Table 6 Univariate test of class means.
Variables | Total SD | R-square | Adjusted R-square | F-value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of farmer’s | 9.7611 | 0.0064 | 0.0064 | 1.89 | 0.1705 |
Total farm labour* | 2.5576 | 0.0147 | 0.0149 | 4.48 | 0.0367 |
Maize experience** | 3.4623 | 0.1663 | 0.0195 | 59.04 | 0.0001 |
High yield | 0.8418 | 0.0070 | 0.0070 | 2.06 | 0.1502 |
Availability** | 1.2566 | 0.0334 | 0.0346 | 10.23 | 0.0015 |
Storage/streek resistance | 1.0111 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.02 | 0.8791 |
Re-propagation | 0.9376 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.000 | 0.9630 |
Late maturity** | 1.2979 | 0.0224 | 0.0230 | 6.80 | 0.0096 |
Weed resistance** | 0.7878 | 0.0350 | 0.0362 | 10.72 | 0.0012 |
Grain quality | 1.1945 | 0.0053 | 0.0054 | 1.59 | 0.2089 |
Low yield** | 1.5180 | 0.0839 | 0.0916 | 27.12 | 0.0001 |
Water stress resistance | 1.2045 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.24 | 0.6277 |
Nutritional value | 1.2492 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.01 | 0.9183 |
Early maturity* | 1.1876 | 0.0203 | 0.0207 | 6.13 | 0.0138 |
Fertilizer requirement** | 1.3025 | 0.0464 | 0.0487 | 14.41 | 0.0002 |
Information availability** | 1.1023 | 0.0619 | 0.0717 | 21.24 | 0.0001 |
Disease/pest resistance* | 1.0839 | 0.0141 | 0.0143 | 4.24 | 0.0404 |
Soil fertility requirement | 0.9901 | 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 0.32 | 0.5735 |
Cost of variety** | 1.0399 | 0.0770 | 0.0835 | 24.71 | 0.0001 |