Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal

Field trials of rice and bean dynamic mixtures were carried out in low input and hill farming systems of Nepal from 2019 to 2021 to improve productivity and resilience. The rice trials were conducted in two locations (Jumla and Lamjung) and those on bean in Jumla, using a randomized complete block d...

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Autores principales: Neupane, Shree Prasad, Joshi, Bal Krishna, Ayer, Dipendra Kumar, Ghimire, Krishna Hari, Gauchan, Devendra, Karkee, Ajaya, Jarvis, Devra I., Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun, Grando, Stefania, Ceccarelli, Salvatore
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130666
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author Neupane, Shree Prasad
Joshi, Bal Krishna
Ayer, Dipendra Kumar
Ghimire, Krishna Hari
Gauchan, Devendra
Karkee, Ajaya
Jarvis, Devra I.
Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun
Grando, Stefania
Ceccarelli, Salvatore
author_browse Ayer, Dipendra Kumar
Ceccarelli, Salvatore
Gauchan, Devendra
Ghimire, Krishna Hari
Grando, Stefania
Jarvis, Devra I.
Joshi, Bal Krishna
Karkee, Ajaya
Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun
Neupane, Shree Prasad
author_facet Neupane, Shree Prasad
Joshi, Bal Krishna
Ayer, Dipendra Kumar
Ghimire, Krishna Hari
Gauchan, Devendra
Karkee, Ajaya
Jarvis, Devra I.
Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun
Grando, Stefania
Ceccarelli, Salvatore
author_sort Neupane, Shree Prasad
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description Field trials of rice and bean dynamic mixtures were carried out in low input and hill farming systems of Nepal from 2019 to 2021 to improve productivity and resilience. The rice trials were conducted in two locations (Jumla and Lamjung) and those on bean in Jumla, using a randomized complete block design with three replications. Dynamic mixtures were constructed from landraces, improved varieties and breeding lines for both crops. A total of 48 bean entries were used in Jumla, whereas 56 and 66 rice entries were used to make location-specific dynamic mixtures in Lamjung and Jumla, respectively. They were formed by mixing diverse varieties as a strategy to maintain a broad genetic base. Farmers (men and women) and technicians selected from the most complex mixture and the selections were added to the trials starting from second year. In rice, some mixtures and selections from the mixtures gave grain yield comparable to the improved check and higher than the local checks. In the case of bean, differences between entries were not significant but some of the selections received a high preference score. Overall, the dynamic mixtures appear as a reliable material for sustainable increase in yield in the low input and hill farming system of Nepal.
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spelling CGSpace1306662025-12-08T10:29:22Z Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal Neupane, Shree Prasad Joshi, Bal Krishna Ayer, Dipendra Kumar Ghimire, Krishna Hari Gauchan, Devendra Karkee, Ajaya Jarvis, Devra I. Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun Grando, Stefania Ceccarelli, Salvatore farmers' attitudes agronomic practices mixed cropping resilience crop production productivity Field trials of rice and bean dynamic mixtures were carried out in low input and hill farming systems of Nepal from 2019 to 2021 to improve productivity and resilience. The rice trials were conducted in two locations (Jumla and Lamjung) and those on bean in Jumla, using a randomized complete block design with three replications. Dynamic mixtures were constructed from landraces, improved varieties and breeding lines for both crops. A total of 48 bean entries were used in Jumla, whereas 56 and 66 rice entries were used to make location-specific dynamic mixtures in Lamjung and Jumla, respectively. They were formed by mixing diverse varieties as a strategy to maintain a broad genetic base. Farmers (men and women) and technicians selected from the most complex mixture and the selections were added to the trials starting from second year. In rice, some mixtures and selections from the mixtures gave grain yield comparable to the improved check and higher than the local checks. In the case of bean, differences between entries were not significant but some of the selections received a high preference score. Overall, the dynamic mixtures appear as a reliable material for sustainable increase in yield in the low input and hill farming system of Nepal. 2023-05-13 2023-06-07T09:39:05Z 2023-06-07T09:39:05Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130666 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Neupane, S.P.; Joshi, B.K.; Ayer, D.K.; Ghimire, K.H.; Gauchan, D.; Karkee, A.; Jarvis, D.I.; Mengistu, D.K.; Grando, S.; Ceccarelli, S. (2023) Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal. Diversity 15(5): 660. ISSN: 1424-2818
spellingShingle farmers' attitudes
agronomic practices
mixed cropping
resilience
crop production
productivity
Neupane, Shree Prasad
Joshi, Bal Krishna
Ayer, Dipendra Kumar
Ghimire, Krishna Hari
Gauchan, Devendra
Karkee, Ajaya
Jarvis, Devra I.
Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun
Grando, Stefania
Ceccarelli, Salvatore
Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal
title Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal
title_full Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal
title_fullStr Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal
title_short Farmers’ preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in Nepal
title_sort farmers preferences and agronomic evaluation of dynamic mixtures of rice and bean in nepal
topic farmers' attitudes
agronomic practices
mixed cropping
resilience
crop production
productivity
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130666
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