Profitability of chemical weed control in ginger ( Zingiber officinale Roscoe) production in Northern Nigeria

An economic assessment on the use of chemical weed control in ginger production in 1990 and 1991 indicated substantial reduction in labour requirement with the use of herbicides. The amount and consequently the cost of mulching was also reduced when herbicides instead of manual hand weeding was used...

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Published inCrop protection Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 237 - 240
Main Authors Aliyu, L., Lagoke, S.T.O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2001
Subjects
Economics
Ginger
Hand weeding
Herbicides
Weed control
Economics
Herbicides
Weed control
Ginger
Hand weeding
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Summary:An economic assessment on the use of chemical weed control in ginger production in 1990 and 1991 indicated substantial reduction in labour requirement with the use of herbicides. The amount and consequently the cost of mulching was also reduced when herbicides instead of manual hand weeding was used as a weed control method. Although comparable yields to the hand weeding were obtained in the herbicide-treated plot, the net returns and returns per Naira invested in weed control were significantly higher with herbicide application in 1990. Whereas value of added profit was positive only in 1990, value of labour saved through chemical weed control was positive throughout and increased substantially in 1991.
ISSN:0261-2194
1873-6904
DOI:10.1016/S0261-2194(00)00139-3