Research Article

Nodulation, Growth, and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) as Affected by Bio-, Organic, and Inorganic NPSB Fertilizers, and Lime in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia

Table 4

Economic analysis of soybean as affected by biofertilizer, organic fertilizer, lime, and inorganic NPSB fertilizer at both locations and over combined years in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia.

Interaction (BxMXLXF)AssosaBambassi
Yield (kg/ha)Income (Br/ha)Gross income (Br/ha)Total cost (Br/ha)Net income (Br/ha)BCRMRR (%)Yield (kg/ha)Income (Br/ha)Gross income (Br/ha)Total cost (Br/ha)Net income (Br/ha)BCRMRR (%)
GrainStrawGrainStrawGrainStrawGrainStraw

B1XM1XL1XF11267.02269017738.3538023118.37226.3158922.22201195.76238016740.65476021500.657226.314274.351.975197.5
B1XM1XL1XF21881.532744.226341.45488.431829.87932.623897.23.015301.51920.5652553.5526887.95107.1319957932.624062.43.035303.5
B1XM1XL2XF11255.1352654.417571.95308.822880.710726.312154.41.131131146.3052306.5516048.254613.120661.3510726.39935.050.92592.5
B1XM1XL2XF21891.442854.3526480.155708.732188.8511432.620756.251.815181.51954.012976.727356.155953.433309.5511432.621876.951.91191
B1XM2XL1XF11297.1652645.918160.35291.823452.111226.312225.81.091091406.862360.6519696.054721.324417.3511226.313191.051.175117.5
B1XM2XL1XF21958.472793.8527418.65587.733006.311932.621073.71.765176.52041.4352834.8528580.15669.734249.811932.622317.21.87187
B1XM2XL2XF11490.472503.8520866.65007.725874.314726.3111480.76761434.3052812.5520080.255625.125705.3514726.310979.050.74574.5
B1XM2XL2XF21980.032582.427720.45164.832885.215432.617452.61.131132043.9352934.528615.1586934484.115432.619051.51.235123.5
B2XM1XL1XF11402.4652532.619634.55065.224699.77476.317223.42.32301481.4752379.520740.65475925499.657476.318023.352.41241
B2XM1XL1XF22455.52808.95343775617.939994.98182.631812.33.885388.52570.62829.7535988.45659.541647.98182.633465.34.09409
B2XM1XL2XF11479.52798.3207135596.626309.610976.315333.31.395139.51481.532777.220741.45554.426295.810976.315319.51.395139.5
B2XM1XL2XF22469.882815.834578.35631.640209.911682.328527.62.445244.52517.0853256.6535239.26513.341752.511682.330070.22.575257.5
B2XM2XL1XF11651.582923.923122.15847.828969.911476.317493.61.525152.51872.8752552.5526220.255105.131325.3511476.319849.051.73173
B2XM2XL1XF22684.573251.8375846503.644087.612182.6319052.622622530.272784.135423.85568.24099212182.628809.42.365236.5
B2XM2XL2XF11659.52818.2232335636.428869.414976.313893.10.92592.51872.793201.326219.056402.632621.6514976.317645.351.18118
B2XM2XL2XF22581.133016.336135.86032.642168.415682.626485.81.691692617.5053108.336645.056216.642861.6515682.627179.051.735173.5

B = biofertilizer; M = organic fertilizer; L = lime; F = inorganic fertilizer; B1 = without biofertilizer; B2 = SB12 biofertilizer; B3 = MAR1495 biofertilizer; B4 = SB12 + MAR1495 biofertilizers; M1 = without fresh cattle manure; M2 = fresh cattle manure at 10 t ha−1; L1 = without lime; L2 = lime at 5 t·ha−1; F1 = NPSB at 9.5-23-3.5-0.05 (half dose of NPSB); F2 = NPSB at 19-46-7-0.1 (full dose of NPSB); BCR = benefit cost ratio; MRR = marginal rate of return.