Research Article

Management of Alternative Organic Fertilizer Sources for Wheat Production: Evidence from Decomposition Dynamics and Agronomic, Economic, and Farmers’ Preferences

Table 5

Summary of farmers’ preference during stand evaluation of crop, at Kokate Mara Chare, Wolaita, in 2014 cropping season.

Treatment (T)Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Total pointRank

T61 (3rd)2 (2nd)34th
T93 (1st)1 (3rd)43rd
T101 (3rd)15th
T122 (2nd)3 (1st)3 (1st)81st
T132 (2nd)3 (1st)2 (2nd)72nd
T141 (3rd)15th

T6 = 6 weeks (1 : 1(Cm : Eb)), T9 = 4 weeks (1 : 1 (Cm : Eb)), T10 = 4 weeks (2 : 1 (Cm : Eb)), T12 = 2 weeks (1 : 1 (Cm) : Eb)), T13 = 2 weeks (2 : 1 (Cm : Eb)), and T = 14 (1 : 1:1(Cm : Eb: FYM)), respectively. The numbers out and inside the brackets indicate the tally weight and farmers’ preference rank, respectively.