Professor John Witcombe
Emeritus Professor
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Accelerating public sector rice breeding with high-density KASP markers derived from whole genome sequencing of indica rice
Steele, K., Quinton-Tulloch, M., Amgai, R. B., Dhakal, R., Khatiwada, S. P., Vyas, D., Heine, M. & Witcombe, J., Apr 2018, In: Molecular Breeding. 38, 38.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adoption of rice varieties - I. Age of varieties and patterns of variability
Witcombe, J. R., Khadka, K., Puri, R. R., Khanal, N. P., Sapkota, A. & Joshi, K. D., 1 Oct 2017, In: Experimental Agriculture. 53, 4, p. 512-527Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adoption of rice varieties. 2. Accelerating uptake
Witcombe, J. R., Khadka, K., Puri, R. R., Khanal, N. P., Sapkota, A. & Joshi, K. D., 1 Oct 2017, In: Experimental Agriculture. 53, 4, p. 627-643Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An RFLP-based genetic map of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
Liu, C. J., Witcombe, J. R., Pittaway, T. S., Nash, M., Hash, C. T., Busso, C. S. & Gale, M. D., Oct 1994, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 89, p. 481-487Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breeding for abiotic stresses for sustainable agriculture
Witcombe, J. R., Hollington, P. A., Howarth, C. J., Reader, S. & Steele, K. A., 27 Feb 2008, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 363, 1492, p. 703-716Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collaborative and consultative participatory plant breeding of rice for the rainfed uplands of eastern India
Virk, D. S., Singh, D. N., Prasad, S. C., Gangwar, J. S. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Jun 2003, In: Euphytica. 132, 1, p. 95-108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collaborative breeding with farmers can be effective.
Gyawali, S., Sunwar, S., Subedi, M., Tripathi, M., Joshi, K. D. & Witcombe, J. R., 20 Feb 2007, In: Field Crops Research. 101, 1, p. 88-95Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a Set of Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines in Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]
Kumari, B. R., Kolesnikova-Allen, M. A., Hash, C. T., Senthilvel, S., Nepolean, T., Kishor, P. B. K., Riera-Lizarazu, O., Witcombe, J. & Srivastava, R. K., 28 Jul 2014, In: Crop Science. 54, 5, p. 2175-2182Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating cultivars in unbalanced on-farm participatory trials.
Virk, D. S. & Witcombe, J. R., 5 Mar 2008, In: Field Crops Research. 106, 2, p. 105-115Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Farmer Participatory Crop Improvement. I. Varietal Selection and Breeding Methods and Their Impact on Biodiversity
Witcombe, J. R., Joshi, A., Joshi, K. D. & Sthapit, B. R., Oct 1996, In: Experimental Agriculture. 32, 4, p. 445-460Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Farmer Participatory Crop Improvement. II. Participatory Varietal Selection, a Case Study in India
Joshi, A. & Witcombe, J. R., Oct 1996, In: Experimental Agriculture. 32, 4, p. 461 - 477Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Farmer Participatory Crop Improvement. III. Participatory Plant Breeding, a Case Study for Rice in Nepal
Sthapit, B. R., Joshi, K. D. & Witcombe, J. R., Oct 1996, In: Experimental Agriculture. 32, 4, p. 479-496Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field evaluation of upland rice lines selected for QTLs controlling root traits.
Steele, K. A., Virk, D. S., Kumar, R., Prasad, S. C. & Witcombe, J. R., 5 Mar 2007, In: Field Crops Research. 101, 2, p. 180-186Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Has the introduction of modern rice varieties changed rice genetic diversity in a high-altitude region of Nepal?
Steele, K. A., Gyawali, S., Joshi, K. D., Shrestha, P., Sthapit, B. R. & Witcombe, J. R., 10 Jul 2009, In: Field Crops Research. 113, 1, p. 24-30Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Highly client-oriented breeding, using local preferences and selection, produces widely adapted rice varieties.
