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    <language>eng</language>
          <publisher>Enviro Research Publishers</publisher>
        <journalTitle>Current Agriculture Research Journal</journalTitle>
          <issn>2347-4688</issn>
              <eissn>2321-9971</eissn>
        <publicationDate>2024-04-20</publicationDate>
    
        <volume>12</volume>
        <issue>1</issue>

 
    <startPage>146</startPage>
    <endPage>160</endPage>

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        <publisherRecordId>18859</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Determining the Profitability of Different NPSB and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates on Yield and Yield Attributes of SweetPotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) in the Midland Areas of Guji Southern Oromia, Ethiopia</title>

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      <author>
       <name>Solomon Teshome</name>

 
		
	<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
    

	 


      <author>
       <name>Arega Amide</name>


		
	<affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>

    

	 


      <author>
       <name>Miresa Mitiku</name>

		
	<affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
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		<affiliationName affiliationId="1">Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Crop Research Process, Finfine</affiliationName>
    

		
		<affiliationName affiliationId="2">Bore Agricultural Research ceneter, Crop research Process, Bore</affiliationName>
    
		
		
		
		
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    <abstract language="eng">Sweet potato is a crucial crop for food security and income generation. Sweet potato vine length, number of stems, average number of roots per plant, average root weight, marketable root yield, non-marketable root yield, and total sweet potato root yield were determined by the NPSB and nitrogen fertilizer application rates (p&lt;0.01). Using the right fertilizer recommendations can improve crop growth and yield while minimizing resource use. Both NPSB and Nitrogen fertilizer rates had a highly significant impact on root number, root weight, marketable root yield, unmarketable root yield, and total root yield. The combination of 100 kg ha<sup>-1 </sup>NPSB fertilizer and 69 kg ha<sup>-1 </sup>of Nitrogen fertilizer gave the highest marketable root yield (553.09 qt ha<sup>-1</sup>). The treatment with 100 kg ha<sup>-1 </sup>NPSB fertilizer and 46 kg ha<sup>-1 </sup>Nitrogen fertilizer demonstrated the best result in terms of marginal rate of returns, with a marginal revenue of 17872%. To optimize sweet potato productivity in the Adola rede region, it is recommended to apply 100 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> NPSB and 46 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> nitrogen fertilizer. In general, cultivation in the Adola rede region can be optimized by applying a combination of 100 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> of NPSB fertilizer and 46 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> of nitrogen, resulting in improved plant growth and marketability, higher root yields and cost efficiency.</abstract>

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      <keywords language="eng">
        <keyword>Adola rede; Crop yield; Fertilizer recommendations; Productivity; Sweet potato</keyword>
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