Reasons | Planting time | Variety | Fertilizer | Sole vs intercrop |
Higher yields for early planted crops | 42.1 | - | - | - |
Timely planting reduces risks like pest damage | 15.8 |
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Late planted crops affected by extreme weather events | 15.8 |
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Early land preparation | 10.5 |
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Early planted crops fetch higher prices | 10.5 |
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Intercrop when early planted and not for late planting | 5.3 | - | - | - |
Plant Bazooka under good rains and Longe 5 in drought prone conditions | - | 29.4 |
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Two cobs for Bazooka but bigger for Longe 5 | - | 23.5 | - | - |
NAROBEAN 2 grows faster | - | 17.6 | - | - |
Higher growth vigor with Bazooka | - | 17.6 |
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All maize varieties good provided sufficient rainfall distribution | - | 5.9 | - | - |
All varieties equally affected by drought | - | 5.9 | - | - |
Fertilizer use leads to higher yields | - | - | 63.0 |
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Manure use is good and gives higher yields | - | - | 18.5 | - |
Fertilized plots less affected by drought | - | - | 7.4 |
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Farmer to stop selling manure but apply in his garden | - | - | 3.7 | - |
Bigger seed size with manure followed by DAP and least in unfertilized | - | - | 3.7 | - |
Not beneficial to fertilize fertile fields | - | - | 3.7 | - |
Sole cropping of beans is better than intercropping | - | - | - | 61.1 |
Intercropping is better due to double benefits | - | - | - | 22.2 |
Intercropping reduces bean growth | - | - | - | 5.6 |
Appropriate spacing of maize and beans in mono and intercropping | - | - | - | 5.6 |
Intercrop if early planted and vice-versa | - | - | - | 5.6 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |