INTRODUCING IMPROVED CULTIVARS: UNDERSTANDING FARMERS' SEED DRYING AND STORAGE PRACTICES IN CENTRAL GHANA

• Published in: Experimental agriculture Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 301 - 317
• Main Authors: BAM, R. K., CRAUFURD, P. Q., DORWARD, P. T., ASIEDU, E. A., KUMAGA, F. K., OFORI, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2007
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agronomy; Ambient temperature; Cultivars; Drying; equations; Experiments; Farmers; insect pests; introduced species; Moisture content; Oryza sativa; pest resistance; prediction; Rice; seed germination; seed productivity; seed quality; seed storage; Storage; storage pests; water content; Ghana

Improved upland rice cultivars introduced in Volta Region, Ghana, have been perceived to store poorly compared to farmers' traditional cultivars. A survey was conducted in 2003 in the Hohoe district of this region, where a Participatory Varietal Selection programme had started in 1997, to gain...