Table 5 Adoption level of recommended practices to control the spread of the BXW as part of Ugandan banana-growing households’ livelihood strategy
From: Livelihood assets’ influence on Ugandan farmers’ control practices for Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW)
BXW control practices | All sample | Non-adopters | 1 practice | 2 practices | 3 practices | F test1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(obs. 1058) | (obs. 237) | (obs. 320) | (obs. 277) | (obs. 224) | ||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
De-budding (1 yes) | 0.50 (0.50) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.57 (0.50) | 0.43 (0.50) | 1.00 (0.00) | 284.16*** |
Disinfecting tools (1 yes) | 0.38 (0.49) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.01 (0.11) | 0.63 (0.48) | 1.00 (0.00) | 924.29*** |
Removal of sick plants (1 yes) | 0.58 (0.49) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.42 (0.49) | 0.94 (0.23) | 1.00 (0.00) | 621.72*** |