pea was mainly because of area effects. It is concluded that both agroecological as well as economic factors favours the cultivation of vegetable crops.
Page(s):
602-605
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume: 9, Issue: 4, Year: 2007