How much evidence is needed before client-oriented breeding (COB) is institutionalised? Evidence from rice and maize in India

Field Crops Research

Volumn 167, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-152

  Witcombe, J R ^a   Yadavendra, J P ^b,c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Western India Rainfed Farming Project   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Adoption; Client oriented breeding (COB); Institutionalisation; Participatory plant breeding (PPB); Participatory varietal selection (PVS); Seed supply

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CULTIVAR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MAIZE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANT BREEDING; RICE; SEED; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

INDIA;

ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84955650440     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.06.022     Document Type: Review

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