Rapid gains in yield and adoption of new maize varieties for complex hillside environments through farmer participation. II. Scaling-up the adoption through community-based seed production (CBSP)

Field Crops Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 144-151

  Tiwari, T P ^a   Ortiz Ferrara, G ^a   Urrea, C ^b   Katuwal, R B ^c   Koirala, K B ^c   Prasad, R C ^c   Gurung, D B ^c   Sharma, D ^c   Hamal, B ^d   Bhandari, B ^d   Thapa, M ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Nepal Agricultural Research   (Nepal)

^d Department of Agriculture ^*  (Nepal)

Author keywords

Adoption; Dissemination; Farmers' perceptions; Genotype environment interaction; Mid hills; Mother baby trial; Participatory varietal selection; Seed supply; Variety uptake

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP YIELD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GENOTYPE; HILL FARMING; MAIZE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SEED PRODUCTION; TOLERANCE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58749103994     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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