Effects of Harvesting Age and Barley Varieties on Morphological Characteristics, Biomass Yield, Chemical Composition, and Economic Benefits under Hydroponic Conditions in Fogera District, Ethiopia

Table 4

Economic analysis of hydroponically barley fodder as affected by interaction effect (harvesting age and barley varieties).

Variety (V)	Parameters	Harvesting age (HA)
		HA6	HA8	HA10	HA12
HB	TVC	901,998.88	961,998.50	1,021,998.13	1,081,997.75
	Gross return	2,544,000.00	3,012,000.00	3,283,000.00	3,965,000.00
	Net return	1,642,001.13	2,050,001.50	2,261,001.88	2,883,002.25
D	TVC	901,998.88	961,998.50	1,021,998.13	1,081,997.75
	Gross return	2,805,000.00	3,357,000.00	3,562,000.00	4,005,000.00
	Net return	1,903,001.13	2,395,001.50	2,540,001.88	2,923,002.25
T	TVC	901,998.88	961,998.50	1,021,998.13	1,081,997.75
	Gross return	1,843,200.00	2,058,400.00	2,273,600.00	2,406,400.00
	Net return	941,201.13	1,096,401.50	1,251,601.88	1,324,402.25
L	TVC	901,998.88	961,998.50	1,021,998.13	1,081,997.75
	Gross return	2,396,000.00	3,160,000.00	3,456,000.00	3,505,000.00
	Net return	1,494,001.13	2,198,001.50	2,434,001.88	2,423,002.25

V, varieties; HA, harvesting age; HB, HB-1307; D, Debark-1; T, Tila; L, local; TVC, total variable cost; TC, total cost; GR, gross return; NR, net return; ETB, Ethiopian birr.