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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

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.Virk, Daljit S.Singh, K.B.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory varietal selection in rice in the Punjab]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.Witcombe, John R.[Participatory varietal selection, food security, and varietal diversity in a high-potential production system in Nepal]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 ...


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

In recent years cassava has become an important raw material for various domestic needs (food, feed, alcohol and high fructose sugar). To cope with high demand for cassava roots the breeding and selection program has been intensified to identify varieties that are high yielding and having high st...


Mariscal, Algerico M.Bergantin, Reynaldo V.[Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in the Philippines]Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in the Philippines

Since considerable progress has been made in the yielding ability and disease resistance through single-trait selection of cassava material for HI, branching type, or resistance to CBB (Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis) and superelongation [Sphaceloma (Elsinoe) manihoticola], emphasis in sele...

Debido a que se han obtenido considerales progresos en la capacidad de rendimiento y en la resistencia a enfermedades mediante la seleccion de materiales de yuca por sus caracteristicas individuales en relacion con IC, tipo de ramificacion o resistencia a CBB (Xanthomonas capestris pv. manihotis)...


International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Mejoramiento varietal]Mejoramiento varietal

This paper describes the agricultural situation in Maramche. Village learners have been participating with Ihe Local initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development (LI-SIRD), testing improved varieties of paddy rice. Details of the qualities of the new varieties. Qualities preferred by Ihe...


Poudel, Chandra KantaDil Bahadur, K.C.Poudel, Sita[Role of farmers in the improvement of crops: New species of paddy in Maramche]Role of farmers in the improvement of crops: New species of paddy in Maramche

Farmers from the village of Chhomrong in Nepal describe their experiences with experimental varieties of paddy rice, growing experimental varieties and selecting for specific qualities, in an initiative that started in 1993.


Gurung, Om BahadurGurung, NajarmanGurung, Min KumariGurung, Nauli[How did the farmers of chhomrong improve the local paddy species?]How did the farmers of chhomrong improve the local paddy species?

General information on the nature of P, Al, and Mn and their interrelationship in the bean plant is presented. The methodology of screening to identify beans adapted to acid soils is indicated. This methodology includes site selection, determination of stress for Al, Mn, and P, simultaneous scree...

Se presenta informacion general sobre la naturaleza del P, Al y Mn y su interrelacion en la planta del frijol. Se indica la metodologia del tamizado para identificar frijoles adaptados a suelos acidos. Esta metodologia incluye la seleccion del sitio, la determinacion del estres por Al, Mn y P, el...


Thung, MOrtega, J.Erazo, O[Tamizado para identificar frijoles adaptados a suelos acidos]Tamizado para identificar frijoles adaptados a suelos acidos

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