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Table 5 Perceived field resistance of major local sweetpotato varieties or landraces to A . acerata and Cylas spp. in 2011

From: Insect pests of sweetpotato in Uganda: farmers’ perceptions of their importance and control practices

District

Local name of Sweetpotato variety/landrace

% Households growing the variety

Resistence level to Acraea acerata damage (% responses)

Resistence level to Cylas spp. damage (% responses)

Low

Moderate

High

Low

Moderate

High

GULU

Lalira

22

0

15

9

0

13

11

Alero

12

0

6

3

0

7

4

Ochol/Ocuc

12

0

6

3

1

7

1

Adoch

11

0

6

15

0

2

9

Mukiga

3

0

3

0

0

2

2

Others

40

0

18

18

0

18

21

KABALE

Rwabafuluki, Kandazi/Mulungi

22

0

4

25

0

7

17

Mukazi

17

0

0

11

0

17

14

Mukono

8

4

0

11

0

7

3

Kidodo

6

0

4

11

0

3

0

Kigabali/Magabali

4

4

0

4

0

7

0

Others

43

0

0

25

0

17

7

KASESE

Rwatoro

13

0

2

9

2

2

6

Red mamba

10

2

4

4

0

4

0

Rosemary

10

0

4

7

0

6

6

Kiryenamwami

8

2

2

7

0

4

4

Muhamoud

6

0

4

7

2

2

6

Bitambi

6

0

2

2

0

2

2

Kyebandula

6

0

2

2

0

4

2

Others

41

11

0

26

4

21

17

MASINDI

Dimbuka

22

1

7

18

1

16

10

Nakato/Nyakato

14

0

6

12

0

14

5

Kahogo/New Kawogo

9

0

4

9

0

5

4

Kyebandula

5

0

1

4

1

1

0

Suwedi

3

0

3

1

0

3

3

Kabakumba

3

0

0

3

0

0

3

Others

44

0

4

25

0

18

16

SOROTI

Kampala

18

0

0

11

0

6

12

Araka

18

0

5

16

0

8

12

Ateseke

7

0

5

11

0

6

4

Opaku

5

0

0

0

1

4

1

Letesi/Latesi

4

0

0

0

0

3

1

Mwambi

4

0

5

11

0

3

1

Boy

4

5

0

0

0

0

4

Others

40

0

16

16

1

16

17

WAKISO

Naspot 1

31

0

16

23

0

18

35

Dimbuka

23

2

5

16

3

3

15

Setyabule

13

2

5

7

0

3

3

Mbale

10

2

0

7

0

3

5

New Kawogo

6

0

2

2

0

5

5

Others

17

0

7

5

0

5

0