Professor John Witcombe
Emeritus Professor
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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/Report › Commissioned report
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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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Participatory plant breeding in rice in Nepal.
Joshi, K. D., Sthapit, B. R., Subedi, M., Witcombe, J. R., Cleveland, D. A. (Editor) & Soleri, D. (Editor), 1 Jan 2002, Farmers: Scientists and Plant Breeding: Integrating Knowledge and Practice. 2002 ed. CABI Publishing, p. 239-267Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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 conference › Paper
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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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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. (Editor), Stevenson, P. C. (Editor), Neupane, R. K. (Editor) & Grzywacz, D. (Editor), 17 Nov 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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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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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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Participatory plant breeding in rice in low-altitude production systems in Nepal
Gyawali, S., Joshi, K. D. & Witcombe, J. R., 12 Mar 2002, p. 8-10.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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Lessons learned from scaling up participatory variety selection: LI-BIRD experiences.
Devkota, K. P., Gyawali, S., Tripathi, M. P., Joshi, K. D., Witcombe, J. R., Pande, S. (Editor), Stevenson, P. C. (Editor), Neupane, R. K. (Editor) & Grzywacz, D. (Editor), 17 Nov 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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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