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Wheat grain yield and stability assessed through regional trials in the eastern Gangetic plains of South Asia 

Sharma, R.C.; Ortiz-Ferrara, G.; Crossa, J.; Bhatta, M.R.; Sufian, M.A.; Shoran, J.; Joshi, A.K.; Chand, R.; Singh, G.; Ortiz, R. (2007)
Improving the level and stability of grain yield is the primary objective of wheat breeding programs in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of South Asia. A regional wheat trial, the Eastern Gangetic Plains Yield Trial ...
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Controlling foliar blight of wheat in South Asia: A holistic approach 

Duveiller, E.; Sharma, R.C.; Mercado, D.; Maraite, H.; Bhatta, M.R.; Ortiz Ferrara, G.; Sharma, D. (2005)
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Rapid gains in food security from new maize varieties for complex hillside environments through farmer participation 

Tiwari, T.P.; Ortiz-Ferrara, G.; Gurung, D.B.; Dhakal, R.; Katuwal, R.B.; Hamal, B.B.; Gadal, N.; Virk, D.S. (2010)
This is a follow-up study of two previous papers in this series in which we discussed the effectiveness of participatory varietal selection (PVS) and community-based seed production (CBSP). In this paper we present from ...
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Rapid gains in yield and adoption of new maize varieties for complex hillside environments through farmer participation. II. Scaling-up the adoption through community-based seed production (CBSP) 

Tiwari, T.P.; Ortiz-Ferrara, G.; Urrea, C.; Katuwal, R.B.; Koirala, K.B.; Prasad, R.C.; Gurung, D.B.; Sharma, D.; Hamal, B.; Bhandari, B.; Thapa, M. (2009)
Participatory varietal selection (PVS) led to the identification of Population-22 and its later release as Manakamana-3. Subsequently further mother?baby trials tested five unreleased open-pollinated varieties (OPVs), ...
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Maximizing productivity and improving nutrition through intercropping quality protein maize and potato 

Chapagain, T.R.; Khatri, B.B.; Bhattarai, P.; Luitel, B.P.; Ortiz-Ferrara, G.; Sharma, R.C. (2012)
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Associations of environments in South Asia based on spot blotch disease of wheat caused by Cochliobolus sativus 

Joshi, A.K.; Ortiz-Ferrara, G.; Crossa, J.; Singh, G.; Alvarado, G.; Bhatta, M.R.; Duveiller, E.; Sharma, R.C.; Pandit, D.B.; Siddique, A.B.; Das, S.Y.; Sharma, R.N.; Chand, R. (2007)
Spot blotch is an important disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in South Asia. Division of test sites for this disease into homogenous subregions is expected to contribute to more efficient evaluation and better ...
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Wheat improvement in India: present status, emerging challenges and future prospects 

Joshi A.K.; Mishra, B.; Chatrath, R.; Ortiz Ferrara, G.; Singh, R.P. (2007)
India is the second largest producer of wheat in the world, with production hovering around 68–75 million tons for past few years. The latest estimated demand for wheat production for the year 2020 is approximately ...
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Challenges to wheat production in South Asia 

Chatrath, R.; Mishra, B.; Ortiz Ferrara, G.; Singh, S.K.; Joshi, A.K. (2007)
Wheat is the second major staple crop, after rice, in India and Pakistan and is also gaining similar importance in Nepal and Bangladesh. Wheat production in South Asia has increased from 15 mt in 1960s to 95.5 mt during ...
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Progress and challenge towards reducing wheat spot blotch threat in the eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia: Is climate change already taking its toll? 

Sharma, R.C.; Duveiller, E.; Ortiz-Ferrara, G. (2007)
Spot blotch, caused by Cochliobolus sativus, is a serious constraint to wheat production (Triticum aestivum L.) in the warmer plains of South Asia. Fourteen genotypes were tested in Bangladesh, India and Nepal during 6 ...
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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. (2007)
There are many socioeconomic and technological constraints that affect the production of wheat and other staple cereals in South Asia. Wheat production is one of the economic mainstays in South Asia, but the yield gap ...
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