Research Article

Effect of Blended NPSB and Nitrogen Application rates on Growth, Yield, and Yield Components of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at Gitilo Dale Research Site of Wallaga University, Western Ethiopia

Table 8

Economic analysis of the effects of NPSB and nitrogen application on bread wheat.

NPSB (kg·ha−1)N (kg·ha−1)UGY (kg·ha−1)AGY (kg·ha−1)GFB (ETB·ha−1)TVC (ETBha−1)NB (ETB·ha−1)MRR (%)

002381.02142.945000.9045000.90
031.103185.92867.3160213.51497.6059738.11399.96
071.653384.33045.8763963.271146.4062880.41517.08
0112.203620.63258.5468429.341795.2066738.54634.87
10003547.33192.5767043.971737.9865425.991802.46
10031.104046.23641.5876473.182235.5874379.38188.33
10071.654086.23677.5877229.182884.3874528.10D
100112.204127.33714.5778005.973533.1874697.19D
15003890.23501.1873524.782606.9771097.81408.18
15031.104155.63740.0478540.843104.5775638.47955.15
15071.654352.43917.1682260.363753.3778750.29512.06
150112.204498.44048.4085016.404402.1780898.70353.53
20003842.93458.6172630.813475.9669394.961304.56
20031.104373.03935.7082649.703973.5678938.342007.44
20071.654825.44342.8691200.064622.3686881.001307.00
200112.205182.54664.2597949.255271.1693022.491010.61

Where, NPSB = blended fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and boron; N = nitrogen; UGY = unadjusted grain yield; AGY = adjusted grain yield; GFB = gross field benefit; NPSB = NPSB Cost/NPSB application cost; NC/NAC = nitrogen cost/nitrogen application cost, TVC = total variable costs; NB = net benefit, MRR = marginal rate of return; ETB = ethiopian Birr; D = dominated treatment.