Farmer participatory crop improvement. IV. The spread and impact of a rice variety identified by participatory varietal selection

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 471-487

  Witcombe, J R ^a   Petre, R ^a,b   Jones, S ^a,c   Joshi, A ^a,b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Krishak Bharati Coop Indo Brit R   (India)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032884092     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479799354090     Document Type: Article

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