Increasing the impacts of participatory research

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-95

  Hellin, J ^a   Bellon, M R ^b   Badstue, L ^a   Dixon, J ^a   La Rovere, R ^a  

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

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

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EID: 37249010055     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479707005935     Document Type: Conference Paper

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