This chapter discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of adaptation. Specifically, the chapter explores the following impacts of climate change on agriculture: increased CO2 concentrations, water availability, and pests and diseases. The chapter also includes reports of...
Berry, P.
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Bramley, H.
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Mgonja M
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Mohanty S
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[Regional Impacts of Climate Change and the role of Adaptation]
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Regional Impacts of Climate Change and the role of Adaptation
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.
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Harris, D.
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Raghuwanshi, B.S.
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Raj, A.G.B
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Sodhi, P.S.
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Witcombe, John R.
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[A holistic approach to participatory crop improvement in wheat]
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A holistic approach to participatory crop improvement in wheat
In the Punjab state of India, grain production has rapidly increased. One factor in this increase has been the fast adoption of new varieties. Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has played a major role in distributing certified seed of new vanities to the farmers of the stale, Most of Ihe seed ...
Singh, J
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Malhi, S.S.
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Witcombe, John R.
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Virk, Daljit S.
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[Equity issues in varietal dissemination through farmers' fairs (Kisan Melas) in Punjab, India]
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Equity issues in varietal dissemination through farmers' fairs (Kisan Melas) in Punjab, India
Velu, G.
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Singh, R.P.
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Huerta-Espino, J.
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Peña, R.J.
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Crossa, J.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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[Breeding progress and genotype × environment interaction for zinc concentration in CIMMYT spring wheat germplasm]
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Breeding progress and genotype × environment interaction for zinc concentration in CIMMYT spring wheat germplasm
Two strategies are assessed to increase wheat production in the water-scarce Karkheh River Basin (KRB) in Iran to meet targets by the year 2025. The strategies proposed are (a) to increase yields in the current irrigated and rainfed wheat areas and (b) to increase the area under rainfed wheat thr...
Ahmad, M.D.
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Giordano, Mark
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[The Karkheh River Basin: the food basket of Iran under pressure.]
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The Karkheh River Basin: the food basket of Iran under pressure.
Monneveux, P.
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Jing, R.
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Misra, S.C.
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[Phenotyping for drought adaptation in wheat using physiological traits.]
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Phenotyping for drought adaptation in wheat using physiological traits.