Research Article
Role of Pigeonpea Cultivation on Soil Fertility and Farming System Sustainability in Ghana
Table 6
(a) Farmers’ preference ranking and (b) farmers’ criteria for selection of pigeonpea varieties for planting.
| (a) Variety | Growth and yield characteristics | Ranking and reasons for the rank | | Flowering pattern | Maturity period (days) | 100 grains weight (g) | Yield (tons ha−1) | Seed colour | Ranking | Reasons for the rank |
| ICPL 88039 | Determinate | 125 | 10.1 | 1.6 | Brownish red | 1 | Early maturing, short plant height, could be planted twice in a year | ICPL 88034 | Determinate | 125 | 10.2 | 1.8 | Brownish red | 2 | Early maturing, short plant height, could be planted twice in a year | ICPL 87091 | Determinate | 125 | 12.1 | 1.1 | white | 3 | Early maturing, short plant height, could be planted twice in a year | Maruti | Indeterminate | 190 | 10.0 | NA | Brownish red | 4 | Medium maturity, high litter fall | Lakshmi | Indeterminate | 196 | 10.2 | NA | Brownish red | 4 | High litter fall | ICPL 96053 | Indeterminate | 195 | 10.1 | NA | Brownish red | 4 | High litter fall |
| (b) Criteria | Ranking | | | | | | |
| Maturity | 1 | | | | | | | Number of plantings in a year | 2 | | | | | | | Easy of harvesting (plant height) | 3 | | | | | | | Easy of intercropping with yams | 4 | | | | | | | Seed size | 5 | | | | | | |
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NA: not available. Source: Adjei-Nsiah (unpublished results).
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