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| Baruah, R.; Messmer, M.; Forster, D.; Verma, R.; Patil, S. S.. |
| - General high interest of farmers to participate in on-station and on-farm testing of cotton varietal lines and hybrids - On-station mother trials are managed by the researchers, while on-farm baby trials are managed by the farmer - A network of interested farmers need to be established, who are regularly trained in on-farm research and supported by extension agents - Farmers, researchers and extension agents together monitor the on-station and on-farm trials and evaluate cotton varieties and hybrids - However, the extension agents and farmers need to be introduced into plant breeding by the researcher to support and profit from decentralized participatory breeding efforts |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation India. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/26563/1/bioReFiBL_WCRC2011_20111109b_DF.pdf |
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| Forster, D.; Andres, C.; Verma, R.; Zundel, C.; Messmer, M.; Mäder, P.. |
| The debate on the relative benefits of conventional and organic farming systems is more topical than ever. The achievements of conventional high-input agriculture were largely brought about at the cost of deteriorating soil fertility; furthermore, they were based to a large extent on fossil fuels. Developing more sustainable farming practices on a large scale is of utmost importance. However, information about the performance of agricultural production systems under organic and conventional management in tropical and subtropical regions is largely lacking. This study aimed to assess agronomic and economic data from a long-term farming systems comparison trial under semi-arid conditions in central India. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems; Crop husbandry; India; Environmental aspects. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/24836/1/Andres-etal-2013-1stGlobalFoodSecurity-Conference.pdf |
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| Roner, T.; Messmer, M. M.; Finckh, M.; Forster, D.; Verma, R.; Baruah, R.; Patil, S. S.. |
| Up to 80% of world’s organic cotton is produced in India. However, involved producers are facing increased difficulties to find suitable cultivars. Few hybrids selected for high input farming and genetically-modified (GM) cotton, which is explicitly excluded in organic farming, are presently dominating the Indian seed market. In addition farmers have lost their traditional knowledge on seed production and hybrid seed needs to be purchased each season. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation India. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21943/1/Roner-etal-2012-proceedingstropentag2012-p248.pdf |
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