Comparative evaluation of local and improved crop varieties through farmers' participation on resource-poor farms in Afghanistan

Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-20

  Rizvi, S ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Srinivas, T ^a,b   Manan, A ^a   Osmanzai, A ^c   Siddiqui, S ^a   Wadan, K ^a   Hakimi, N ^a   Rahmani, A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Ministry of Agriculture   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

comparative yield comparison; mungbean; participatory varietal evaluation; potato; rice; wheat

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 84859994124     PISSN: 02380161     EISSN: 15882527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAgr.60.2012.1.2     Document Type: Article

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