Table 6 Control measures used by farmers in the management of diseases, weeds, and pests affecting watermelon and pumpkin crops in the study areas
From: Pumpkin and watermelon production constraints and management practices in Uganda
Control measure | Regions | Total | % | df | χ2 | P | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acholi | Central | East Central | Elgon | Lango | South Western | Teso | West Nile | Western | ||||||
Weeds | ||||||||||||||
 None | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.90 | 32 | 39.65 | 0.0078* |
 Weeding | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 79 | 74.2 |  |  |  |
 Herbicides | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.7 |  |  |  |
 Weeding and herbicides | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17.1 |  |  |  |
Pests | ||||||||||||||
 None | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13.2 | 4 | 46.6 |  < 0.001* |
 Ash | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 63.2 |  |  |  |
 Pesticide | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7.5 |  |  |  |
 Pheromones | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 |  |  |  |
Disease | ||||||||||||||
 None | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 79.0 | 8 | 10.96 |  < 0.001 |
 Chemical sprays | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 |  |  |  |
Method of chemical application | ||||||||||||||
 Mixing of herbicides and pesticide | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 19.1 | 8 | 14.67 | 0.0696 |
 No mixing of pesticides and herbicides | 5 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 80.9 |  |  |  |