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In situ conservation of crops and their relatives: a review of current status and prospects for wheat and maize
(CIMMYT, 1996)
This paper reviews the current status and prospects for in situ conservation of maize and wheat and their relatives. The caricature of in situ conservation-that it imposes cultural stasis and isolation on marginal ...
Conference Proceedings
Memoria de la II feria de la labranza de conservación
(CIMMYT; CENTA; IICA; PRM, 1996)
En abril de 1995, el Centro Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria y Forestal (Centa), el Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT) y el Programa Regional de MAíz (PRM) se asociaron con diversas asociaciones ...
Serial Publication
Meeting South Asia's future food requirements from rice-wheat cropping systems: priority issues facing researchers in the post-green revolution era
(CIMMYT, 1996)
The importance of rice-wheat cropping systems in meeting present and future food needs in South Asia is reviewed. Evidence from a number of factor productivity studies, which analyze yield trends after adjusting for changes ...
Conference Proceedings
Increasing yield potential in wheat: breaking the barriers. Proceedings of a workshop held in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
(CIMMYT, 1996)
CIMMYT's focus on developing wheat varieties that produce higher and more stable yields has made a tremendous difference in the lives of millions of people in the developing world. In the mid 1960s, the dramatic increases ...
Report
1995/96 World wheat facts and trends: understanding global trends in the use of wheat diversity and international flows of wheat genetic resources
(CIMMYT, 1996)
This document describes wheat's origins and the flows of germplasm between various regions of the world. It summarizes some of the tools biological and social scientists use to measure genetic diversity. It examines patterns ...
Report
Lines tested in the International Spring Wheat Yield Nurseries (ISWYN) 1964-1994
(CIMMYT, 1996)
This publication marks the end of an era; after 30 years, the International Spring Wheat Yield Nursery (ISWYN), flagship of the international yield nurseries, has been discontinued. The ISWYN will be replaced by several ...
Conference Proceedings
Wheat breeding: objectives, methodology, and progress
(CIMMYT, 1996)
Proceedings of the Ukraine / CIMMYT Workshop, Wheat Breeding: Objectives, Methodology, and Progress held in Mironovka, Kiev Region, Ukraine, June 12-14, 1995.
Report
Wheat breeders' perspectives on genetic diversity and germplasm use: findings from an international survey
(CIMMYT, 1996)
Although there is much debate about the role of scientific plant breeding in the possible reduction of genetic diversity in commercially grown crop plants, few studies have recorded breeders' actual use of materials and ...
Report
International Maize Testing Unit -- CIMMYT Maize Program
(CIMMYT, 1996)
Book
Maize and wheat research for the next millennium: a preview of CIMMYT's role
(CIMMYT, 1996)
Yet amid this apparent plenty, tremendous inequalities exist. The World Bank estimates that there are about a billion people - roughly one in every five - who must survive on less than one US dollar a day. Equally alarming ...