Professor John Witcombe
Emeritus Professor
- 2007
- Published
Client-Oriented Breeding and Seed Supply
Witcombe, J. R., Devkota, K. P., Virk, D. S., Rawal, K. B., Prasad, S. C., Kumar, V. & Joshi, K. D., 12 Dec 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- 2008
- 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/Report › Other report
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Food Security through Ricebean Research in India and Nepal (FOSRIN) Report 2. Identification of polymorphic markers in ricebean (Vigna umbellata).
Bajracharya, J., Singh, S., Dangol, B., Hollington, P. A. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Jan 2008, 2008 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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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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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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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
- 2009
- 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. 77-91Research 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
- Published
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
- 2010
- Published
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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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
- 2011
- Published
Impact of introduction of modern varieties on crop diversity
Witcombe, J. R., Joshi, J. D., Virk, D. S., Sthapit, B. R., Lenne, J. M. (Editor) & Wood, D. (Editor), 1 Jan 2011, Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security: A Critical Review. 2011 ed. CABI PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2012
- 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. 40-48Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2013
- 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. 101-108Research 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
- 2014
- Published
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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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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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
- 2017
- 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. 512-527Research 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
- 2018
- Published
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
- 2019
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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.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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
- 2021
- Published
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
- 2024
- E-pub ahead of print
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