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Response of Beans to Fertilizer and Seed Treatment in Central Province, Zambia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

M. Bezuneh  and
F. J. Olsen
M. Bezuneh
Affiliation:
Adaptive Research Planning Team, Central Province, Kabwe Regional Research Station, Kabwe, Zambia
F. J. Olsen
Affiliation:
Adaptive Research Planning Team, Central Province, Kabwe Regional Research Station, Kabwe, Zambia
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Summary

On-farm research was conducted in Zambia between 1984 and 1987 to examine the performance of an imported bean variety and identify management practices that could result in higher and more stable yields and to examine their economic feasibility for risk averse smallholder farmers. Results showed that the Brazilian bean variety Carioca was superior to the local variety tested in terms of yield, net economic returns and reliability of performance, especially when used in combination with fertilizer and insecticide.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 381 - 385
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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