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Table 17
Most common responses from the five focal groups (Taken from the inscription forms)
Grower group *
Área ** (ha)
Freq. Defoliation ***
Seed material
Fertilization
Quantity **** (bags/ha)
Soil analysis
Labour cost records
El Carmen (17)
5
15 days (67%)
Sel suckers own farm (76.5%)
Chemical fertilizer (41%)
2
No (71%)
Occasional records (53%)
Grower group*
Área** (ha)
Irrigation type
Water source
Prod. type 1
Sigatoka Dry season
Freq. soil analysis
Freq.
Climate data 5
Costs 6
Quevedo (19)
59
Sub-foliar (63%)
River (79%)
Conv. (100%)
33
Defoliation, surgery and applications (68%)
Yes (89%)
Every six months (50%)
Yes (79%)
Every six months (46%)
Visual estimation (63%)
Closest weather station (40%)
Account S/W (47%)
Guabo (8)
6
Sub-foliar (100%)
River (71%)
Conv. (71%)
23
Defoliation, surgery and applications (86%)
No - No - Visual
No use climate data (75%)
No records (66%)
Machala (9)
34
Sub-foliar (89%)
River (89%)
Conv. (100%)
19
Defoliation, surgery and applications (56%)
Yes (56%)
Annually (60%)
yes (67%)
Anual (80%)
Visual estimation (44%)
No use climate data (50%)
Manual accounts (56%)
Guayas (5)
89
Sub-foliar (60%)
Well (60%)
Conv. (100%)
18
Defoliation, surgery and applications (80%)
Yes (100%)
-
Yes (80%)
Cada 2
Scheduled irrigation (80%)
Closest weather station (80%)
Account S/W (100%)
Sigatoka mgmt 3 2
Banana Soil
Foliar analysis
Irrigation 4
Plantain
Source: own elaboration, based on data from focal groups
* Number of participants per group. ** Average area planted (ha). ***
1 Production type: Conventional (Conv.); Organic (Org.). 2 Average of
5 Records on farm of climate data 6 Records of costs: Accounting software (Account. S/W); Manual accounting (Manual). account) 6 Records of costs: Accounting software (Account. S/W); Manual accounting (Manual).
analysis
foliar analysis
(57%)
(57%)
estimation (60%)
Frequency of defoliation to manage Black Sigatoka.**** Quantity of fertilizer use (bags/ha).
cycles or applications in a year. 3 Black Sigatoka Management in the dry season 4 Irrigation management strategy.
años (60%)
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