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Table 10 Partial budget analysis for groundnut genotypes and fertilizer treatments

From: Response of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes to combined application of phosphorus and foliar zinc fertilizers in Central Tigray, Ethiopia

ICGV00308	Fertilizers
ICGV00308	P₀Zn₀	P₁₀Zn_0.5	P₂₀Zn₁	P₃₀Zn_1.5
Net returns (ETB/ha)	42,930	48,222	50,017	50,259.5
Total input cost (ETB/ha)	0	1390.5	2318	3245.5
Domination rank		ND	ND	ND
Marginal benefit (ETB/ha)	0	5292	1795	242.5
Marginal cost (Birr/ha)	0	1390.5	927.5	927.5
MRR (%)		380.58	193.53	26.15

ICGV91114	Fertilizers
ICGV91114	P₀Zn₀	P₁₀Zn_0.5	P₂₀Zn₁	P₃₀Zn_1.5
Net returns (ETB/ha)	49,590	48,132	47,654.5	48,414.5
Total input cost (ETB/ha)	0	1390.5	2318	3245.5
Domination rank		D	D	D

Sedi	Fertilizers
Sedi	P₀Zn₀	P₁₀Zn_0.5	P₂₀Zn₁	P₃₀Zn_1.5
Net Returns (Birr/ha	52,897.5	52,249.5	54,292	53,657
Total input cost (ETB/ha)	0	1390.5	2318	3245.50
Domination rank		D	ND	D
Marginal benefit (ETB/ha)	0		1394.50
Marginal cost (ETB/ha)	0		2318
MRR (%)			60.16

The value written by italic indicated the highest MRR%
D = dominated treatment; ND = non dominated; P = kg/ha; Zn = g/L, ETB = Ethiopian Birr

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