Table 3 Crosstabulation of cowpea cropping systems and production trait preferences
Traits | Cropping systems | Â | Total (n*=306) |
|---|---|---|---|
Intercropping (n = 179) | Sole cropping (n = 127) | ||
High yield | 113 (54.86%) | 93 (45.14%) | 206 (67.32%) |
Drought tolerance | 100 (62.11%) | 61 (37.89%) | 161 (52.61%) |
Improve soil fertility | 86 (68.25%) | 40 (31.75%) | 126 (41.18%) |
Early maturing variety | 49 (53.26%) | 43 (46.74%) | 92 (30.01%) |
Pest resistance | 53 (57.61%) | 39 (42.39%) | 92 (30.01%) |
Fit into existing cropping system | 41 (63.08%) | 24 (36.92%) | 65 (21.24%) |
Disease resistance | 22 (56.41%) | 17 (43.59%) | 39 (12.75%) |
High biomass | 1 (50.00%) | 1 (50.00%) | 2 (0.65%) |