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Ceballos, H.Arroyave, José A.Valor, José C.[Potencial de Mycodiplosis fungicola en el control biológico de royas en maíz]Potencial de Mycodiplosis fungicola en el control biológico de royas en maíz

Thornton, Philip K.Jones, Peter G.Farrow, AndrewAlagarswamy, G.Andresen, J.[Crop yield response to climate change in East Africa: comparing highlands and lowlands]Crop yield response to climate change in East Africa: comparing highlands and lowlands

Chivenge, P.P.Dimes, John P.Nhamo, NNzuma, JKMurwira, HK[Evaluation of APSIM to simulate maize response to manure inputs in wet and dry regions of Zimbabwe]Evaluation of APSIM to simulate maize response to manure inputs in wet and dry regions of Zimbabwe

Kinyangi, JamesDelve, Robert J.Probert, ME[Testing the APSIM model with data from a phosphorus and nitrogen replenishment experiment on an oxisol in Western Kenya]Testing the APSIM model with data from a phosphorus and nitrogen replenishment experiment on an oxisol in Western Kenya
Moura, Fabiana F. deMiloff, AlexanderBoy, Erick[Retention of provitamin A carotenoids in staple crops targeted for biofortification in Africa: cassava, maize and sweet potato]Retention of provitamin A carotenoids in staple crops targeted for biofortification in Africa: cassava, maize and sweet potato

Maize production is the main source of livelihood for the farmers of the western hills of Nepal However, farmers have very limited access to improved varieties of maize, suitable to their local requirements. They cultivate a number of maize varieties maintained locally through continuous selectio...


Shrestha, Pratap K.Subedi, MaduPoudel, DiwakarSunwar, Sharmila[Incorporating of users' and gender perspectives in farmer-led participatory plant breeding on maize: Experiences from the Western hills of Nepal]Incorporating of users' and gender perspectives in farmer-led participatory plant breeding on maize: Experiences from the Western hills of Nepal

Developing maize varieties that will be readily adopted by subsistence farmers is challenging as there are numerous characteristics in addition to agronomic performance that are important to these farmers. Furthermore, these preferences vary from location to location. it may be logical lo conclud...


Ransom, J.K.Koirala, K.B.Rajbhandari, N.Adhikari, K.[Involving farmers in the development process to improve adoption of varieties developed by National Maize-Breeding Programs]Involving farmers in the development process to improve adoption of varieties developed by National Maize-Breeding Programs

This paper describes a participatory plant-breeding (PPB) program for maize in a rural development project financed by the United Kingdom's Department of International Development (DFID) and the Government of India and executed by the Krishak Bharati Cooperative (KRIBHCO). The program was targete...


Goyal, S.N.Joshi, A.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory crop improvement in maize in Gujarat, India]Participatory crop improvement in maize in Gujarat, India

This paper describes a participatory maize breeding program that is a collaborative project between Birs, Agricultural University and the KRlBHCO Indo-British Rain fed Farming Project (East). At the beginning of the project, a base population was produced in Ihe rainy season of 1997 by making nin...


Kumar, ArunGanguli, D.K.Prasad, S.C.Gangwar, J.S.Virk, Daljit S.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory plant breeding in maize for the Chhotanagpur plateau of Eastern India]Participatory plant breeding in maize for the Chhotanagpur plateau of Eastern India

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important crop in the middle hills of Nepal and is mostly grown in association with finger millet (Eleusino coracana Gaertn) and fodder trees. Seven maize varieties have been recommended for the hills but few farmers have adopted them. As a prerequisite to designin...


Tiwari, T.PVirk, Daljit S.Sinclair, Fergus L.[Participatory crop improvement for intercropped maize on Bari land terraces with trees]Participatory crop improvement for intercropped maize on Bari land terraces with trees

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