2021
DOI: 10.18805/ag.d-232
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Stability and Adaptation of New Tobacco Varieties to Three Growing Areas under Rain Fed Conditions in Zimbabwe

Abstract: Background: Variety development is a continuous process that caters for the ever changing farmer crop growing conditions. Changing climatic conditions, soil fertility conditions, crop disease and pest regimes as well as farmer agronomic practices require that new varieties adapted to new practices be availed to growers so that they continue to get high yields. Initial variety development processes are carried out by the breeder, usually on station and usually involves aggregation of traits of interest into a g… Show more

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“…They are in debt. As the food crop market is highly volatile (Acharjee et al 2020) with prices often crashing below the cost of production, farmers feel that tobacco production provides a higher and more secure income (Shava, 2021).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are in debt. As the food crop market is highly volatile (Acharjee et al 2020) with prices often crashing below the cost of production, farmers feel that tobacco production provides a higher and more secure income (Shava, 2021).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%