Integrated Use of Cattle Manure and NPS Fertilizer to Improve the Yield of Grain Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus L.) in Southwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Partial budget analysis for the interaction effect of cattle manure and NPS Fertilizers on grain amaranth at Guraferda, Menitgoldiya, and Menitshasha.

Treatments		Av. Grain yield (kg·ha^−1)	Adjusted yield (kg·ha^−1)	Total variable cost (ETB·ha^−1)	Gross field benefit (ETB·ha^−1)	Net benefit (ETB·ha^−1)
NPS	Cattle manure
0	0	363.8	327	461	6548	6088
	4	586.3	528	2096	10553	8458
	8	659	593	2903	11862	8959
	12	687	618	3738	12366	8628
20	0	707.3	637	2176	12731	10555
	4	742.5	668	3664	13365	9701
	8	745.6	671	4468	13421	8953
	12	852.1	767	5326	15338	10012
40	0	682	614	3009	12276	9267
	4	786	707	4606	14148	9542
	8	804.1	724	5447	14474	9027
	12	850.3	765	6294	15305	9011
60	0	713.3	642	3874	12839	8965
	4	946.4	852	5626	17035	11409
	8	1058.6	953	6569	19055	12486
	12	1264.4	1138	7553	22759	15206

Based on total variable cost.