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Table 2 Rice cultivars status, area planted, and type grown in the region of Tillabéry

From: Farmers’ rice knowledge and adoption of new cultivars in the Tillabéry region of western Niger

Rice cultivars

Status a

Frequency (%) b

Area planted (%)

Type

Agrosystem

Waihidjo (Kassimo)c

NR

35.3

17.0

sativa

Irrigated

IR1529

R

30.7

15.8

sativa

Irrigated

Degaulle/D52

L/R

17.6

23.7

sativa

Lowland

NERICAL39

R

13.7

7.5

sativa

Irrigated

Gambiaka

R

9.2

4.5

sativa

Irrigated

Kardjikoyoc

NR

7.2

3.4

sativa

Irrigated

WITA8

R

6.5

3.7

sativa

Irrigated

Mala

L

5.9

7.6

glaberrima

Lowland

Dogonbaraw

NR

5.2

4.4

sativa

Both

NERICAL49

R

4.6

2.1

sativa

Irrigated

Barkanaye

L

3.3

2.6

glaberrima

Lowland

Hara Massay

L

2.6

2.6

glaberrima

Lowland

WITA9

R

1.3

1.1

sativa

Irrigated

Maï alewa

NR

1.3

0.6

sativa

Irrigated

Pontompormi

R

1.3

0.9

sativa

Irrigated

Bassirou Moc

NR

1.3

0.4

sativa

Irrigated

Motafiya

NR

0.7

0.2

sativa

Irrigated

Soumana Gourara

R

0.7

0.2

sativa

Irrigated

Mo Aro

NR

0.7

0.2

sativa

Irrigated

Locki

NR

0.7

1.0

sativa

Irrigated

TGR 48

R

0.7

0.5

sativa

Irrigated

  1. aStatus: NR: not released, R: officially released, L: landrace.
  2. bTotal more than 100 because of multiple responses.
  3. cCultivar ‘bred’ by a local farmer.