Abstract
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) is a major staple and cash crop in northern, eastern, western and southwestern Uganda. However, research on the crop has been limited. As such, a survey was conducted in eastern Uganda (Kumi, Pallisa and Kamuli districts) to establish the status of the crop, its production constraints and prospects for its development. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to fifty households per district, during the period October-December, 1998. Land productivity has declined considerably in the study districts and low soil fertility is a major factor in this respect. Production of the crop is hampered by many constraints, the major ones being inadequate labour for weeding and harvesting, frequent drought, pests and diseases, and soil exhaustion. The region is highly dependent on oxen for land preparation. Finger millet production activities are generally gender neutral. The crop is grown almost exclusively once a year. Inter-cropping and crop rotation are common practices in finger millet production, and the role of finger millet as a cash crop is on the increase. Prospects for development of the crop lie in increasing yield through generation of labour-saving technologies, particularly for weeding and harvesting, and development of farmer-friendly packages for pests and disease management, drought mitigation and soil fertility management. A follow-up on-farm soil fertility management study was conducted to investigate the response of finger millet sown in rows or broadcasted, to various soil fertility management regimes. Row planting resulted in significantly (P<0.05) better finger millet growth and yield than broadcasting. Combined application of P and N, or P and manure gave the highest yields. Application of N alone delayed flowering and physiological maturity of the crop by 1 and 2 weeks, respectively. There was no significant (P<0.05) effect of planting pattern or fertiliser treatment on threshing percentage.
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Claim · model-written summary
Land productivity declined considerably in the study districts.
- Taxon
- Finger millet
Eleusine coracanat0 - Outcome
- Land productivitye0
- Direction
- declinede0
- Setting
- study districtse0
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Verbatim
e0“Land productivity has declined considerably in the study districts and low soil fertility is a major factor in this respect.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
Production was constrained by inadequate labour, drought, pests, diseases, and soil exhaustion.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Outcome
- Production of the crop is hamperede0
- Qualifier
- inadequate labour for weeding and harvesting, frequent drought, pests and diseases, and soil exhaustione0
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Verbatim
e0“Production of the crop is hampered by many constraints, the major ones being inadequate labour for weeding and harvesting, frequent drought, pests and diseases, and soil exhaustion.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
The region depended heavily on oxen for land preparation.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Outcome
- highly dependent on oxen for land preparatione0
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e0“The region is highly dependent on oxen for land preparation.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
Finger millet production activities were generally gender neutral.
- Taxon
- Finger milletEleusine coracanae0
- Outcome
- production activities are generally gender neutrale0
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Verbatim
e0“Finger millet production activities are generally gender neutral.”
Claim · model-written summary
Finger millet was grown almost exclusively once per year.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Outcome
- grown almost exclusively once a yeare0
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Verbatim
e0“The crop is grown almost exclusively once a year.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping and rotation were common in finger millet production.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanae0
- Outcome
- Inter-cropping and crop rotation are common practicese0
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Verbatim
e0“Inter-cropping and crop rotation are common practices in finger millet production”
Claim · model-written summary
Finger millet increasingly served as a cash crop.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanae0
- Outcome
- role of finger millet as a cash crope0
- Direction
- on the increasee0
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e0“the role of finger millet as a cash crop is on the increase.”
Claim · model-written summary
Row planting significantly improved finger millet growth and yield relative to broadcasting.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanae0
- Treatment
- Row plantinge0
- Outcome
- finger millet growth and yielde0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- broadcastinge0
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Verbatim
e0“Row planting resulted in significantly (P<0.05) better finger millet growth and yield than broadcasting.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined P and N application gave the highest yields.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- Combined application of P and Ne0
- Outcome
- yieldse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Combined application of P and N, or P and manure gave the highest yields.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined P and manure application gave the highest yields.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- P and manuree0
- Outcome
- yieldse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Combined application of P and N, or P and manure gave the highest yields.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
N alone delayed flowering by one week.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- Application of N alonee0
- Outcome
- floweringe0
- Direction
- delayede0
- Value
- 1e0
- Qualifier
- weeks, respectivelye0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Application of N alone delayed flowering and physiological maturity of the crop by 1 and 2 weeks, respectively.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
N alone delayed physiological maturity by two weeks.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- Application of N alonee0
- Outcome
- physiological maturitye0
- Direction
- delayede0
- Value
- 2 weekse0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Application of N alone delayed flowering and physiological maturity of the crop by 1 and 2 weeks, respectively.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
Planting pattern had no significant effect on threshing percentage.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- planting patterne0
- Outcome
- threshing percentagee0
- Direction
- no significante0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“There was no significant (P<0.05) effect of planting pattern or fertiliser treatment on threshing percentage.”
t0“finger millet”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertiliser treatment had no significant effect on threshing percentage.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- fertiliser treatmente0
- Outcome
- threshing percentagee0
- Direction
- no significante0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There was no significant (P<0.05) effect of planting pattern or fertiliser treatment on threshing percentage.”
t0“finger millet”
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