Professor John Witcombe

Emeritus Professor

  1. Published

    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 - 477

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    The scaling up process and outcomes of participatory crop improvement in Nepal: Adoption and Impact.

    Joshi, K. D., Devkota, K. P., Gyawali, S., Tripathi, M. P., Witcombe, J. R., Pande, S. (ed.), Stevenson, P. C. (ed.), Neupane, R. K. (ed.) & Grzywacz, D. (ed.), 17 Nov 2004.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  3. Published

    Participatory plant breeding in rice in Nepal.

    Joshi, K. D., Sthapit, B. R., Subedi, M., Witcombe, J. R., Cleveland, D. A. (ed.) & Soleri, D. (ed.), 1 Jan 2002, Farmers: Scientists and Plant Breeding: Integrating Knowledge and Practice. 2002 ed. CABI Publishing, p. 239-267

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  4. Published

    Participatory crop improvement in high potential production systems - piloting sustainable adoption of new technologies.

    Joshi, K. D., Gyawali, S. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Jan 2003, 2003 ed. Centre for Arid Zone Studies.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report

  5. Published

    Participatory scaling up of participatory varietal selection.

    Joshi, K. D., Gyawali, S. & Witcombe, J. R., 12 Mar 2002, p. 40-43.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  6. Published

    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. 445-458

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    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. 589-597

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    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. 40-48

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    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. 117-125

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    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. 107-116

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review