• Chand Asaf
• Seenuvasan

Lac insects belong to the super-family coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), commonly known as scale insects or coccoids, which comprises of about 7,500 species under variable number of families (20 and above). Globally, ninety species of Tachardiidae have been reported under nine genera. Twenty-one species of Kerria have been reported so far. Out of the 14 species of Kerria reported in India, only a few are exploited for commercial lac production. Tree-hosts, depending upon their habit, 15-20 years to reach the stage of lac inoculation and hence, do not find favour with the lac growers for raising systematic plantations to grow lac. To cultivate lac on plantation basis, some short stature, a fast growing perennial shrub has been identified for systematic plantation raising and/or integrating with agricultural crops. Flemingia semialata Roxberg has shown great promise for lac production due to its fast growth, tender shoots and suitably for intensive lac cultivation. Economics of lac cultivation was studied in one ha plantation semialata and Computation was scaled up from the broodlac production on F. semialata studied with 8200 plants planned in paired row system. It was noticed that net profit increased from second year onwards (Rs. 2,43,880/-) when compared with the calculated net profit of (Rs 28,240/-) in the first year.

Keywords: Broodlac, Kusumilac, Flemingia semialata, Economics

"Economics Of Broodlac And Kusumilac Production On Bushy Host, Flemingia Semialata Roxberg", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.356-358, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905L49.pdf

"Economics Of Broodlac And Kusumilac Production On Bushy Host, Flemingia Semialata Roxberg", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp356-358, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905L49.pdf