Table 1.

The input parameters of calculate total production costs of basil plants grown in different soilless systems.

Cost Item	Units	Production system
		Aeroponics	Hydroponics	Peatmoss Slab
Fixed cost (EGP)
Culture units	EGP kg−1	1.14	2.18	2.96
Pumps and fittings	EGP kg−1	0.19	0.36	0.59
Total fixed cost	EGP kg−1	1.33	2.54	3.55
Variable cost (EGP)
Basil seedlings	EGP kg−1	0.57	1.09	1.33
Cups	EGP kg−1	0.11	0.22	0.27
Peat moss	EGP kg−1	0.07	0.13	0.16
Labor	EGP kg−1	0.10	0.10	0.10
Energy	EGP kg−1	0.23	0.43	0.27
Fertilizers	EGP kg−1	0.11	0.11	0.11
Chemicals	EGP kg−1	0.08	0.08	0.08
Total variable cost	EGP kg−1	1.24	2.16	2.32
Deprecation	EGP kg−1	0.26	0.47	0.56
Maintenance	EGP kg−1	0.05	0.05	0.05