000			03315nab a22004097a 4500
999			_c30544 _d30544
001			G98945
003			MX-TxCIM
005			20230815161010.0
008			121211b |||p||p||||||| |z||| |
022			_a1684-5374 (Online)
022	0		_a1684-5358
040			_aMX-TxCIM
041	0		_aEn
090			_aCIS-7606
100	1		_aOshone, K.
245	1	0	_aAssessment of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris l.) Seed quality produced under different cropping systems by smallholder farmers in eastern Ethiopia
260			_c2014
500			_aPeer-review: No - Open Access: No
500			_aPeer review
500			_aOpen Access
500			_aNon-CRP
520			_aOne of the major causes of low yield of common bean in Ethiopia is the shortage and/or inaccessibility of high quality seed. In the Hararghe highlands of eastern Ethiopia, farmers often use common bean seeds produced both under sole crop and intercrop systems. This study was carried out to investigate the physical, physiological and health qualities of common bean seed produced under sole crop and intercrop systems by smallholder farmers of three districts of West Hararghe zone, Eastern Ethiopia. Samples from seed retained for 2011 main cropping season planting were collected from 100 households and tested using standard laboratory procedures. Results indicated that seeds obtained from sole crop were different from those obtained from intercrop system in physical purity and percentage of pathogen infected seeds whereas the physiological quality related characteristics were similar between the two cropping systems. With a mean pure seed proportion of above 98%, all seed samples obtained from sole and intercrop cropping systems met the national seed standard for common bean seed (95%). About 20 and 50% seed samples obtained from intercrop and sole crop, respectively, had seed moisture content below the minimum national standard for common bean seed (12%). Standard germination of seeds of both cropping systems exhibited a wide range of variation with a mean of 75 and 84% for sole crop and intercrop originated seeds, respectively. Common bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli) and Aspergillus flavus were the most common bacterial and fungal diseases associated with the seed samples. Higher percentage of CBB infection was found for sole seeds relative to those obtained from intercrops. It is concluded that in areas where agricultural land is limited, farmers can produce and use common bean seed of acceptable quality produced under sole and intercropping systems provided that appropriate production and post-harvest management practices are followed.
536			_aSocioeconomics Program
546			_aEnglish
591			_aAJOL|CIMMYT Informa No. 1907
594			_aINT3458
595			_aCSC
650	1	0	_aCommon bean
650		7	_aIntercropping _96135 _2AGROVOC
650		7	_aSeed quality _96102 _2AGROVOC
650		7	_aKidney beans _94601 _2AGROVOC
700	1		_aGebeyehu, S., _ecoaut.
700	1		_aFantaye, K.T. _gSocioeconomics Program _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _8INT3458 _9956
773	0		_tAfrican Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development _gv. 14, no. 1, p. 8566-8584
856	4		_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/19776 _yOpen Access through DSpace
942			_cJA _2ddc _n0