Abstract
The FPR project in China is a cooperative project between CIAT and CATAS, and is financially supported by the Nippon Foundation of Japan. This paper mainly describes results of the FPR trials conducted in Hainan province of China and discusses the function of FPR in the transfer of cassava technologies, existing problems and future development prospects. The project involves the following aspects of research: variety trials, soil and water conservation and fertilizer management. Contour barriers of tropical grass and legume species, and intercropping with peanut and other legume crops have been shown to be effective in protecting the soil from erosion. Results based on trials conducted at CATAS from 1995 to 1999 indicate that hedgerows of vetiver grass, Clitoria ternatea, Chamaecrista rotundifolia, Indigofera endecaphylla, Arachis pintoi, Tephrosia candida, Ananas comosus and Brachiaria decumbens decreased dry soil loss (5-30 t/ha) by 65-94%, compared to the check treatment which had a dry soil loss of 85 t/ha. FPR trials conducted by farmers in their own fields indicate that cassava intercropped with peanut and planting vetiver grass as contour barriers was the best practice: dry soil loss decreased by 28-57% compared to the check treatment, and increased income by 3,300 Yuan/ha. This practice has been widely adopted by farmers in the pilot site of Kongba village in Baisha county of Hainan, and is being disseminated to neighboring villages by farmer-to-farmer extension. During 1995-1999, more than 41 promising clones have been tested in 38 farmers’ fields; they were harvested and evaluated by farmers themselves. Results show that SC8013 and OMR33- 10-4 outyielded the check variety SC205 by 13.1% and 34.4%, respectively. However, there were no significant differences among varieties in terms of soil erosion control. It is very easy for farmers to select and adopt their favorate varieties through their own participation. This approach will enhance the dissemination of new varieties and technologies. Fertilizer trials were conducted in 14 farmers’ fields using 12 treatments. The results show that all the treatments with fertilizers produced higher yields than those without fertilizers, and that application of 300 kg/ha of a special fertilizer (No. 3) increased the yield by 33% and gross income by 22%. This result will help convince farmers to apply fertilizers to their cassava fields in the future.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Hedgerows of vetiver grass and other tropical grass and legume species decreased dry soil loss by 65-94% compared with the check treatment.
- Taxon
- cassava
Manihot esculentae0 - Treatment
- hedgerows of vetiver grasse2
- Outcome
- dry soil losse2
- Direction
- decreasede2
- Value
- 65-94%e2
- Qualifier
- 85 t/hae2
- Comparator
- check treatmente2
- Setting
- CATASe5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“transfer of cassava technologies”
e2“hedgerows of vetiver grass, Clitoria ternatea, Chamaecrista rotundifolia, Indigofera endecaphylla, Arachis pintoi, Tephrosia candida, Ananas comosus and Brachiaria decumbens decreased dry soil loss (5-30 t/ha) by 65-94%, compared to the check treatment which had a dry soil loss of 85 t/ha”
e5“Results based on trials conducted at CATAS from 1995 to 1999”
Claim · model-written summary
Cassava intercropped with peanut and vetiver grass contour barriers decreased dry soil loss by 28-57% relative to the check treatment.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae3
- Treatment
- intercropped with peanut and planting vetiver grass as contour barrierse3
- Outcome
- dry soil losse3
- Direction
- decreasede3
- Value
- 28-57%e3
- Comparator
- check treatmente3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“cassava intercropped with peanut and planting vetiver grass as contour barriers was the best practice: dry soil loss decreased by 28-57% compared to the check treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Cassava intercropped with peanut and vetiver grass contour barriers was the best practice among those tested.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae3
- Outcome
- best practicee3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“cassava intercropped with peanut and planting vetiver grass as contour barriers was the best practice: dry soil loss decreased by 28-57% compared to the check treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Cassava intercropped with peanut and vetiver grass contour barriers increased income by 3,300 Yuan/ha.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae3
- Treatment
- intercropped with peanut and planting vetiver grass as contour barrierse3
- Outcome
- incomee4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Value
- 3,300 Yuan/hae4
- Comparator
- check treatmente3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“cassava intercropped with peanut and planting vetiver grass as contour barriers was the best practice: dry soil loss decreased by 28-57% compared to the check treatment”
e4“and increased income by 3,300 Yuan/ha”
Claim · model-written summary
Cassava clone SC8013 outyielded the check variety SC205 by 13.1% in farmer-evaluated trials.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Material
- SC8013e6
- Treatment
- promising clonese5
- Outcome
- yielde6
- Direction
- outyieldede6
- Value
- 13.1%e6
- Comparator
- check variety SC205e6
- Setting
- farmers’ fieldse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“transfer of cassava technologies”
e5“more than 41 promising clones have been tested in 38 farmers’ fields”
e6“Results show that SC8013 and OMR33- 10-4 outyielded the check variety SC205 by 13.1% and 34.4%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Cassava clone OMR33-10-4 outyielded the check variety SC205 by 34.4% in farmer-evaluated trials.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Material
- OMR33- 10-4e6
- Treatment
- promising clonese5
- Outcome
- yielde6
- Direction
- outyieldede6
- Value
- 34.4%e6
- Comparator
- check variety SC205e6
- Setting
- farmers’ fieldse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“transfer of cassava technologies”
e5“more than 41 promising clones have been tested in 38 farmers’ fields”
e6“Results show that SC8013 and OMR33- 10-4 outyielded the check variety SC205 by 13.1% and 34.4%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
No significant differences in soil erosion control were found among cassava varieties.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Material
- varietiese7
- Outcome
- soil erosion controle7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“transfer of cassava technologies”
e7“there were no significant differences among varieties in terms of soil erosion control”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilized treatments produced higher cassava yields than unfertilized treatments in farmers’ fields.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Treatment
- fertilizerse1
- Outcome
- yieldse1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- those without fertilizerse1
- Setting
- 14 farmers’ fieldse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“transfer of cassava technologies”
e1“all the treatments with fertilizers produced higher yields than those without fertilizers”
e2“Fertilizer trials were conducted in 14 farmers’ fields using 12 treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Application of 300 kg/ha of special fertilizer No. 3 increased cassava yield by 33%.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Treatment
- application of 300 kg/ha of a special fertilizer (No. 3)e1
- Outcome
- yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 33%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“transfer of cassava technologies”
e1“application of 300 kg/ha of a special fertilizer (No. 3) increased the yield by 33% and gross income by 22%”
Claim · model-written summary
Application of 300 kg/ha of special fertilizer No. 3 increased cassava gross income by 22%.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Treatment
- application of 300 kg/ha of a special fertilizer (No. 3)e1
- Outcome
- gross incomee1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 22%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“transfer of cassava technologies”
e1“application of 300 kg/ha of a special fertilizer (No. 3) increased the yield by 33% and gross income by 22%”
Claim · model-written summary
The cassava intercropping practice is widely adopted by farmers at the pilot site in Kongba village, Baisha county, Hainan.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Outcome
- widely adopted by farmerse1
- Setting
- pilot site of Kongba village in Baisha county of Hainane1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“transfer of cassava technologies”
e1“This practice has been widely adopted by farmers in the pilot site of Kongba village in Baisha county of Hainan”
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