Participatory plant breeding in rice in Eastern India

This paper describes a participatory plant-breeding (PPB) program for rice in eastern India, targeted at a range of ecosystems. Only a few crosses with large populations were used. Most resources were used on selection by farmers among progeny bulks grown on a research station, but farmers also sele...

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Main Authors:	Kumar, Ravi, Singh, D.N., Prasad, S.C., Gangwar, J.S., Virk, Daljit S., Witcombe, John R.
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	Inglés
Published:	CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation 2001
Subjects:	breeding oryza sativa cereals selection fitomejoramiento selección
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81894