Decentralized-participatory plant breeding: an example of demand driven research

Participatory plant breeding exploits the potential gains of breeding for specific adaptation through decentralized selection. This article describes a model of participatory plant breeding in which genetic variability is generated by professional breeders, selection is conducted jointly by breeders...

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Autores principales: Ceccarelli, Salvatore, Grando, Stefania
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Avenue Media 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76953
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Sumario:Participatory plant breeding exploits the potential gains of breeding for specific adaptation through decentralized selection. This article describes a model of participatory plant breeding in which genetic variability is generated by professional breeders, selection is conducted jointly by breeders and farmers, and the best selections are used in further cycles of recombination.