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Energy Use and Economical Analysis for Pea Production

Volume : 102
Issue: Apr-jun
Pages: 196 - 200
Published: April 30, 2023
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Abstract


A study was conducted to determine input–output energy along with the cost economics of Pea (Pisumsativum L.) cultivation. Data were collected from two Groups viz. Group I (traditional) and Group II (semi mechanized) through a face to face questionnaire. Total direct energy consumption was 3819.66 MJ ha-1 for Group I while 5911.18 MJ ha-1 for Group II. The specific energy requirement for pea production was 7.54 MJ kg-1 and 7.62 MJ kg-1, respectively for Group I and Group II whereas the, net energy required was 6050.19 MJ ha-1 and 8209.63 MJ ha- 1, respectively. Similarly, the energy output–input ratio was 1.86 and 1.84, respectively for Group I and II with an average energy productivity of 0.13 for both the Groups. Total pea production cost for Group I and II was18270.76 and 20627.06 ¹ ha-1, respectively with benefit to cost ratio of 1.79 and 2.17, respectively. It is concluded that energy input should be improved for more economic benefit in pea production.

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196 - 200
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Pea Energy analysis Output–input ratio Economic analysis
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