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1 online resource (355 pages) |
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Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity Ser |
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Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity Ser
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1 New perspectives on farmer-breeder collaboration in plant breeding; Adapting plant breeding: productivity, sustainability and empowerment; Farmer-breeder collaboration in plant breeding: definitions and differences; Current approaches to farmer-breeder collaboration; Overarching concerns and new perspectives on implementing collaborative practices |
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Collaborative plant breeding within international and national legal contextsThe future of farmer-breeder collaboration; References; 2 Origins and evolution of participatory approaches in plant breeding; The origin and its context; Experimental stage; The genetic resources movement; PPB and seed system development; Conclusions; References; Part II: Current approaches to farmer-breeder collaboration; 3 Long-term collaboration between farmers' organizations and plant breeding programmes: sorghum and pearl millet in West Africa; Introduction; Collaboration and main achievements; Conclusions |
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AcknowledgementsReferences; 4 Rice PPB in India and Nepal: client-oriented plant breeding using few, carefully chosen crosses; Introduction; Breeding methods: using few, smart crosses; Case studies; Institutionalization; Conclusions; References; 5 Twenty years of participatory varietal selection at AfricaRice: lessons from farmer involvement in variety development; Introduction; The participatory varietal selection process at AfricaRice; PVS in Burkina Faso; Current practice and ARICA development through PVS; Benefits and challenges of participatory varietal selection; Conclusions; References |
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6 Native maize in Mexico: participatory breeding and connections to culinary marketsIntroduction; Community-based maize landrace improvement; Methods; Connecting farmers with high-end markets; Final remarks; Notes; References; 7 Pushing back against bureaucracy: farmers' role in decentralizing plant breeding and seed production in Honduras; Introduction; Introducing the concept of farmer participatory research in Honduras; Background; Participatory bean breeding in Yorito; Three narrative accounts of PPB in small red beans; Learning from bean narratives; The market for small red beans |
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ConclusionsNotes; References; 8 Participatory varietal selection in the Andes: farmer involvement in selecting potatoes with traits from wild relatives; Background; Selected farming communities; Materials and methods; Results; Final remarks; Notes; References; 9 A 20-year journey: participatory breeding of maize in South-West China; A changing context: challenges facing the new China; Participatory plant breeding the Chinese way: from maize pilot project in the south-west to national seed platform; Reflections and future prospects; Notes; References |
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10 Evolutionary participatory quinoa breeding for organic agro-ecosystems in the US Pacific Northwest |
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Print version record |
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Plant breeding.
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Plant breeding
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Winge, Tone
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| ISBN |
9780429017018 |
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0429017014 |
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9780429017001 |
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0429017006 |
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