There is a limit to the capacity of any breeding program, and the more crosses that are made, the, smaller
The size of each cross. The theory of the optimum number of crosses in inbreeding crops is bristly Reviewed. The theory is unsatisfactory in determining the optimum number of crosses, but mo...
Witcombe, John R.
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Subedi, Madu
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Joshi, Krishna D.
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Witcombe, John R.
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[Towards a practical participatory plant-breeding strategy in predominantly self-pollinated crops]
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Towards a practical participatory plant-breeding strategy in predominantly self-pollinated crops
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.
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Bergantin, Reynaldo V.
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[Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in the Philippines]
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Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in the Philippines
The Guangxi Subtropical Crops Research Institute (GSCRI) began their cassava varietal introduction and improvement program in 1981. Since 1985, GSCRI has introduced cassava hybrid seeds as well as promising clones by tissue culture from CIAT/Colombia, from the Thai CIAT program, as well as from o...
During the past 16 years the Chinese Academy of Tropical and Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) has made good progress in developing improved cassava varieties for China. Several improved varieties have been released in south China, of which cv. SC124, with high yield and good cold resistance, is alre...
Lin, Xiong
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Li, Kaimian
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Zhang, Weite
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Juang, Jie
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[Progress in cassava breeding at the Chinese Academy of Tropical and Agric. Sciences (CATAS)]
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Progress in cassava breeding at the Chinese Academy of Tropical and Agric. Sciences (CATAS)
An analysis of the recent trend in cassava area, production and yield during 1993-96 revealed an impressive increase in Tamil Nadu, which is the predominant state where cassava is grown as an industrial crop. Its present yield of 29 t/ha is the highest in the world. Even though the overall nation...
Nair, S.G.
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Rajendran, P.G.
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Naskar, S.K.
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Sreekumari, M.T.
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Unnikrishnan, M.
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Sheela, M.N.
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[Breeding and varietal improvement of cassava in India]
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Breeding and varietal improvement of cassava 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
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[Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in Indonesia]
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Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in Indonesia
Maize is the main crop in this village in Ihe Gulmi district of Nepal. Farmers from this village discuss their experiences participating in maize-improvement research with Ihe Local Initiatives for biodiversity Research and Development (U-SIRO). The farmers preferred their traditional variety for...
Aryal, Sri Hari Prassed
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[Problems of maize cultivation and the role and approach of local farmers in solving this problem]
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Problems of maize cultivation and the role and approach of local farmers in solving this problem
The traditional empirical approach to selection for yield in common bean has met with modest success. Breeding based on the concepts of ideotype, or for specific combinations of physiological traits, and/or for combining ability based on specific genotypic combinations, have not been universally ...
Research and development of a reliable dry land production system for common bean (Phaseolus vulgarisL.) based on low-cost direct seeding and direct harvest methods was initiated at the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan in the late 1980s. The target production area is a dr...
Vandenberg, A.
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Recksiedler, B.
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Zyla, L.
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[Development of new plant type for pinto beans: Progress, problem and future prospects]
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Development of new plant type for pinto beans: Progress, problem and future prospects
El Instituto Agronómico viene desarrollando investigaciones en el mejoramiento de frijol para el Estado de Sao Paulo y para el Brasil desde 1932, lanzado y recomendado para el cultivo, hasta hoy 27 variedades de frijol. En los últimos diez años fueron lanzadas seis nuevas variedades con resistenc...
Carbonell, Sérgio Augusto Morais
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Pompeu, Antonio Sidney
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Ito, Margarida Fumiko
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Yuki, Valdir Atsushi
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[Mejoramiento de frijol realizado en el Instituto Agronómico - IAC, Sao Paulo, Brasil]
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Mejoramiento de frijol realizado en el Instituto Agronómico - IAC, Sao Paulo, Brasil