Professor John Witcombe

Emeritus Professor

  1. Published

    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. 413-426

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    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. 95-108

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    DFID Plant Sciences Research Programme Annual Report 2005.

    Witcombe, J. R., Harris, D. & Stirling, C. M., 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Centre for Arid Zone Studies.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report

  4. Published

    A proposal for the release of an aromatic rice variety Suanulo Sugandha (A rice variety developed using client-oriented breeding (COB) approaches)

    Witcombe, J., Devkotas, K. P., Tripathi, M. P., Gyawali, S., Subedi, M., Shrestha, P. K., Chaudhary, B. N., Yadav, R. B., Chaudhary, D., Gautam, A. P., Akhtar, T., Khatiwada, S. P., Adhikari, N. P., Chapagain, K. & Joshi, K., Jan 2008, 31 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  5. Published

    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. 512-527

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. 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

  7. Published

    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. 413-422

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Participatory crop improvement strategies in the DFID Plant Sciences Research Programme

    Witcombe, J. R., 12 Mar 2002, p. 1-4.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  9. Published

    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. 339-348

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    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. 175–186

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review