Table 2.
Percentage yield increase when comparing the yield obtained from the untreated control applying water only to the yields obtained from applying the other treatments.
| Treatment | Bean yield increase (%) | Cowpea yield increase (%) | Pigeon pea yield increase (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | Malawi | Tanzania | Malawi | Tanzania | Malawi | |
| Control–w | ||||||
| Control–ws | 20.8 | −2.8 | 35.8 | 4.8 | 19.3 | 39.8 |
| B. pilosa | – | – | 227.5 | 94.4 | 62.5 | −30.6 |
| L. camara | – | 43.8 | 346.4 | 73.4 | 158.6 | −11.9 |
| L. javanica | 46.8 | – | 220.6 | 107.5 | 130.6 | 71.7 |
| T. diversifolia | 70.3 | 55.5 | 363.3 | 108.3 | 125.6 | 4.3 |
| T. vogelii | 71.1 | 98.6 | 563.3 | 107.3 | 208.5 | 20.9 |
| V. amygdalina | 31.9 | 76.1 | 322.4 | 31.8 | 141.7 | −41.0 |
| Control+s | 38.9 | 97.7 | 634.5 | 214.3 | 204.6 | 376.7 |
Control-w, application of water only; Control-ws, application of water containing 0.1% soap; Control+s, application of synthetic pesticide treatment Karate 5 EC (lambda-cyhalothrin).