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Advantages and Disadvantages of Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) in Iran: A Study Based on Breeders' Perceptions [PDF]

International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB). Seventy-six breeders were randomly selected from among 95 breeders who were working at the Seed and Plant Improvement Institute ...
Mostafa Karbasioun , Fatemeh Abbasi
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Organic agriculture and evolutionary populations to merge mitigation and adaptation strategies to fight climate change

South Sustainability, 2020
Organic agriculture mitigates the effects of climate change, is more sustainable than industrial agriculture, provides more nutritious and healthy food, and several ecosystem services.
Salvatore Ceccarelli, Stefania Grando
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Farmers' management of rice varietal diversity in the mid-hills of Nepal: implications for on-farm conservation and crop improvement [PDF]

, 2009
Season-long monitoring of on-farm rice (Oryza sativa, L.) plots in Nepal explored farmers' decision-making process on the deployment of varieties to agroecosystems, application of production inputs to varieties, agronomic practices and relationship ...
B. R. Sthapit, Bellon, Brown, C. J. Garforth, Ceccarelli, Chaudhary, Dawson, Frankel, Gyawali, Gyawali, Hobbs, Jarvis, Jarvis, Khush, Kieft, Perales, R. B. Rana, Rana, Rana, Sadiki, Sthapit, Tripp, Zimmerer   +22 more
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Prioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis

Frontiers in Sociology, 2023
This study describes what did and did not work in the prioritization of preferred traits within the value chain of yam and associated food products (boiled and pounded yam) in Nigeria.
Benjamin Okoye, Miriam Ofoeze, Mercy Ejechi, Samuel Onwuka, Solomon Nwafor, Nnaemeka Onyemauwa, Blessing Ukeje, Chinwe Eluagu, Jude Obidiegwu, Olamide Olaosebikan, Tessy Madu   +10 more
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Increasing sorghum yields for smallholder farmers in Mali: the evolution towards a context-driven, on-farm, gender-responsive sorghum breeding program

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
This case study explores a decades long evolution towards a gender-responsive sorghum breeding program in Mali. With known disparities in men and women’s access to the resources that improve agricultural productivity and evidence that gender roles and ...
Krista Isaacs, Eva Weltzien, Hermann Some, Abdoulaye Diallo, Bocar Diallo, Mamourou Sidibé, Kirsten vom Brocke, Kirsten vom Brocke, Bakary Samake, Baloua Nebié, Fred W. Rattunde   +10 more
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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
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Spider plant (Cleome gynandra) breeding priorities and preferences among landraces in Zimbabwe

Journal of Underutilised Crops Research
Background: Participatory approaches such as participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and participatory variety selection (PVS) methods empower farmers to play a greater role in the decision-making process and in shaping the future improvement of crops ...
Munyaradzi Mativavarira, Kennedy Simango, Edmore Gasura, Patrick Kasasa, Hilton Mbozi, Priscah Makamure   +5 more
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Participatory breeding: tool for conservation of neglected and underutilized crops

Acta Agronómica, 2015
Although a significant number of plant species to be recognized as food, only a small fraction meets the protein demand of the world population. Breeding crops, with a very narrow genetic base, most likely will not counteract the adverse effects of ...
Creucí Maria Caetano, Richard Danilo Peña Cuellar, José Luis Maigual Juajibioy, Linda Nataly Vásquez Ávila, Diego Geraldo Caetano Nunes, Bruna Rafaela Caetano Nunes de Pazdiora   +5 more
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Quinoa in Ecuador: Recent Advances under Global Expansion

Plants, 2021
Quinoa is a highly diverse crop domesticated in the Andean region of South America with broad adaptation to a wide range of marginal environments. Quinoa has garnered interest worldwide due to its nutritional and health benefits.
Leonardo Hinojosa, Alex Leguizamo, Carlos Carpio, Diego Muñoz, Camilo Mestanza, José Ochoa, Carmen Castillo, Angel Murillo, Elena Villacréz, Carlos Monar, Nicolas Pichazaca, Kevin Murphy   +11 more
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Participatory plant breeding as a method of rice breeding

International Rice Research Notes, 2009
This article 'Participatory plant breeding as a method of rice breeding' appeared in the International Rice Research Notes series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and rice-based systems. The series is a mechanism to help
Singh, D. N., Singh, V., Virk, D. S., Witcombe, J. R., Singh, P.   +4 more
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