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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 ...


Rana, B.S.Kaul, S.L.Appaji, ChariParbhakarKalyanshetty, N.S.Reddy, B.V.S.Witcombe, John R.Virk, Daljit S.[Participatory varietal selection in rabi sorghum in India]Participatory varietal selection in rabi sorghum in India

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) is an important small millet for rainfed areas in India. A dozen varieties have been released for cultivation but there is little adoption by farmers, particularly in the Chitradurga and Bellary districts of Karnataka state where the present study was ...


Halaswamy, B.H.Gowda, B.T.S.Seetharam, A.Virk, Daljit S.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory varietal selection in finger millet]Participatory varietal selection in finger millet
Autor: Thamburaj, S.

Cassava is cultivated in Tamil Nadu in an area of 85,983 ha with an annual production of about 2.5 million t of roots (1993-94). At the world level, Tamil Nadu ranks first in yield, with 28.7 t/ha, as compared to the Indian average of 22.8 and a world average of 9.6 t/ha. In Tamil Nadu cassava is...


Thamburaj, S.[Cassava research program at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in India]Cassava research program at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in India

In Indonesia, cassava is used mostly for human consumption, while a smaller part is used for animal feed and as raw material in industry. This crop is cultivated in almost all provinces of Indonesia. However, because the amount of rainfall among the regions varies and is not evenly distributed, s...


Poespodarsono, Soemarjo[Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in Indonesia]Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in Indonesia

Crop improvement has been one of the strong, continuous programs in the Mekong Delta for major crops, especially rice. However, most breeding programs have been set and designed by breeders, neglecting the role of users: farmers and farming communities. Farmers have been the passive users, receiv...


Nguyen, Ngoc De[Participatory approach to crop improvement at the community level in Vietnam]Participatory approach to crop improvement at the community level in Vietnam

This paper describes trials using sweet-potato germplasm from lrian Jaya, where sweet potatoes are a staple food in the highlands. During the collection of sweet-potato germplasm, farmers' knowledge of those sweet potatoes has also been collected. Fanners' knowledge about sweet potatoes in Irian ...


Widyastuti, Caecilia AfraMinantyorini[Using farmer knowledge for participatory sweet-potato variety selection in Garut, West Java, Indonesia]Using farmer knowledge for participatory sweet-potato variety selection in Garut, West Java, Indonesia

Cassava plays a major role in the food security of a large but weaker sector of the population, operating under complex, diverse and risk-prone farming systems. As the crop generally received low priority in the extension agenda of Government policies, direct intervention in the technology assess...


Anantharaman, M.Ramanathan, S.[Cassava technology assessment and transfer through users participation in India]Cassava technology assessment and transfer through users participation in India

A Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) approach has been used in two pilot sites located in Malang and Blitar districts of East Java. The objective of the work, which was executed since l994, was to enchance the development and adoption of efficient cassava production technologies that are able to...


Utomo, Wani HadiSuyantoSinaga, Aldon[Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia]Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia
Doreste S., ErnestoArias, CarlosBellotti, Anthony C.[Pruebas de variedades de yuca resistentes a ácaros tetraníquidos]Pruebas de variedades de yuca resistentes a ácaros tetraníquidos
Gaona R, J.S.Janssen, W.[Estudio de aceptación de la línea de frijol PVA 476, tipo arbustivo, en la zona cafetera de Antioquia]Estudio de aceptación de la línea de frijol PVA 476, tipo arbustivo, en la zona cafetera de Antioquia

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