Joshi, K. D., Musa, A. M., Johansen, C., Gyawali, S., Harris, D. & Witcombe, J. R., 4 Jan 2007, In: Field Crops Research. 100, 1, p. 107-116Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How much evidence is needed before client-oriented breeding (COB) is institutionalised? Evidence from rice and maize in India
Witcombe, J. & Yadavendra, J. P., Oct 2014, In: Field Crops Research. 167, p. 143-152Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How narrowly adapted are the products of decentralised breeding? The spread of rice varieties from a participatory plant breeding programme in Nepal.
Joshi, K. D., Sthapit, B. R. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Dec 2001, In: Euphytica. 122, 3, p. 589-597Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying famers' preferences and constraints to Pearl Millet production in the Sahel and North-Sudan zones of Burkina Faso
Drabo, I., Zangre, R. G., Danquah, E. Y., Ofori, K., Witcombe, J. & Hash, C. T., Oct 2019, In: Experimental Agriculture. 55, 5, p. 765-775Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying superior wheat cultivars in participatory research on resource poor farms.
Thapa, D. B., Sharma, R. C., Mudwari, A., Ortiz-Ferrara, G., Sharma, S., Basnet, R. K., Witcombe, J. R., Virk, D. S. & Joshi, K. D., 26 Jun 2009, In: Field Crops Research. 112, 2-3, p. 124-130Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving the food security of low-resource farmers: introducing horsegram into maize-based cropping systems.
Witcombe, J. R., Billore, M., Singhal, H. C., Patel, N. B., Tikka, B. S., Saini, D. P., Sharma, L. K., Sharma, R., Yadav, S. K. & Yadavendra, J. P., 1 Jun 2008, In: Experimental Agriculture. 44, 3, p. 339-348Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increasing genetic diversity by participatory varietal selection in high potential production systems in Nepal and India
Witcombe, J. R., Joshi, K. D., Rana, R. B. & Virk, D. S., 1 Dec 2001, In: Euphytica. 122, 3, p. 575-588Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increasing the client orientation of maize breeding using farmer participation in eastern India
Virk, D. S., Chakraborty, M., Ghosh, J., Prasad, S. C. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Oct 2005, In: Experimental Agriculture. 41, 4, p. 413-426Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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KASP™ based markers reveal a population sub-structure in temperate rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm and local landraces grown in the Kashmir valley, north-western Himalayas
Shikari, A. B., Najeeb, S., Khan, G., Mohidin, F. A., Shah, A. H., Nehvi, F. A., Wani, S. A., Bhat, N. A., Waza, S. A., Subba Roa, L. V., Steele, K. & Witcombe, J., Mar 2021, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 68, 3, p. 821–834Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Linking community-based seed producers to markets for a sustainable seed supply system.
Witcombe, J. R., Devkotas, K. P. & Joshi, K. D., 10 Sept 2010, In: Experimental Agriculture. 46, 4, p. 425-437Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing an agricultural research programme for poverty alleviation in developing countries: an institute without walls
Stirling, C. M., Harris, D. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Apr 2006, In: Experimental Agriculture. 42, 2, p. 127-146Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping quantitative trait loci for downy mildew resistance in pearl millet
Jones, E. S., Liu, C. J., Gale, M. D., Hash, C. T. & Witcombe, J. R., Aug 1995, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 91, 3, p. 448-456Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping quantitative trait loci for resistance to downy mildew in pearl millet: Field and glasshouse screens detect the same QTL
Jones, E. S., Breese, W. A., Liu, C. J., Singh, S. D., Shaw, D. S. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Jul 2002, In: Crop Science. 42, 4, p. 1316-1323Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Marker-assisted selection to introgress QTLs controlling root traits into an Indian upland rice variety
Steele, K. A., Price, A. H., Shashidhar, H. E. & Witcombe, J. R., 14 Sept 2006, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 112, 2, p. 208-221Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Marker-evaluated selection in rice: shifts in allele frequency among bulks selected in contrasting agricultural environments identify genomic regions of importance to rice adaptation and breeding.
Steele, K. A., Edwards, G., Zhu, J. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Oct 2004, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 109, 6, p. 1247-1260Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mass and line selection can produce equally uniform rice varieties
Virk, D. S., Steele, K. A. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Feb 2007, In: Field Crops Research. 100, 2-3, p. 341-347Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Number of crosses and population size for participatory and classical plant breeding
Witcombe, J. R. & Virk, D. S., 1 Dec 2001, In: Euphytica. 122, 3, p. 451-462Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Participatory plant breeding in maize: a case study from Gujarat, India.
