Research Article

Soil Test Based Fertilizer Calibration for Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties of the Southern Ethiopia

Table 8

Marginal analysis of common bean variety as influenced by blended fertilizer rates.

Treatments kgVarietiesUnadjusted yield (kg ha−1)Adjusted yield (kg ha−1)GB (ETB ha−1)TVC (ETB ha−1)NB (ETB ha−1)MRR (%)

0Nassir18521666.8500040500040
50Nassir20451840.5552151200540154.01
100Nassir25952335.57006524006766513.65
150Nassir24222179.865394360061794−5.871
200Nassir24032162.764881480060081−1.713
250Nassir23752137.564125600058125−1.96

GB: gross benefit, TVC: total variable cost, NB: net benefit, and MRR: marginal rate of return.