eprintid: 10375
rev_number: 10
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datestamp: 2017-12-22 08:34:08
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status_changed: 2017-12-22 08:34:08
type: article
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creators_name: Dawud, M A
creators_name: Angarawai, I I
creators_name: Tongoona, P B
creators_name: Ofori, K
creators_name: Eleblu, J S Y
creators_name: Lfie, B E
icrisatcreators_name: Angarawai, I I
affiliation: Cereals Department, Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri (Borno State)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Kano)
affiliation: West Africa Center for Crop Improvement, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana (Legon)
country: Nigeria
country: Ghana
title: Farmers’ Production Constraints, Knowledge of Striga and
Preferred Traits of Pearl Millet in Jigawa State, Nigeria
ispublished: pub
subjects: S1.5.1
divisions: CRPS1
crps: crp1.4
full_text_status: public
keywords: pearl millet, production constraints, farmers’ preferred traits, striga hermonthica
abstract: A participatory rural appraisal was performed in order to identify farmers’ pearl millet
production constraints, preferred varietal traits and their knowledge about Striga hermonthica.
This was conducted in Dutse (Madobi and Kudai), Birninkudu (Kantoga and Kafingana) and
Kiyawa (Karfawa and Shuwarin) local governments of Jigawa state Nigeria. Questionnaires and
focus group discussion were used to gather information from 143 respondents. Results shows
that the five most important traits selected were resistance to Striga infestation, resistance to
downy mildew, tolerance to shattering, good quality local beverage, and tolerance to lodging.
The major constraints to production across all the districts were low soil fertility, Striga, downy
mildew, and high labour costs. Farmers had a good knowledge about Striga and their control
methods across the locations were hand-pulling and or hoe weeding.
date: 2017
date_type: published
publication: Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: D Agriculture and Veterinary
volume: 17
number: 3
publisher: Global Journals Inc
pagerange: 1-7
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2249-4626
related_url_url: https://globaljournals.org/GJSFR_Volume17/4-Farmers-Production-Constraints.pdf
related_url_type: org
citation:   Dawud, M A and Angarawai, I I and Tongoona, P B and Ofori, K and Eleblu, J S Y and Lfie, B E  (2017) Farmers’ Production Constraints, Knowledge of Striga and Preferred Traits of Pearl Millet in Jigawa State, Nigeria.  Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: D Agriculture and Veterinary, 17 (3).  pp. 1-7.  ISSN 2249-4626     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/10375/1/Farmers%E2%80%99%20Production%20Constraints.pdf