This paper describes a participatory plant-breeding (PPB) program for rice in eastern India, targeted at a range of ecosystems. Only a few crosses with large populations were used. Most resources were used on selection by farmers among progeny bulks grown on a research station, but farmers also s...
Kumar, Ravi
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Singh, D.N.
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Prasad, S.C.
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Gangwar, J.S.
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Virk, Daljit S.
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Witcombe, John R.
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[Participatory plant breeding in rice in Eastern India]
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Participatory plant breeding in rice in Eastern India
Participatory varietal selection (PVS) was used to try to identify an alternative to the most popular rice variety, Pusa 44, in the Patiala district of the Punjab. Pusa 44 (released in 1993 in India but not recommended for the Punjab) is grown in over 50% of the rice area in Patiala. It is highly...
Mali, S.S.
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Virk, Daljit S.
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Singh, K.B.
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Witcombe, John R.
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[Participatory varietal selection in rice in the Punjab]
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Participatory varietal selection in rice in the Punjab
A survey of nearly 1500 households in the high-potential production system (HPPSs) of the Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts of Nepal showed gre.t physical and socioeconomic diversity. Varietal diversity was low in all the crops studied and varied according to location in main-season rice. Masuli ...
Joshi, Krishna D.
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Witcombe, John R.
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[Participatory varietal selection, food security, and varietal diversity in a high-potential production system in Nepal]
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Participatory varietal selection, food security, and varietal diversity in a high-potential production system in Nepal
Sorghum is the third most important cereal crop in India and, over both the rainy (kharif) and the Post-rainy (rabi) seasons, totals a combined area of more than 11 million ha. Rabí sorghum is important for both food and fodder in the drought-prone areas of the states of Maharashtra (3.3 million ...