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

NA: not available.
Source: Adjei-Nsiah (unpublished results).