气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Farmers' Perceptions of Maize Production Constraints and the Effects of Push-Pull Technology on Soil Fertility, Pest Infestation, and Maize Yield in Southwest Ethiopia

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DOI	10.3390/agriculture14030381
	Farmers' Perceptions of Maize Production Constraints and the Effects of Push-Pull Technology on Soil Fertility, Pest Infestation, and Maize Yield in Southwest Ethiopia
	Sime, Mekonnen; Ballo, Shifa; Abro, Zewdu; Gugissa, Desalegn Amlaku; Mendesil, Esayas; Tefera, Tadele
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2077-0472
起始页码	14
结束页码	3
卷号	14 期号:3
英文摘要	This study aimed to analyze farmers' perceptions of maize production constraints and determine the effects of push-pull technology (PPT) on crop yield, pest control, and improving soil fertility status. Increasing fertilizer prices and pesticide prices, FAWs (fall armyworms) and stemborers, declining soil fertility, and drought are the main maize production constraints in the area. Seventy percent of the respondents indicated that an increase in input prices such as those of fertilizer and seeds is the major constraint in the area, while FAWs (55%) and stemborers (44.3%) were ranked the third and fourth major constraints. About 67% of farmers reported that stemborer damage to maize in PPT plots was either minimal or non-existent. Fifty-five percent of farmers stated that the damage caused to maize by FAWs was low or that there was no damage in PPT plots. PPT reduced stem borer infestation from 83% to 44%. The yield gained from PPT plots ranged from 18% to 31%. Soil samples taken from PPT plots showed improved soil organic carbon, organic matter, total nitrogen, and cation exchange capacity.
英文关键词	brachiaria; Desmodium; pest management; soil health
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
WOS类目	Agronomy
WOS记录号	WOS:001191758800001
来源期刊	AGRICULTURE-BASEL
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/294649
作者单位	Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR); International Centre of Insect Physiology & Ecology (ICIPE); Addis Ababa University; Jimma University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sime, Mekonnen,Ballo, Shifa,Abro, Zewdu,et al. Farmers' Perceptions of Maize Production Constraints and the Effects of Push-Pull Technology on Soil Fertility, Pest Infestation, and Maize Yield in Southwest Ethiopia[J],2024,14(3).
APA	Sime, Mekonnen,Ballo, Shifa,Abro, Zewdu,Gugissa, Desalegn Amlaku,Mendesil, Esayas,&Tefera, Tadele.(2024).Farmers' Perceptions of Maize Production Constraints and the Effects of Push-Pull Technology on Soil Fertility, Pest Infestation, and Maize Yield in Southwest Ethiopia.AGRICULTURE-BASEL,14(3).
MLA	Sime, Mekonnen,et al."Farmers' Perceptions of Maize Production Constraints and the Effects of Push-Pull Technology on Soil Fertility, Pest Infestation, and Maize Yield in Southwest Ethiopia".AGRICULTURE-BASEL 14.3(2024).