Data from decentralized on-farm trials of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) varieties in Nicaragua over five seasons between 2015 and 2016. Following the tricot approach, farmers were asked to test three varieties of common bean randomly assigned as incomplete blocks of three varieties (out of 10 varieties) and assess which of those three had the best and worst performance in nine traits (Vigor, Architecture, Resistance to Pests, Resistance to Diseases, Tolerance to Drought, Yield, Marketability, Taste, and Overall Appreciation).

nicabean

Format

A list with two data frames, nicabean[["trial"]] contains the trial data:

id

the plot id

item

the variety name

trait

the trait for the given variety and plot id

rank

the rank for the given variety and trait, with 1 being higher and 3 the lowest

nicabean[["bean_covar"]] contains the covariates associated with the data:

id

the plot id

adm0

the country name where trials were set

longitude

the longitude of the trial plot

latitude

the latitude of the trial plot

trial

the trial name as registered on ClimMob

variety_a

the variety assigned as label A in the incomplete block

variety_b

the variety assigned as label B in the incomplete block

variety_c

the variety assigned as label C in the incomplete block

planting_date

the planting date

gender

the farmer gender

age

the farmer age

Source

van Etten, J., et. al. (2016). Experimental Agriculture, 55, 275-296. doi:10.1017/S0014479716000739

van Etten, J., et. al. (2019). PNAS 116(10) 4194-4199 doi:10.1073/pnas.1813720116