Table 2.

Maize trait preferences of farmers and input dealers in northern Ghana in 2016. NR, Northern Region; UER, Upper East Region; UWR, Upper West Region

Character	Farmers					Input dealers
	NR	UER	UWR	Overall	Av. Rank	NR	UER	UWR	Overall	Av. Rank
Physical traits
Grain color	88.10	68.40	100.00	85.00	16.60	90.90	100.00	100.00	94.10	18.09
Grain size	31.10	18.40	72.70	66.10	10.28	27.30	100.00	100.00	52.90	14.50
Grain yield	87.40	63.20	95.50	83.30	16.69	90.90	100.00	100.00	94.10	14.71
Physiological maturity	79.00	78.90	100.00	81.70	14.78	90.90	100.00	100.00	94.10	18.06
Plant height	31.80	10.00	33.30	26.30	9.22
Plant structure	4.20	2.60	0.00	3.30	5.40
Cob size	18.20	30.00	16.70	31.60	13.28	9.10	0.00	50.00	11.80	8.79
Ears per plant	89.10	94.70	54.50	84.40	9.97	0.00	0.00	50.00	5.90	8.65
Cob fill	10.10	5.30	13.60	9.40	10.38
Stress response traits
Drought tolerance	21.00	2.60	0.00	15.00	12.62	18.20	75.00	50.00	35.30	12.74
Pest and disease resistance	8.40	2.60	0.00	6.70	11.77	0.00	25.00	0.00	5.90	10.03
Striga resistance	4.20	2.60	0.00	3.30	8.68	0.00	50.00	0.00	11.80	7.03
Nitrogen use efficiency	16.00	18.40	0.00	15.00	13.21	27.30	50.00	0.00	29.40	11.35
Organoleptic and grain quality traits
Nutritional value	2.50	2.60	0.00	2.20	9.94
Flour quantity	12.60	5.30	9.10	10.60	10.79	0.00	0.00	50.00	5.90	9.47
Texture of cooked meal	5.90	2.60	0.00	4.40	9.39	0.00	0.00	50.00	5.90	8.97
Consistency of cooked meal	2.50	2.60	0.00	2.20	5.56
Other traits
Market price of grain	12.60	7.90	81.80	20.00	7.72	45.50	75.00	25.00	100.00	13.85
Access to seed	62.20	71.10	100.00	52.80	12.85	36.40	50.00	50.00	100.00	14.62
Test statistics
Kendall’s coefficient of concordance	0.77					0.60
P-value	0.00					0.00
Chi-square	413.02					184.80