Participatory farmers’ selection of common bean varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under different production constraints
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Date
2018
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Plant Breeding
Abstract
On-farm evaluation of 15 common bean varieties was undertaken with nine farmer
groups under two fertilizer applications levels in four subcounties of Hoima and
Rakai districts for two seasons to select farmers’ desired and undesired varieties.
Farmers’ votes for acceptance and rejection of varieties at podding stage were converted
to a preference index, and analysis of variance was conducted to examine
differences in farmers’ preference indices among subcounties and combined across
subcounties, seasons, management and gender. Management had no-significant
influence on the way farmers selected varieties in the subcounties. Choice of varieties
varied significantly (p ≤ .001) between seasons and gender in the different
subcounties. Variety Masindi Yellow Long and Farmers’ seed (Kaduli), and the introduced
KATB1 were accepted by farmers due to their medium seed size, desired
seed colour and potential of varietal adaptability to their farm conditions. Varieties
NABE2, ROBA1 and RWR719 were deselected due to possession of traits less
desired in the market. These results demonstrate the need for breeding programmes
to involve diverse stakeholders in capturing the diverse traits preferences in varietal
development process.
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Farmer evaluation, Food security, Grain legumes, Participatory research
Citation
Bruno, A., Katungi, E., Stanley, N. T., Clare, M., Maxwell, M. G., Paul, G., ... & Richard, E. (2018). Participatory farmers’ selection of common bean varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under different production constraints. Plant Breeding, 137(3), 283-289. DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12594