| Titre : |
On-farm evaluation of pearl millet varieties in Malawi for farmer preferences, grain yield and food quality traits |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
E.M. Chintu, Auteur ; E.S. Monyo, Auteur ; S.C. Gupta, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
1996 |
| Importance : |
p 27-33 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
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| Mots-clés : |
SORGHO MALAWI MILLET PERLE |
| Résumé : |
During the 1993/94 season two types of on-farm trials (research-managed and farm-managed), were conducted in 66 farmers’ fields in the Shire Valley to verify crop performance and to expose new varieties to the farming community. Both trials were implemented by farmers. Three new pearl millet varieties and two controls and farmers’ local landrace varieties (LLV) were evaluated for plant and grain traits preferred by farmers, yield potential and for their acceptability as food.
Variety SDMV 89004 had the highest grain yields: 1.95t/ha when research-managed and 1.47t/ha when farmer-managed. Under research-management the three varieties and NC-tall performed similarly and were superior to the LLV used, whereas under farmer-managed trials, the three test varieties produced similar yields that were superior to both NC-tall and the LLV.
These results and those from previous years indicate that farmers prefer the new varieties because of their high grain yield, good grain traits and acceptability as food (taste). These varieties will therefore be recommended soon for release in Malawi
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| Numéro du document : |
A 10433/F00 132 |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
SCIENCES ET PRODUCTION VEGETALES |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
SYSTEMES ET MODES DE CULTURE |
On-farm evaluation of pearl millet varieties in Malawi for farmer preferences, grain yield and food quality traits [texte imprimé] / E.M. Chintu, Auteur ; E.S. Monyo, Auteur ; S.C. Gupta, Auteur . - 1996 . - p 27-33. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
|
| Mots-clés : |
SORGHO MALAWI MILLET PERLE |
| Résumé : |
During the 1993/94 season two types of on-farm trials (research-managed and farm-managed), were conducted in 66 farmers’ fields in the Shire Valley to verify crop performance and to expose new varieties to the farming community. Both trials were implemented by farmers. Three new pearl millet varieties and two controls and farmers’ local landrace varieties (LLV) were evaluated for plant and grain traits preferred by farmers, yield potential and for their acceptability as food.
Variety SDMV 89004 had the highest grain yields: 1.95t/ha when research-managed and 1.47t/ha when farmer-managed. Under research-management the three varieties and NC-tall performed similarly and were superior to the LLV used, whereas under farmer-managed trials, the three test varieties produced similar yields that were superior to both NC-tall and the LLV.
These results and those from previous years indicate that farmers prefer the new varieties because of their high grain yield, good grain traits and acceptability as food (taste). These varieties will therefore be recommended soon for release in Malawi
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| Numéro du document : |
A 10433/F00 132 |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
SCIENCES ET PRODUCTION VEGETALES |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
SYSTEMES ET MODES DE CULTURE |
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On-farm evaluation of pearl millet varieties in Malawi for farmer preferences, grain yield and food quality traits
