Dr Daljit Virk

Honorary Senior Research Fellow

  1. Published

    Participatory plant breeding is better described as highly client-oriented plant breeding. I. Four indicators of client-orientation in plant breeding

    Witcombe, J. R., Joshi, K. D., Gyawali, S., Musa, A. M., Johansen, C., Virk, D. S. & Sthapit, B. R., 1 Jul 2005, In: Experimental Agriculture. 41, 3, p. 299-319

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Participatory varietal selection (PVS) for post rainy (rabi) season sorghum.

    Rana, B. S., Witcombe, J. R. & Virk, D. S., 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Centre for Arid Zone Studies.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report

  3. Published

    Partnering with farmers to accelerate adoption of new technologies in South Asia to improve wheat productivity.

    Ortiz-Ferrara, G., Joshi, A. K., Chand, R., Bhatta, M. R., Mudwari, A., Thapa, D. B., Sufian, M. A., Saikia, T. P., Chatrath, R., Witcombe, J. R., Virk, D. S. & Sharma, R. C., 1 Oct 2007, In: Euphytica. 157, 3, p. 399-407

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Plant breeding can be made more efficient by having fewer, better crosses

    Witcombe, J. R., Gyawali, S., Subedi, M., Virk, D. S. & Joshi, K. D., 7 Feb 2013, In: BMC Plant Biology. 13, 22

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    QTLs associated with root traits increase yield in upland rice when transferred through marker-assisted selection

    Steele, K. A., Price, A. H., Witcombe, J. R., Shrestha, R., Singh, B. N., Gibbons, J. M. & Virk, D. S., 1 Jan 2013, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 126, 1, p. 101-108

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    REML is an effective analysis for mixed modelling of unbalanced on-farm varietal trials.

    Virk, D. S., Pandit, D. B., Sufian, M. A., Ahmed, F., Siddique, M. A., Samad, M. A., Rahman, M. M., Islam, M. M., Ortiz-Ferrara, G., Joshi, K. D. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Jan 2009, In: Experimental Agriculture. 45, 1, p. 77-91

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Rapid gains in food security from new maize varieties for complex hillside environments through farmer participation

    Tiwari, T. P., Ortiz-Ferrara, G., Gurung, D. B., Dhakal, R., Katuwal, R., Hamal, B. B., Gadal, N. & Virk, D. S., 1 Dec 2010, In: Food Security. 2, 4, p. 317-325

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Rapid gains in yield and adoption of new maize varieties for complex hillside environments through farmer participation. I. Improving options through participatory varietal selection (PVS).

    Tiwari, T. P., Virk, D. S. & Sinclair, F., 15 Mar 2009, In: Field Crops Research. 111, 1-2, p. 137-143

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Rice PPB in India and Nepal: Client-oriented plant breeding using few, carefully chosen crosses

    Witcombe, J., Virk, D. & Joshi, K. D., 2019, Farmers and Plant Breeding: Current Approaches and Perspectives. Westengen, O. T. & Winge, T. (eds.). Routledge

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  10. Published

    Selection for salt-tolerance and early heading in bread wheat

    Mahar, A. R., Hollington, P. A., Witcombe, J. R. & Virk, D. S., 1 Jan 2003, In: Cereal research Communications. 31, 1-2, p. 81-88

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review