Varietal Diffusion in Marginal Seed Systems: Participatory Trials Initiate Change in East Timor

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 468-488

  Lacoste, Myrtille ^a,b   Williams, Robert ^a,b   Erskine, William ^b   Nesbitt, Harry ^a,b   Pereira, Luis ^a,c   Marçal, Armandina ^a,c  

^a Seeds of Life ^*  (Timor-Leste)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries   (Timor-Leste)

Author keywords

adoption survey; agricultural development; Farmers' selection; informal seed supply; technology monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863249999     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: 15427536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2011.651775     Document Type: Article

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