Abstract
during short rains season of 2014. Conventional planting with full rate NPK had the highest benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 3.58 while Zai pit without input had the least BCR of 0.99. The experiment showed that Zai pit technology contributed to increments of yields in comparison to conventional planting although its BCR was lower than conventional planting with similar amendments. However, both Zai pit and conventional practices should be used in combination with organic and inorganic amendments to enhance yields in sorghum production.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Conventional planting with full rate NPK had the highest benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 3.58 for sorghum in Upper Eastern Kenya.
- Treatment
- Conventional planting with full rate NPKe1
- Outcome
- benefit-cost ratio (BCR)e1
- Direction
- higheste1
- Value
- 3.58e1
- Qualifier
- during short rains season of 2014e0
- Setting
- Upper Eastern Kenyat0
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Zai pits for heightened sorghum production in drier parts of Upper Eastern Kenya”
e0“during short rains season of 2014”
e1“Conventional planting with full rate NPK had the highest benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 3.58”
Claim · model-written summary
Zai pit without input had the least benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 0.99 for sorghum.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Zai pits for heightened sorghum production in drier parts of Upper Eastern Kenya”
e2“while Zai pit without input had the least BCR of 0.99”
Claim · model-written summary
Zai pit technology increased sorghum yields in comparison to conventional planting.
- Treatment
- Zai pit technologye3
- Outcome
- yieldse3
- Direction
- incrementse3
- Comparator
- conventional plantinge3
- Setting
- Upper Eastern Kenyat0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Zai pits for heightened sorghum production in drier parts of Upper Eastern Kenya”
e3“The experiment showed that Zai pit technology contributed to increments of yields in comparison to conventional planting”
Claim · model-written summary
Zai pit technology had a lower benefit-cost ratio than conventional planting with similar amendments for sorghum.
- Treatment
- Zai pit technologye4
- Outcome
- BCRe4
- Direction
- lowere4
- Comparator
- conventional planting with similar amendmentse4
- Setting
- Upper Eastern Kenyat0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Zai pits for heightened sorghum production in drier parts of Upper Eastern Kenya”
e4“Zai pit technology contributed to increments of yields in comparison to conventional planting although its BCR was lower than conventional planting with similar amendments”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend that Zai pit and conventional practices be combined with organic and inorganic amendments to enhance sorghum yields.
- Treatment
- organic and inorganic amendmentse5
- Outcome
- should be used in combination with organic and inorganic amendmentse5
- Qualifier
- to enhance yieldse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“However, both Zai pit and conventional practices should be used in combination with organic and inorganic amendments to enhance yields in sorghum production”
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