Does client-oriented plant breeding work?

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Belay, Getachew ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Client oriented plant breeding; Decentralized participatory breeding; Farmer participation; Participatory plant breeding; Plant breeding

Indexed keywords

ERAGROSTIS TEF;

EID: 70449474094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20094014     Document Type: Article

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