Enhancing on-farm varietal diversity through participatory varietal selection: A case study for Chaite rice in Nepal

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 335-344

  Joshi, K D ^a   Subedi, M ^b   Rana, R B ^a   Kadayat, K B ^b   Sthapit, B R ^c  

^a Research and Development (LI BIRD)   (Nepal)

^b Lumle Agricultural Research Centre Nepal   (Nepal)

^c NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Nepal)

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EID: 0030872421     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479797003049     Document Type: Article

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