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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, RaviSingh, D.N.Prasad, S.C.Gangwar, J.S.Virk, Daljit S.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory plant breeding in rice in Eastern India]Participatory plant breeding in rice in Eastern 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

The term "participatory crop improvement" is used to cover all aspects of crop improvement where farmers are involved in a participatory role. In this paper, we describe the approach and results for participatory crop improvement in wheat, in Luna Wada sub district, Gujarat, India. Nine villages ...


Virk, Daljit S.Harris, D.Raghuwanshi, B.S.Raj, A.G.BSodhi, P.S.Witcombe, John R.[A holistic approach to participatory crop improvement in wheat]A holistic approach to participatory crop improvement in wheat

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