Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Stanislava ATANASOVA
The purpose of the research was to explore the possibilities of growing bulb flowers - tulip, hyacinth, lily and to make an economic evaluation of the production. The research was conducted in the region of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. The total arable land was 0.1 hectares. The direction of production for tulip and lily was for cut flowers and for hyacinth - for potted plant. As a result of the study was found that among the three cultivated flowers, the highest was the profitability for lily - 77.21%. Lily production was 4.8 times more profitable than tulip production. When growing tulip and lily for cut flowers, net income in the first year was the lowest due to the cost of seedlings. In the following years, the profit increased and the average of net income for one year over three-year growing period was: for lily - 142,850 euro.ha-1; tulip - 5,580 euro.ha-1 and for hyacinth 877 euro/1000 pots.
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