Professor John Witcombe
Emeritus Professor
- 2007
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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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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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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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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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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
- 2006
- Published
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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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, AG., 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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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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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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Marker assisted selection for participatory plant breeding in rice
Steele, K. A., Virk, D. S. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Jan 2006, 2006 ed. Centre for Arid Zone Studies.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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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
- 2005
- 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. 413-426Research 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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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/Report › Commissioned report
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Marker-evaluated selection: Evaluating allele frequencies in rice selected under extreme environments to find agronomically important loci
Steele, K. A. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Jan 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Participatory varietal selection (PVS) for post rainy (rabi) season sorghum.
Rana, B. S., Witcombe, J. R. & Virk, D. S., 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Centre for Arid Zone Studies.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- 2004
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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. (ed.), Stevenson, P. C. (ed.), Neupane, R. K. (ed.) & Grzywacz, D. (ed.), 17 Nov 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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. (ed.), Stevenson, P. C. (ed.), Neupane, R. K. (ed.) & Grzywacz, D. (ed.), 17 Nov 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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Marker-assisted selection of four root QTL and aroma to improve Kalinga III: Evaluation of pyramid lines and advanced bulks from backcrossing
Steele, K. A., Singh, D. N., Kumar, R., Prasad, S. C., Billore, M., Virk, D. S., Shashidhar, H. E. & Witcombe, J. R., 1 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- 2003
- 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. 117-125Research 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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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 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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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