Abstract
Assessing The Adoption Of Macro Propagation Technology (MPT) Among Plantain And Banana Farmers In Ondo State, Nigeria
Highlights
Plantain and banana (Musa sp.) are important staple food crops in the humid forest and mid altitudes of agro-ecological regions of sub-Saharan Africa which produce about 35% of promusa worldwide
Plantain and banana farmers derived the utmost satisfaction from using macro propagation technology with the highest mean score of 4.47
Plantain and banana farmers did not support the fact that macro propagation technology (MPT) increased their production level, this ranked 16th with a mean score of 1.19
Summary
Plantain and banana (Musa sp.) are important staple food crops in the humid forest and mid altitudes of agro-ecological regions of sub-Saharan Africa which produce about 35% of promusa worldwide. This is a very slow process and usually does not yield adequate numbers of suckers They are a source of pests and diseases that reduce productivity and increase the cost of production due to the need for pest control measures. In this view, the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) initiated and disseminated macro propagation technology to plantain and banana farmers in Ondo State through training. Plantlets obtained through macro propagation have uniformity of seedlings while being less prone to post-established factors in the field, produces disease resistant varieties, increases yield, and produces a good quality of plantain and banana
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