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On-Farm Evaluation of Improved Pearl Millet Varieties in Namibia

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Title On-Farm Evaluation of Improved Pearl Millet Varieties in Namibia
 
Creator Matanyaire, C M
Gupta, S C
 
Subject Millets
 
Description Pearl millet varieties for on-farm testing in Namibia were selected from onstation
testing during the 1990/91 and 1991 /92 seasons. The on-farm trials were
conducted at up to 14 locations in Owambolands and Kavango during the
1992/93 and 1993/94 seasons. During both seasons research-managed farmerimplemented
(RMFl] trials were conducted. Farmer-managed farmer-implemented
(FMFI) trials were also conducted at five locations during the 1993/94
season. Under RMFI trials, Okashana 1 gave significantly higher grain yields over
the farmers' local landrace variety (LLV in Owambolands. In Kavango the
performance of Okashana 1 and the fanners' LLV control was the same over the
last 2 years of testing.
Under fanner management all the varieties produced similar yields to the
farmers' LLV. However, in the RMFI trial, varieties responded to fertilizer, and
Okashana 1 was significantly superior to the farmers' LLV in respect of grain
yield. Without any improvement in crop management practices, there seemed to
be a little yield gain from cultivar change. None of the improved varieties under
test produced higher grain yield than Okashana I. The development of pearl
millet cultivars needs to be targeted to zones currently broadly defined as
Owambo and Kavango.
 
Date 1996
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4745/1/CP_1068.pdf
Matanyaire, C M and Gupta, S C (1996) On-Farm Evaluation of Improved Pearl Millet Varieties in Namibia. In: Drought-tolerant crops for southern Africa: Proceedings of the SADC/ICRISAT Regional Sorghum and Pearl Millet Workshop, 25-29 July 1994, Gaborone, Botswana.