Hyacinth Beans

Athmaselvi, K. A.; Sukumar, Aryasree; Bhokarikar, Sanika

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-41376-7_7

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“…Other farmers are, however, involved in lablab production during the short-rain season since lablab a drought resistant crop is. Commonly, maturity indicators in lablab depend on the change of pod color from green to brown ( Athmaselvi et al, 2020 ). This observatory indicator has been used by farmers together with the drying-up of the crop vines to determine the timing and maturity of the crop.…”

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Farmers’ Participatory Plant Selection of Lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet) in Tanzania

2022

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Farmer-participatory breeding approach is an important component in the crop improvement of lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet). The study was carried out to obtain the knowledge, practices and preferences of lablab through 31 lablab growing-farmers from Arusha, Kondoa, Karatu, Same and Babati districts of Tanzania toward initiating a lablab breeding program. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered and focused group discussions were held to collect data on the socio-demographic factors, production practices, constraints and farmer’s preferred traits of lablab. Selection of preferred traits and accessions was also done by the farmers in the field. Results showed that the chief constraints of lablab production are pests and diseases, poor marketability, low seed quality, inadequate rainfall, expensive agrochemicals, low yield, and poor storage facilities. The major pests are pod borer (field) and bruchids (storage). Preferred traits for lablab improvement include the development of insect pests and disease-resistant varieties, early maturing, high yield, black colored seed for market, short cooking time, and dense foliage. Genotypes EK2, D360, HA4, and D96 with preferred traits were identified by farmers, which forms critical decisions in crop improvement. This study describes the current view of lablab production and generates the understanding of farmers’ perceptions and preferences vital for breeding priorities and programs to increase its production, utilization and consumption.

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“…Proper identification of maturity in lablab impacts the total yield harvested. Most farmers harvest only the pods which are then manually threshed ( Athmaselvi et al, 2020 ). Manual threshing in these rural communities is preferred due to the availability of economical manpower.…”

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confidence: 99%