Participatory approach in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) breeding for drought tolerance for southern Ethiopia

摘要: This study employed and compared different methods for capturing farmers’ preference common bean varieties in southern Ethiopia tested their expressed using active selection of drought-tolerant genotypes. The results showed considerable variation variety preferences, but the most important consistently focused on a fairly consistent set traits. Different indicated that farmers considered earliness as trait. Culinary qualities marketability to be at least drought tolerance. Comparing identifying recording rating or ranking traits breeding may not effective predictive adoption new resulting among farmers. Real-time participatory was quick, efficient accurately revealed farmer preference. relatively high level coincidence selections made by breeders extensionists, combined with relative consider, suggest diversity demand is first concern. challenge therefore lies combining mechanisms tolerance culinary attractiveness marketability. Market region shows dynamic consequence preferences grain types colour are static. Breeding focuses traditionally grown colours, shapes sizes restrict access novel attractive adapted germplasm.