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Maize-poultry value chains in India: Implications for research and development
(2009)
Rapid growth of the poultry industry in India has caused an increased demand for maize (Zea mays L.). Poultry feed contains 60-65% of maize and approximately 50% of India's annual maize harvest of 19 million tons is used ...
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Assessing impacts of maize research through a livelihoods lens: findings and lessons from the hill regions of Mexico and Nepal
(2009)
A livelihood approach to impact assessment (IA), by integrating livelihood and economic analyses, permits a more comprehensive assessment than does conventional IA. CIMMYT recently completed two studies on the impacts of ...
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Characterization of the effect of a QTL for drought resistance in rice, qtl12.1 , over a range of environments in the Philippines and eastern India
(2009)
A large-effect QTL for grain yield under drought conditions (qtl12.1) was reported in a rice mapping population derived from Vandana and Way Rarem. Here, we measured the effect of qtl12.1 on grain yield and associated ...
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Herbicidal effect on the growth and yield of wheat
(2009)
A field trial was conducted at Regional Wheat Research Center, Shyampur, Rajshahi during winter season of 2004-2005 to make certain a suitable herbicide for weed control as well as increase the yield of wheat. Effect of ...
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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)
(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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Performance of different wheat genotypes under different tillage options
(2009)
A field study was carried out at the Regional Wheat Research Center, Shyampur, Rajshahi during Rabi season of 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 to observe the performance of wheat genotypes among the different tillage options. In a ...
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Evaluation of precision land leveling and double zero-till systems in the rice-wheat rotation: Water use, productivity, profitability and soil physical properties
(2009)
In recent years conventional production technologies in the rice?wheat (RW) system have been leading to deterioration of soil health and declining farm profitability due to high inputs of water and labour. Conservation ...
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Comparing water management in rice-wheat production systems in Haryana, India and Punjab, Pakistan
(2009)
The intensive irrigated rice-wheat systems in the northwest Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia are built on a long tradition of canal irrigation and the more recent advent of tubewells. Findings from farm surveys are used ...
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Factors affecting the adoption of zero tillage wheat in the rice-wheat systems of India and Pakistan
(2009)
Zero tillage planting of wheat after rice has been the main success in the quest for resource-conserving technologies that can save water, reduce production costs and improve production in the Indo?Gangetic Plains, the ...
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A survey of factors associated with the adoption of zero tillage wheat in the irrigated plains of South Asia
(2009)
There is a quest for resource-conserving technologies that can save water, reduce production costs and improve production to address the slow down in productivity growth in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, the cereal bowl of South ...