Economic evaluation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) forage production following the application of nano-fertilizers and bio-insecticides
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https://doi.org/10.61308/QYYI2540Keywords:
economic efficiency, alfalfa, ertilization, nano-fertilizers, bio-insecticidesAbstract
The object of the economic evaluation in the present study is the influence of the organic nano-fertilizers Lithovit and Nagro, applied independently and in combination with the bio-insecticides Madex and Agricoll, in the cultivation of alfalfa for forage at the Institute of Forage Crops (Pleven). It was established that the bioproduct Nagro (50 ml/da) and the bio-insecticide Agricoll (100 ml/da) are characterized by high realized gross profit compared to the other variants (17.98 EUR/da and 16.52 EUR/da) and the highest profitability rates (366.94% and 339.22%). Their combination recorded high gross revenues (24.06 EUR/da), the highest gross profit (18.62 EUR/da), and the highest profitability rate (342.28%). This identifies the combination of the nano-fertilizer Nagro and the bio-insecticide Agricoll as the most economically effective, due to the low production costs and the high economic efficiency rate, which exceeds the control variant – 100.99%.
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