Análise econômica da alface americana em monocultura e consorciada com pepino japonês em ambiente protegido

Abstract

The experiment was carried in green house at Unesp, Jaboticabal-SP, in the period of August and November, with objective to evaluate the production cost and crisphead lettuce Lucy Brown profitability in monoculture and in intercropping with Japanese cucumber Hokushin in protected environment. The production cost determination was performed on total operational cost (COT) basis. The crisphead lettuce in monoculture estimated COT and in intercropping was R$ 657,57 and R$ 159,95/614,4 m 2 respectively. The productivities of 623 and 730 kg/614,4 m 2 in the experiments had provided gross incomes of 286,58 R$ and 335,80/614,4 m 2. It was verified a loss of R$ 370,99/614,4 m 2 in the crisphead lettuce monoculture and an operational profit of R$ 175,85/614,4 m 2, in protected environment when in intercropping with cucumber.