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Hemp is dual purpose crop, where fibers and seeds have found its place in textile and food industry due to its strong fiber and nutrition content in seed. The cultivation of hemp is a new venture in India where farmers get dual income by both fibers and seeds hence, optimizing spacing and nutrient management to harness maximum yield of fiber and seed can double the income of farmers. The present investigation on economics of hemp cultivation revealed that the, maximum gross returns (Rs. 5,74,000/ ha) were obtained from plants grown at 10 cm × 5 cm spacing and supplied with 125 per cent RDF plus PGPR consortia but highest B:C ratio of 4.68 was observed in plants grown at spacing of 20 cm × 10 cm and nourished with 100 per cent of RDF plus PGPR consortia for fiber purposes. Upon considering seed economics maximum gross returns (Rs. 12,58,200/ ha) was recorded in the treatment combination of 10 cm × 10 cm spacing and supplied with 125 per cent RDF plus PGPR consortia while, maximum B:C ratio of 13.17 was noted from plots where plants were spaced at 15 cm × 10 cm and supplied with nutrition of 100 per cent RDF plus PGPR consortia for seed purposes.
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Campiglia, E., Radicetti E. & Mancinelli, R. (2017). Plant density and nitrogen fertilization affect agronomic performance of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in Mediterranean environment. Industrial Crops and Products, 100: 246–254. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.02.022
Carus, M., Karst, S., Kauffmann, A., Hobson, J. & Bertucelli, S. (2013). The European Hemp Industry: Cultivation, processing and applications for fibres, shives and seeds. EIHA, 1-9.
Jankauskiene, Z., Gruzdeviene, E., Maumevicius, E. & Layko, I. M. (2017). Investigation of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) fibre quantity and quality as influenced by genotype and seed rate. Proc. 11th Int. Scientific and Pract. Conference on Envir. Tech. Resources, 15-17 June, Latvia, 1: 125-128.
Kubsad, V.S., Palled, Y.B. & Mansur, C.P. (2009). Productivity, quality and economics of rainfed Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) as influenced by spacing and fertilizer levels. Indian Journal of Agronomy, 54(4): 449-453.
Lothe, N.B., Mazeed, A., Pandey, J., Patairiya, V., Verma, K., Semwal, M., Verma, R.S. & Verma, R.K. (2021). Maximizing yields and economics by supplementing additional nutrients for commercially grown menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.) cultivars. Industrial Crops and Products, 160: 113-110. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113110
Pagnania, G., Pellegrinia, M., Galienia, A., Egidioa, S. D., Matteuccic, F., Riccia, A., Stagnaria, F., Sergia, M., Sterzoa, C. L., Pisantea, M. & Galloc, M. D. (2018). Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Cannabis sativa ‘Finola’ cultivation: an alternative fertilization strategy to improve plant growth and quality characteristics. Industrial Crops Products. 123: 75–83. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.06.033
Papastylianou, P., Kakabouki, I. & Travlos, I. (2017). Effect of nitrogen fertilization on growth and yield of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). Not Bot HortiAgrobo. 46(1): 197. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha46110862
Prasanna, H.S., Maruthi Prasad, B.N., Shankarappa, T.H. & Vishnuvardhana, S.M. (2021). Economics of chia (Salvia hispanica) cultivation as influenced by foliar application of different elicitors. 10(4): 245-249. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/tpi.2021.v10.i4d.5934
Shivani, K. & Gautam, G. (2019). Influence of different levels of nitrogen on yield and economics of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) under different planting geometry. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(3): 806-809.
Zatta, A., Monti, A. & Venturi, G. (2012). Eighty years of studies on industrial hemp in the Po Valley (1930-2010). J. Nat.Fibers. 9(3):180-196. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2012.706439