Estimation of Growth Rate in Area Production and Productivity of Watermelon in Jaipur District and Rajasthan State, India
Sonu Meena *
Department of Agricultural Economics, SKNAU, Jobner-303-329, Rajasthan, India.
P. S. Shekhawat
Department of Agricultural Economics, SKNAU, Jobner-303-329, Rajasthan, India.
Renu Kumari
Department of Agricultural Economics, SKNAU, Jobner-303-329, Rajasthan, India.
Seema Kasotiya
Department of Agricultural Economics, SKNAU, Jobner-303-329, Rajasthan, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An attempt has been made in this paper to estimate the growth trends in area, production and productivity of watermelon in Jaipur district and Rajasthan state. For the present study, secondary data on area, production and productivity of watermelon in Jaipur district and Rajasthan state as a whole for the period of 8 years (2009-2010 to 2018-2019) were collected from Department of Horticulture, Pant Krishi Bhawan. The data were analyzed through growth rate, co-efficient of determination and root mean square techniques. For analysis of growth rates the exponential growth model was found the best model in this analysis. Growth rates in area, production and productivity of watermelon were estimated to be significantly negative in Jaipur district and the whole Rajasthan state for the study periods.
Keywords: Estimation, growth rate, productivity, watermelon