Witcombe, J. R., Joshi, A. & Goyal, S. N., 1 Apr 2003, In: Euphytica. 130, 3, p. 413-422Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 299-319Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Participatory plant breeding is better described as highly client-oriented plant breeding. II. Optional farmer collaboration in the segregating generations.
Witcombe, J. R., Gyawali, S., Sunwar, S., Sthapit, B. R. & Joshi, K. D., 1 Jan 2006, In: Experimental Agriculture. 42, 1, p. 79-90Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Participatory research approaches rapidly improve household food security in Nepal and identify policy changes required for institutionalisation
Joshi, K. D., Devkota, K. P., Harris, D., Khanal, N. P., Paudyal, B., Sapkota, A. & Witcombe, J. R., 13 May 2012, In: Field Crops Research. 131, p. 40-48Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Participatory varietal selection in rice in Nepal in favourable agricultural environments - A comparison of two methods assessed by varietal adoption
Joshi, K. D. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Oct 2002, In: Euphytica. 127, 3, p. 445-458Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 399-407Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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, 22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 101-108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 77-91Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Regulatory reform of seed systems: Benefits and impacts from a mungbean case study in Nepal
Joshi, K. D., Khanal, N. P., Harris, D., Khanal, N. N., Sapkota, A., Khadka, K., Dara, R., Neupane, R. K., Joshi, M. & Witcombe, J., 1 Mar 2014, In: Field Crops Research. 158, p. 15-23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resistance gene deployment strategies in cereal hybrids using marker-assisted selection: gene pyramiding, three-way hybrids, and synthetic parent populations
Witcombe, J. R. & Hash, C. T., Mar 2000, In: Euphytica. 112, p. 175–186Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rice landrace diversity in Nepal. Socio-economic and ecological factors determining rice landrace diversity in three agro-ecozones of Nepal based on farm surveys
Bajracharya, J., Rana, R. B., Gauchan, D., Sthapit, B. R., Jarvis, D. I. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Oct 2010, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 57, 7, p. 1013-1022Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rice landrace diversity in Nepal: Variability of agro-morphological traits and SSR markers in landraces from a high-altitude site.
Bajracharya, J., Steele, K. A., Jarvis, D. I., Sthapit, B. R. & Witcombe, J., 15 Feb 2006, In: Field Crops Research. 95, 2-3, p. 327-335Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 81-88Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Teamwork delivers biotechnology products to Indian small-holder crop-livestock producers: Pearl millet hybrid “HHB 67 Improved” enters seed delivery pipeline
Hash, C. T., Sharma, A., Kolesnikova-Allen, M. A., Singh, S. D., Thakur, R. P., Bhasker Raj, A., Ratnaji Rao, M. N. V., Nijhawan, D. C., Beniwal, C. R., Sagar, P., Yadav, H. P., Yadav, Y. P., Srikant, Bhatnagar, S. K., Khairwal, I. S., Howarth, C. J., Cavan, G. P., Gale, M. D., Liu, C., Devos, K. M., Breese, W. & Witcombe, J. R., Aug 2006, In: Journal of SAT Agricultural Research. 2, 1, 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of participatory plant breeding (PPB) on landrace diversity: A case study for high-altitude rice in Nepal.
Joshi, K. D. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Oct 2003, In: Euphytica. 134, 1, p. 117-125Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thousands of trait-specific KASP markers designed for diverse breeding applications in rice (Oryza sativa)
Steele, K., Quinton-Tulloch, M., Vyas, D. & Witcombe, J., 1 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trade-offs between on-farm varietal diversity and highly client-oriented breeding - a case study of upland rice in India.
Virk, D. S. & Witcombe, J., 1 Jun 2007, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 54, 4, p. 823-835Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variation in RFLP markers associated with root growth in QTLs in Indian upland rice
Steele, K. A., Moore, B. J., Witcombe, J. R., Virk, D. S. & Price, A. H., 1 Aug 2000, In: International Rice Research Notes. 25, 2, p. 16-17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review