Baseline survey on groundnut production constraints and practices in Taraba, Nigeria

Tunwari, B.A. and Gani, M. and Shinggu, C.P. (2018) Baseline survey on groundnut production constraints and practices in Taraba, Nigeria. International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 7 (2). pp. 458-466.

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Abstract

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important oil seed crop in Nigeria with yields averaging about 800 kg ha-1, less than one-third the potential yield of 3000 kg ha-1. Early and late leaf spots, caused by Cercospora arachidicola and Phaeoisariopsis personata, are the most common and serious diseases of groundnut, with over 50% yield loss. Questionnaires were administered among farmers of Taraba state in a participatory manner. Responses obtained were analyzed using non-parametric or descriptive statistics. The survey showed that the cropping system has been intercrop mostly with sorghum and maize. The second experiment was to determine the extent of leaf spots by random sampling of four farmers’ fields per each of the 5 wards in each Local Governments of namely Wukari, Takum, Donga, Ussa and Ibi surveyed. The result revealed that early leaf spot disease was prevalent in all the areas surveyed, and percentage leaf area damaged, infection frequency, lesion diameter and sporulation index were more in Takum and Ussa than other locations. The findings provide important guides to formulate good farmer consumer oriented researches that will help to address these constraints and to improve the livelihoods of farmers in their rural communities.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Survey; Farmers’ Perception; Leafspots; Groundnut; Cropping Systems
Author Affiliation: Department of Crop Production and Protection, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
Subjects: Plant Production
Divisions: Groundnut
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2019 04:01
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2019 04:01
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15865

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