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Chlorophytum borivalanium
(Safed Musli)
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S.No.
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Items of Expenditure
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Amount (Rs.)
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A
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Expenditure per acre
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1
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Site
clearing preparation of land/beds, furrows bunds, etc.
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2,000
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2
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Weeding
- Twice and Irrigation
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2,000
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3
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Planting,Materials 5 quintals per acre @Rs.400/- per kg.
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200,000
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4
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Cost of
manure and its application-
10 trolleys @ Rs. 500/- per trolley
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3,000
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5
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Cost of
chemical fertlisers and plant protection
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1,000
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6
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Preparation
of green and mulching
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2,000
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7
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Expenditure
on planting / sowing
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2,000
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8
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Extrction of roots and its washing
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2,000
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9
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Miscellaneous
Expenses
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1,000
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10
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Skinning
of musli, drying etc. @RS. 25/- per kg. for 400 kgs.
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10,000
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Total
Expenditure
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225,000
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B
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Income
per acre
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1
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Sale of 4 quintals dried musli @ Rs.600/- per kg.
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240,000
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2
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Gains
in the form of planting materials 2.5 quintals @Rs.400/- per kg.
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100,000
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Total
Income
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340,000
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C
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Net
Profit per acre
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1
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(B)
minus (A)
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115,000
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Notes
1.
The left-over roots and fingers after the
removal of musli are used as planting materials.
2. M/s. Yogeshwar
Ayurvedic Co. at Junagarh
in Gujarat, Mittal Musli
farm in Jalgaon in
Maharashtra,
etc. provide free training to the farmers for musli
cultivation.
3. Marketing of musli
is not a problem in view of its huge domestic and international
demand.
4. The economics would marginally vary
depending on the quality of land and planting
materials as also on
the package of practices adopted by the farmers.
Source : NABARD
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Influence of FYM and NPK fertilizers on growth and yield of safed musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum) production
The effects of 25:25:25 and 50: 50:
50 NPK. kg/ha (hereinafter referred to as lower and higher levels of
fertilizers, respectively) and FYM (farm yard manure) 5, 10 and 15 t/ha, alone
and in combination were studied on the growth and yield of safed
musli Chlorophytum borivilianum (Liliaceae)
during 2002-03 and 2003-04. application of FYM 15 t/ha produced yield at par to
combined application of FYM 15 t/ha plus lower or higher level of NPK,
suggesting that safed musli
can be grown organically without loss in productivity.
Source:
Chauhan, H.S.; Aparbal
Singh; Singh H.P.; A.K.Singh; Chattopadhyay,
A; Raj Kumar; Prasad, A. (Central Institute of Medicinal
and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226 015, U.P, India) Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences,v.27(2):p.280-282,
2005 (Eng;8ref).