International Journal of Agronomy

Research Article

Productivity, Water- and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency, and Profitability of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) under Different Nitrogen Applications in Semiarid Region of Nigeria

Table 4

Economic analysis of pearl millet varieties under N-fertilizer application in the semiarid zone of Nigeria (mean of 2014 and 2015 growing seasons).


Treatment	Minjibir					Gambawa
	TCP	TR	NER	B : C	BEY	TCP	TR	NER	B : C	BEY
	(US$ ha⁻¹)				(kg ha⁻¹)	(US$ ha⁻¹)				(kgha⁻¹)

Nitrogen (N)
0 kg ha⁻¹	371	797	426	1.15	1058	337	363	26	0.08	1073
20 kg ha⁻¹	413	965	552	1.33	1177	376	537	161	0.43	1199
40 kg ha⁻¹	440	986	546	1.23	1254	402	568	166	0.42	1283
60 kg ha⁻¹	471	1077	610	1.27	1344	437	701	264	0.60	1395
80 kg ha⁻¹	496	1078	582	1.16	1415	466	764	298	0.64	1488
100 kg ha⁻¹	514	1014	500	0.97	1467	487	722	236	0.49	1556
LSD	8.3	92.3	84.8	0.16	23.1	7.2	113	106	0.23	20.5

Variety (V)
Jirani	449	891	442	0.98	1280	417	553	136	0.31	1332
Super SOSAT	451	1018	567	1.25	1285	418	641	223	0.52	1329
Local	453	1050	597	1.32	1292	417	634	217	0.50	1336
Grand mean	451	986	535	1.18	1286	417	609	192	0.44	1332
LSD	5.9^ns	64.3	58.9	0.11	16.7^ns	4.1	52.2	48.5	0.11	13.2 ns
CV (%)	3.2	16.0	27.0	25.4	3.2	2.4	25.7	41	38.8	2.6

TCP: total cost of production; TR: total revenue (grain and stalk yields); NER: net economic return; B : C: benefit-cost ratio; BEY: break-even yield at current price (kg/ha); LSD: least significant differences of means; CV: coefficient of variation.