Research Article
Influence of Plant Density and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates on Yield and Yield Components of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.)
Table 3
Economic analysis for the effect of plant density and nitrogen fertilizer rates on beetroot.
| | Treatments | Root yield adjusted by 10% (kg ha−1) | Gross income (@ 7 ETB kg−1) | Total variable cost (ETB ha−1) | Net benefit (ETB ha−1) | Marginal rate of return (MRR %) |
| | PD4NF1 | 5159.70 | 36117.90 | 4519.96 | 31597.94 | | | PD3NF1 | 6018.30 | 42128.10 | 5424.00 | 36704.10 | 564.82 | | PD4NF2 | 5840.10 | 40880.70 | 6059.96 | 34820.74 | D | | PD2NF1 | 4781.70 | 33471.90 | 6780.00 | 26691.90 | D | | PD3NF2 | 6799.50 | 47596.50 | 6964.00 | 40632.50 | 255.09 | | PD4NF3 | 8062.20 | 56435.40 | 7599.96 | 48835.44 | 1289.85 | | PD2NF2 | 5562.00 | 38934.00 | 8320.00 | 30614.00 | D | | PD3NF3 | 7985.70 | 55899.90 | 8504.00 | 47395.90 | D | | PD1NF1 | 3895.20 | 27266.40 | 9039.98 | 18226.42 | D | | PD4NF4 | 5869.80 | 41088.60 | 9139.96 | 31948.64 | D | | PD2NF3 | 7760.70 | 54324.90 | 9860.00 | 44464.90 | D | | PD3NF4 | 6482.70 | 45378.90 | 10044.00 | 35334.90 | D | | PD1NF2 | 5344.20 | 37409.40 | 10579.98 | 26829.42 | D | | PD2NF4 | 5798.70 | 40590.90 | 11400.00 | 29190.90 | D | | PD1NF3 | 6604.20 | 46229.40 | 12119.98 | 34109.42 | D | | PD1NF4 | 5573.70 | 39015.90 | 13659.98 | 25355.92 | D |
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