Strategic EPN-augmentation option | In series, number of fruit tree−1 on the ground | Total number of fruit on the ground in 1 hectareb | Required IJs ha−1 of |
Estimated cost of total number of IJs (US$ ha−1) |
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Hectare-wide EPN-augmentation or broadcasting at ‘(50 IJs cm−2 spread over a fruit in 350 cm2)’ seems to be less cost-effective | na | na | 5 × 109 | 970c |
Applying |
⩽1 | ⩽500 | 8,750,000 | 1.70 |
2 | 1,000 | 17,500,000 | 3.40 | |
3 | 1,500 | 26,250,000 | 5.10 | |
4 | 2,000 | 35,000,000 | 6.79 | |
5e | 2,500 | 43,750,000 | 8.49 | |
6 | 3,000 | 52,500,000 | 10.19 | |
7 | 3,500 | 61,250,000 | 11.88 | |
8 | 4,000 | 70,000,000 | 13.58 | |
9 | 4,500 | 78,750,000 | 15.28 | |
10 | 5,000 | 87,500,000 | 16.98 | |
The average costs of |
9.34d |
Methods to include |
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Before inclusion of |
Spot treatment technique | Hectare-wide broadcasting | |
Details | US$ ha−1 | US$ ha−1 | US$ ha−1 |
1. Production costsa | |||
Irrigation | 494 | 494 | 494 |
Fertilizers | 1,359 | 1,359 | 1,359 |
Insecticides | 1,112 | 1,112 | 1,112 |
Herbicides | 1,112 | 1,112 | 1,112 |
Fungicides | 988 | 988 | 988 |
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0 | 267 | 4,850 |
Labor (pruning; supervision; others) | 1,606 | 1,606 | 1,606 |
Interest on capital (5%) | 334 | 347 | 576 |
2. Fixed costs | |||
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Insurance | 247 | 247 | 247 |
Taxes | 247 | 247 | 247 |
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Land rent | 1,236 | 1,236 | 1,236 |
Other overhead | 1,483 | 1,483 | 1,483 |
3. Harvesting and marketing costs | |||
Picking and sales cost | 6,919 | 6,919 | 6,919 |
4. Total costs | 17,137 | 17,417 | 22,229 |
5. Returns on ‘wholesale base yield’ | |||
Annual wholesale base revenueb, c | 39,537 | 39,537 | 39,537 |
Annual base net incomed | 22,400 | 22,120 | 17,308 |