Research Article
Weed Types and Dynamics Associations with Catena Landscape Positions: Smallholder Farmers’ Knowledge and Perception in Zimbabwe
Table 2
Wedza survey demographic, farmland, and cropping system data.
| | Aspect/parameter measured | Mean/Percentage of survey respondents (N = 249) |
| | Farm decision making | Male 37.5% | Female 62.5% | | | Marital status | Married 66% | Widowed 27% | Single parents 7% | | Average age group | 53 years | | | | Average farming experience | 26 years | | | | Resource endowment | Rich 36.4% | Poor 63.6% | | | Farmer description on soil type (home-field) | Sandy 41% | Sandy loam 25% | Clay 34% | | Farmer description on soil type (outer-field) | Sandy 19% | Sandy loam 30% | Clay 51% | | Farm position along the catena | Upper 52.8% | Middle 4.8% | Lower 42.4% | | Tillage system used | Conventional 47% | Conservation 53% | | | Crop grown on home-field | Maize 99% | Other crops 1% | | | Weed control methods | Manual (hoe) 97.2% | Herbicides 2.8% | |
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