Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania

Yield response and economic performance of farmer selected and preferred elite tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum 'Tengeru 2010'); African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum 'Tengeru white') and amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus 'Madiira I') cultivars were undertaken in four communities located in Babati distri...

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Autores principales: Lukumay, Philipo J., Afari-Sefa, Victor, Ochieng, J., Dominick, I., Coyne, Danny L., Chagomoka, Takemore
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Publicado: International Society for Horticultural Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96584
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author Lukumay, Philipo J.
Afari-Sefa, Victor
Ochieng, J.
Dominick, I.
Coyne, Danny L.
Chagomoka, Takemore
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Chagomoka, Takemore
Coyne, Danny L.
Dominick, I.
Lukumay, Philipo J.
Ochieng, J.
author_facet Lukumay, Philipo J.
Afari-Sefa, Victor
Ochieng, J.
Dominick, I.
Coyne, Danny L.
Chagomoka, Takemore
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description Yield response and economic performance of farmer selected and preferred elite tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum 'Tengeru 2010'); African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum 'Tengeru white') and amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus 'Madiira I') cultivars were undertaken in four communities located in Babati district, Tanzania, using the mother/baby field trial approach with a randomized complete block experimental layout. The trials were carried out over two annual production seasons to study the yield and profitability performance of elite vegetable cultivars grown under selected integrated management practices (IMPs), namely: healthy seedlings, good agronomic practices, and integrated pest management in comparison with standard farmer practices (SFPs). Input-output data from 16 plots showed that IMPs led to significant yield and profit increase (p<0.001) of up to 64.40 t ha-1 compared to 28.28 t ha-1 with a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 8.5 for tomato, and 53.45 t ha-1 compared to 23.04 t ha-1 (BCR=4.50) for African eggplant. Good quality seeds of improved cultivars were found to add 50 t ha-1 to tomato and African eggplant yields, with healthy seedlings adding a further 30 t ha-1 to the total yield compared to the control. IMPs significantly reduced (p<0.005) pest and disease incidence for tomato and African eggplant as well as reducing the frequency and quantity of chemical pesticides applied from 0.045 to 0.012 t ha-1, a good sign of environmental compliance.
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spelling CGSpace965842023-12-08T19:36:04Z Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania Lukumay, Philipo J. Afari-Sefa, Victor Ochieng, J. Dominick, I. Coyne, Danny L. Chagomoka, Takemore field trials african amaranth tomato integrated management practices benefit-cost ratio Yield response and economic performance of farmer selected and preferred elite tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum 'Tengeru 2010'); African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum 'Tengeru white') and amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus 'Madiira I') cultivars were undertaken in four communities located in Babati district, Tanzania, using the mother/baby field trial approach with a randomized complete block experimental layout. The trials were carried out over two annual production seasons to study the yield and profitability performance of elite vegetable cultivars grown under selected integrated management practices (IMPs), namely: healthy seedlings, good agronomic practices, and integrated pest management in comparison with standard farmer practices (SFPs). Input-output data from 16 plots showed that IMPs led to significant yield and profit increase (p<0.001) of up to 64.40 t ha-1 compared to 28.28 t ha-1 with a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 8.5 for tomato, and 53.45 t ha-1 compared to 23.04 t ha-1 (BCR=4.50) for African eggplant. Good quality seeds of improved cultivars were found to add 50 t ha-1 to tomato and African eggplant yields, with healthy seedlings adding a further 30 t ha-1 to the total yield compared to the control. IMPs significantly reduced (p<0.005) pest and disease incidence for tomato and African eggplant as well as reducing the frequency and quantity of chemical pesticides applied from 0.045 to 0.012 t ha-1, a good sign of environmental compliance. 2018-06 2018-08-16T15:20:01Z 2018-08-16T15:20:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96584 en Limited Access International Society for Horticultural Science Lukumay, P.J., Afari-Sefa, V., Ochieng, J., Dominick, I., Coyne, D. & Chagomoka, T. (2018). Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania. Acta Horticulturae, 1205, 75-86.
spellingShingle field trials
african
amaranth
tomato
integrated management practices
benefit-cost ratio
Lukumay, Philipo J.
Afari-Sefa, Victor
Ochieng, J.
Dominick, I.
Coyne, Danny L.
Chagomoka, Takemore
Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania
title Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania
title_full Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania
title_fullStr Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania
title_short Yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in Tanzania
title_sort yield response and economic performance of participatory evaluated elite vegetable cultivars in intensive farming systems in tanzania
topic field trials
african
amaranth
tomato
integrated management practices
benefit-cost ratio
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96584
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