Participatory plant breeding research: Opportunities and challenges for the international crop improvement system

Euphytica

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-35

  Morris, Michael L ^a   Bellon, Mauricio R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agricultural research; CGIAR; Genetic resources; Participatory research; Plant breeding; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842534406     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EUPH.0000019509.37769.b1     Document Type: Review

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