Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda
New varieties are often developed on research stations with limited farmer involvement until the final stages of testing. Recently, farmer participatory approaches have been employed to include farmers' input into breeding objectives at much earlier stages of varietal development. This paper reports...
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Cambridge University Press
2002
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| author | Gold, Cliford S. Kiggundu, A. Abera, A.M.K. Karamura, D. |
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| author_facet | Gold, Cliford S. Kiggundu, A. Abera, A.M.K. Karamura, D. |
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| description | New varieties are often developed on research stations with limited farmer involvement until the final stages of testing. Recently, farmer participatory approaches have been employed to include farmers' input into breeding objectives at much earlier stages of varietal development. This paper reports on a farmer survey in Uganda to record farmer selection criteria for banana cultivars as a pre-breeding activity. From ranked data, bunch size and crop maturation time were the key selection criteria in the county's most important commercial production zones. Stand longevity, taste and crop maturation time were key factors where banana production is in decline and sale of bananas less important. Principal component analysis revealed that, nationally, stand longevity and tolerance of marginal soils were the most important criteria, probably because the larger part of overall production is for subsistence. |
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| spelling | CGSpace999702024-11-15T08:53:12Z Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda Gold, Cliford S. Kiggundu, A. Abera, A.M.K. Karamura, D. bananas musa cultivars food security New varieties are often developed on research stations with limited farmer involvement until the final stages of testing. Recently, farmer participatory approaches have been employed to include farmers' input into breeding objectives at much earlier stages of varietal development. This paper reports on a farmer survey in Uganda to record farmer selection criteria for banana cultivars as a pre-breeding activity. From ranked data, bunch size and crop maturation time were the key selection criteria in the county's most important commercial production zones. Stand longevity, taste and crop maturation time were key factors where banana production is in decline and sale of bananas less important. Principal component analysis revealed that, nationally, stand longevity and tolerance of marginal soils were the most important criteria, probably because the larger part of overall production is for subsistence. 2002-01 2019-03-03T05:54:24Z 2019-03-03T05:54:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99970 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Gold, C.S., Kiggundu, A., Abera, A.M.K. & Karamura, D. (2002). Selection criteria of Musa cultivars through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda. Experimental Agriculture, 38(1), 29-38. |
| spellingShingle | bananas musa cultivars food security Gold, Cliford S. Kiggundu, A. Abera, A.M.K. Karamura, D. Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda |
| title | Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda |
| title_full | Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda |
| title_short | Selection criteria of Musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in Uganda |
| title_sort | selection criteria of musa cultivars as determined through a farmer participatory appraisal survey in uganda |
| topic | bananas musa cultivars food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99970 |
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