Economic analysis of different applications of composts obtained from solid wastes of rose oil processing in organic apple nursery tree growing

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to carry out an economic analysis of different applications of composts obtained from solid wastes of rose oil processing (RC) applications in organic apple nursery growing. The data used in the study were obtained from the experiments carried out in the Directorate of Fruit Research Institute of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock. According to the results of the research, it was determined that the lowest cultivation cost per apple nursery tree was determined for ERC (50%) (Half dosage of the enriched RC) application and the highest one was for ST (standard application: 50% commercial solid organic manure +50% commercial liquid manure). The cultivation cost per nursery tree was determined as 2.64TL for ERC (50%) application and 3.04 TL for ST application. When a comparison was made in terms of net profit, it was determined that the most advantageous application was RC and ERC (100%). Furthermore, the net profit for the RC and ERC (100%) applications was 7333.9 TL and 7317.9 TL, respectively, and the net profits per nursery tree was 1.87 TL, respectively. In the control application (No nutrient application), net profit per decare was 5434 TL and net profit per nursery tree was 1.64 TL (1 USD=3.02 TL in 2016, average).