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Cost–benefit analysis of tomato in soilless culture systems with saline water under greenhouse conditions


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Title:
Cost–benefit analysis of tomato in soilless culture systems with saline water under greenhouse conditions
Authors:
Cámara-Zapata, José-María  
Brotons, Jose M  
Simón Grao, Silvia
Martinez Nicolas, Juan Jose  
García-Sánchez, Francisco
Editor:
Wiley
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Estudios Económicos y Financieros
Issue Date:
2019-06
URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/31854
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The current need to produce food for a growing population, from diminishing natural resources, such as water and energy, and with minimum environmental degradation, demands the optimization of production. We compare the economic feasibility of tomato production in an open system with a perlite substrate, a closed system with the nutrient film technique (NFT), and a hydroponic crop (deep flowtechnique,DFT) using three levels of salinity that are found within the normal range for irrigation water quality in southeastern Spain. RESULTS: Production with DFT resulted in an increase in the cost of phytosanitary treatments and the cost of maintenance. Production with perlite resulted in an increase in the cost of irrigation water and fertilization, and the use of NFT resulted in an increase in energy costs. The point of price equilibrium was exceeded in the three soilless systems when using low salinity water, and in perlite, with intermediate salinity water. CONCLUSION: Profitability was reduced in the following order: perlite > NFT>DFT. There were positive results when using irrigation water with low salinity, and in the case of perlite, with intermediate salinity. In every case, salinity reduced the profitability of the operation, and this was greater when NFT was employed. The analysis of these soilless systems should be continued to determine the possibility of reducing cultivation costs.
Keywords/Subjects:
costs
production
income
benefits
break-even point
Knowledge area:
CDU: Ciencias puras y naturales: Generalidades sobre las ciencias puras
Type of document:
application/pdf
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.9857
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Artículos Estudios Económicos y Financieros



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