Economics of scented geranium (Pelargonium sp.) oil production in western and central Himalayas†
IR@IHBT: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur
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Economics of scented geranium (Pelargonium sp.) oil
production in western and central Himalayas†
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Singh, S
Singh, Virendra G D, Kiran Babu Ahuja, Paramvir Singh |
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Information and Science Management
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| Description |
Scented geranium (Pelargonium sp.), is cultivated to produce essential oil which is
extensively used in aromatherapy, perfumery and cosmetic industry. Growing of the
geranium crop under the agro-climatic conditions of western and central Himalayas has a
high potential to increase the additional income generation and employment opportunities,
where majority of the farmers are marginal having small land holdings. The present study
depicts the economics of nursery raising, cultivation and oil distillation in the newly formed
Uttranchal state and Himachal Pradesh being practiced by the farmers producing geranium
oil. Different cost components were calculated on the basis of prevailing market prices of
inputs and outputs. Cost of planting material for raising rooted cuttings in nursery comes out
to be Re 0.59/plant. Cost of cultivation for producing an average herbage yield of 500
quintals worked out to be Rs 97,115.48/ha/yr. Cost of oil production and net returns were
calculated as Rs 3,198.50/kg oil and Rs 40,052.50/ha/yr, respectively. It was concluded that
the geranium oil production was a remunerative venture with benefit cost ratio (BCR) at
1.25 from the compiled data of Uttranchal and Himachal Pradesh at farmers’ field. However,
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2005
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/790/1/Microsoft_Word_%2D_GER_paper_Econ_in[1]._jr.pdf
Singh, S and Singh, Virendra and G D, Kiran Babu and Ahuja, Paramvir Singh (2005) Economics of scented geranium (Pelargonium sp.) oil production in western and central Himalayas†. Indian Perfumer, 49 (2). pp. 211-217. |
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/790/
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