Financial and economic physability of plane tree (platanus orientalis l.)‎ stands in Duhok governorate

Abstract EN

Plane tree, Platanus orientalis L.

is a native tree species and one of the largest deciduous in the region and in Iraq.

Its wood is of high quality that makes it suitable for producing upper end products.

Yet this species have not been used for establishing plantations in Kurdistan region.

Two regimes, with and without vegetable production, were tested.

In financial analysis, producing vegetable slightly improved values of financial criteria except for benefit cost ratio criterion, while in economic analysis, all the criteria favored not producing vegetable except for inernal rate of return criterion.

Sensitivity and break even analyses reviled that this type of plantation is quiteer save investment.