Comparing decentralized participatory breeding with on-station conventional sorghum breeding in Nicaragua: II. Farmer acceptance and index of global value

Field Crops Research

Volumn 126, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-78

  Trouche, G ^a,e   Lancon J ^b   Aguirre Acuna S ^c   Castro Briones, B ^c   Thomas, G ^d  

^a UMR AGAP   (France)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c CIPRES ^*  (Nicaragua)

^d AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^e CIAT Central America Regional Office   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Farmer evaluation; Participatory breeding; Quality traits; Selection index; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVAR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FOOD QUALITY; INDEX METHOD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SORGHUM; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 80055060467     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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