Research Article

Evaluation of Nutrient Requirements of Sweet Lupine in Bread Wheat-Sweet Lupine under Additive Design Intercropping System in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Net return and marginal rate of return of sweet lupine in wheat-sweet lupine additive design intercropping system.

Different NP fertilizer levelsCPR1CPR2CPR3
NR (ETB ha−1)MRR (%)NR (ETB ha−1)MRR (%)NR (ETB ha−1)MRR (%)MRR

0% NP of sweet lupine148501485014850
25% NP of sweet lupine15040541501544149903544.3
50% NP of sweet lupine179308261788076417830710766.7
75% NP of sweet lupine17475D17425D17375D
100% NP of sweet lupine179350.817860D17785D
125% NP of sweet lupine208258252072527620625260453.7
150% NP of sweet lupine19830D19730D19630D

DTreatments 4, 5, and 7 are dominated. Data were combined over years (2018 and 2019) and sites (Adet and Debre Tabor). CPR: cost price ratio; ETB: Ethiopian Birr; NR: net return; MRR: marginal rate of return. Mean marginal rate of return over the three labor cost to legume price ratios.