Table 2.

Categorization of variables used in logistic regression analysis for common bean rust epidemics in 9 districts (n = 78) during the 2022 main cropping season.

Variables	Variable class	Prevalence	Sev		INC
			> 25	≤ 25	> 43	≤ 43
Districts	Mareko	100	6	3	7	2
	Meskan	100	6	3	8	1
	Sankura	75	3	5	1	7
	Lanfuro	66.67	0	6	1	5
	Duguna Fango	100	9	1	9	1
	Damot Woide	100	3	3	6	0
	Demba Gofa	100	1	9	6	4
	Oyida	70	1	9	3	7
	Boricha	90	4	6	7	3
Altitude (m.a.s.l)a	1500–2000	88.57	23	39	37	25
	> 2000	20.51	10	6	12	4
Variety	Local	62.82	26	23	36	13
	Improved	37.12	8	21	12	17
Fertilizer application	Not	28.20	16	6	19	3
	Applied	71.79	18	38	29	27
Weed managementb	Poor	43.58	10	24	27	7
	Intermediate	38.46	8	22	16	14
Sowing method	Broad casting	29.48	21	12	27	6
	Row	57.69	13	32	22	23
Cropping systemc	Sole	47.43	29	8	32	5
	Intercrop	52.56	5	36	16	25
Common bean growth staged	Pod formation	29.48	10	13	15	8
	Pod filling	34.62	13	14	16	11
	Physiological maturity	35.89	11	17	18	10
Plant population (m−2)e	Greater than 10	58.97	25	21	33	13
	Less than 10	42.02	9	23	15	17
Sowing date	June end–end of July	55.12	23	20	28	15
	1st August–end of August	44.87	11	24	20	15
Survey site	Farmers field	91.02	31	40	44	27
	FTC	3.84	2	1	2	1
	Trial	5.12	1	3	2	2
Farm size (ha)	Less than 0.25	67.94	26	27	33	20
	Greater than 0.25	32.05	8	17	15	10

Sev. = Severity; INC = Incidence.

^aAltitude ranged from 1500 to 2000 and > 2000 masl are considered as mid- and highland areas.

^bWeed management practices were recorded as poor (presence of high weed infestation), intermediate (few weeds present), and good (fields free of any weed infestation).

^cCropping system refers to planting only common beans as sole cropping and sowing common beans simultaneously with other crops (sorghum and maize) as intercropping.

^dGrowth stage referred to as pod formation when half of the plants in the quadrat are forming pod, pod filling is when plants in the quadrat start to pod development, and maturity is when the crop reaches its physiological maturity.

^ePlant population was determined in 1 m⁻² quadrat as highly dense (> 10 bean plants m⁻²) and sparsely populated (≤ 10 bean plants m⁻²).

FTC = Farmers Training Center.