On-Farm Experimentation with Improved Maize Seed and Soil Amendments in Southern Ghana: Productivity Effects in Small Holder Farms

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variety</td><td class="align_center">Year of release</td><td class="align_center">Attributes</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(1) Omankwa</td><td class="align_center">2010</td><td class="align_center">Early maturing; drought tolerant; striga tolerant; quality protein maize (QPM); open pollinated variety (OPV)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(2) Obatanpa</td><td class="align_center">1992</td><td class="align_center">Intermediate maturing; quality protein maize; tolerance to pests and diseases (blight, rust, streak, and stem borer); OPV</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(3) Ahomatea (local variety)</td><td class="align_center">Unknown</td><td class="align_center">Late maturing; OPV</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Attributes of maize varieties used in the study.</div>

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Table 3: On-Farm Experimentation with Improved Maize Seed and Soil Amendments in Southern Ghana: Productivity Effects in Small Holder Farms 