| Titre : |
Evaluation of crop performance and farmer preference for pearl millet varieties in Tanzania |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
E.A. Letayo, Auteur ; H.M. Saadan, Auteur ; S.I. Mndolwa, Auteur |
| Importance : |
p 65-70 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
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| Mots-clés : |
MILLET PERLE TANZANIE RECHERCHE AGRICOLE |
| Résumé : |
This study was caried out to select an improved pearl millet variety acceptable to the farming community of Tanzania, after comparison with farmers’ local landrace varieties (LLVs).21 farmers from three districts participated and improved varieties TSPM 91018 and TSPM 91001, which had been used in national on-station trials for more than three seasons and were found to be promising, were established in the farmers’ fields in three districts in the 1993/94 season. The farmers’ LLV and Serere 17, an improved released variety were included in the Singida district trial for additional comparison.
The variety TSPM 91018 was selected by farmers because of its earliness in maturity, long heads, large grain size and high yield. This variety was superior overall to the farmers’ LLV and the improved released variety Serere 17. Across villages in the three districts TSPM 91018 produced 2.31t/ha of grain, 43% more than the farmers’LLV (1.62t/ha). In Dodoma district, where both the farmers’ LLV and Serere 17 were included, the new variety yielded 28% and 48% more respectively. This variety matures about 2 weeks earlier than the farmers’LLV, which gives it an advantage of escaping drought in seasons characterized by the early termination of rains-a normal occurrence in the central plateau of Tanzania.
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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 |
Evaluation of crop performance and farmer preference for pearl millet varieties in Tanzania [texte imprimé] / E.A. Letayo, Auteur ; H.M. Saadan, Auteur ; S.I. Mndolwa, Auteur . - [s.d.] . - p 65-70. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
|
| Mots-clés : |
MILLET PERLE TANZANIE RECHERCHE AGRICOLE |
| Résumé : |
This study was caried out to select an improved pearl millet variety acceptable to the farming community of Tanzania, after comparison with farmers’ local landrace varieties (LLVs).21 farmers from three districts participated and improved varieties TSPM 91018 and TSPM 91001, which had been used in national on-station trials for more than three seasons and were found to be promising, were established in the farmers’ fields in three districts in the 1993/94 season. The farmers’ LLV and Serere 17, an improved released variety were included in the Singida district trial for additional comparison.
The variety TSPM 91018 was selected by farmers because of its earliness in maturity, long heads, large grain size and high yield. This variety was superior overall to the farmers’ LLV and the improved released variety Serere 17. Across villages in the three districts TSPM 91018 produced 2.31t/ha of grain, 43% more than the farmers’LLV (1.62t/ha). In Dodoma district, where both the farmers’ LLV and Serere 17 were included, the new variety yielded 28% and 48% more respectively. This variety matures about 2 weeks earlier than the farmers’LLV, which gives it an advantage of escaping drought in seasons characterized by the early termination of rains-a normal occurrence in the central plateau of Tanzania.
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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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Evaluation of crop performance and farmer preference for pearl millet varieties in Tanzania
