Rapid gains in yield and adoption of new maize varieties for complex hillside environments through farmer participation. I. Improving options through participatory varietal selection (PVS)

Field Crops Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 137-143

  Tiwari, T P ^a   Virk, D S ^b   Sinclair, F L ^b  

^a International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal   (Nepal)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Farmers' perceptions; Genotype environment interaction; Maize breeding; Nepal; Participatory plant breeding; Participatory varietal selection; Seed supply; Variety uptake

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CULTIVATION; GERMPLASM; MAIZE; MILLET; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANT BREEDING; YIELD RESPONSE;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; ELEUSINE CORACANA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58349092995     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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