On-farm management and participatory evaluation of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan [L.] Millspaugh) diversity across the agro-ecological zones of the Republic of Benin

Table 9 Evaluation of pests and diseases impact in pigeonpea production

Evaluation (% of responses)	Variables	Overall (n = 500)	GZ (n = 190)	SGZ (n = 200)	SZ (n = 110)	Diff
Impact on pigeonpea yield	None	12.8	18.4^b	28.5^a	2.7^c	***
	Low	51.3	52.6^a	42.5^b	1.8^c	***
	Average	32.1	29^a	29^a	9.1^b	***
	High	2.6	–	–	81.8	***
	Very high	1.3	–	–	4.6	***
Control of pests and diseases	Absence of control		–	–	36.3	***
Control of pests and diseases	Use of cotton pesticides		–	–	63.7	***

GZ Guinean zone, SGZ Sudano-Guinean zone, SZ Sudanian zone, n number of respondents; Diff: difference; for the same variable, means or percentages that have no common letters are statistically different (p < 0.05), ns non-significant difference at the 5% level
***p < 0.001

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