Varieties

Treatments

Gross return ($)

Net return ($)

Cost/return ratio (%)

07SADVE

maize + cowpea

2441.89

1227.89

2.01

08SADVE1

maize + cowpea

1662.90

448.90

1.37

09SADVEF2

maize + cowpea

2022.71

808.71

1.67

Mudishi1

maize + cowpea

1788.24

574.24

1.47

Mudishi3

maize + cowpea

1931.88

717.88

1.59

Samaru

maize + cowpea

2080.11

866.11

1.71

VPO538

maize + cowpea

1898.23

684.23

1.56

ZM523

maize + cowpea

2039.74

825.74

1.68

Mean

maize + cowpea

1993.13

773.06

1.63

07SADVE

maize + soybean

1819.48

605.48

1.5

08SADVE1

maize + soybean

1698.90

484.90

1.4

09SADVEF2

maize + soybean

2335.61

1121.61

1.92

Mudishi1

maize + soybean

1736.53

522.53

1.43

Mudishi3

maize + soybean

1623.53

409.53

1.34

Samaru

maize + soybean

1668.74

454.74

1.37

VPO538

maize + soybean

1620.21

406.21

1.33

ZM523

maize + soybean

1494.33

280.33

1.23

Mean

maize + soybean

1758.41

538.34

1.44

07SADVE

maize mulch

1772.34

558.34

1.46

08SADVE1

maize mulch

1937.19

723.19

1.6

09SADVEF2

maize mulch

1724.51

510.51

1.42

Mudishi1

maize mulch

1644.65

430.65

1.35

Mudishi3

maize mulch

2316.42

1102.42

1.91

Samaru

maize mulch

1792.64

578.64

1.48

VPO538

maize mulch

1481.61

267.61

1.22

ZM523

maize mulch

1660.05

446.05

1.37

Mean

maize mulch

1800.13

580.06

1.48

Effect of varieties

0.7053

0.7053

0.7053

Effect of treatments

0.2600

0.2600

0.2600

Effect of varieties × treatments

0.7952

0.7952

0.7952