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Mejoramiento para aumentar la tolerancia a sequía y a deficiencia de nitrógeno en el maíz: de la teoría a la práctica 

Bänziger, M.; Edmeades, G.O.; Beck, D.L.; Bellon, M.R. (CIMMYT, 2012)
Este documento, dirigido inicialmente a los mejoradores de maíz en África al sur del Sahara, se basa en un método probado que fue elaborado en el CIMMYT con el fin de mejorar la tolerancia del maíz al estrés por sequía y ...
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Collective action for the conservation of on-farm genetic diversity in a center of crop diversity: an assessment of the role of traditional farmers' networks 

Badstue, L.B.; Bellon, M.R.; Berthaud, B.; Ramírez, A.; Flores, D.; Juarez, X.; Ramirez, F. (IFPRI; CGIAR; CIMMYT, 2005)
This project explored the possible role of collective action among small-scale farmers in managing and maintaining genetic resources in a center of crop diversity. It focused on the local institutions that ensure the supply ...
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Impact of improved maize germplasm on poverty alleviation: the case of Tuxpeño-Derived materials in Mexico 

Bellon, M.R.; Adato, M.; Becerril, J.; Mindek, D. (CIMMYT, 2005)
This study documents the use of improved maize germplasm by poor small-scale farmers in lowland tropical Mexico and how it contributes to their well-being. To this end, the direct adoption of improved varieties and their ...
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Farmers' taxonomies as a participatory diagnostic tool: soil fertility management in Chihota, Zimbabwe 

Bellon, M.R.; Gambara, P.; Gatsi, T.; Machemedze, T.E.; Maminimini, O.; Waddington, S.R. (CIMMYT, 1999)
Soil infertility is a major constraint to food production in the communal areas of Zimbabwe. Smallholders in the region recognise the problems of low soil fertility and have devised ways of coping with them. This study ...
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Farmers' taxonomies as a participatory diagnostic tool: soil fertility management in Chihota, Zimbabwe 

Bellon, M.R.; Gambara, P.; Gatsi, T.; Machemedze, T.E.; Maminimini, O.; Waddington, S.R. (CIMMYT, 1999)
Soil infertility is a major constraint to food production in the communal areas of Zimbabwe. Smalholders in the region recognize the problems of low soil fertility and have devised ways of coping with them. This study ...
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A conceptual framework for valuing on-farm genetic resources 

Bellon, M.R.; Smale, M. (CIMMYT, 1998)
This paper proposes a preliminary conceptual framework designed to support strategic decisions about which crop populations-in a well-defined reference area within a crop's center of diversity-are suitable candidates for ...
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Farmer management of maize diversity in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico: CIMMYT INIFAP -- 1998 Baseline Socioeconomic Survey 

Smale, M.; Aguirre Gomez, J.A.; Bellon, M.R.; Mendoza, J.; Rosas, I.M. (CIMMYT, 1999)
Descriptive data from the sample survey of households in the study communities enable us to profile the characteristics of: (1) farm households; (2) the maize populations they grow, based on their own descriptors and the ...
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The private and public characteristics of maize land races and the area allocation decisions of farmers in a center of crop diversity 

Smale, M.; Bellon, M.R.; Aguirre Gomez, J.A. (CIMMYT, 1999)
This study uses an approach derived from models of the private and public characteristics of goods to illustrate (1) the overriding importance of variety attributes in farmers' decisions to allocate area among varieties ...
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Analysis of participatory research projects in the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center 

Lilja, N.; Bellon, M.R. (CIMMYT, 2006)
Through a survey of scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in 2004, this study assessed the extent to which participatory methods had been used by the center, how they were perceived ...
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Identifying appropriate germplasm for participatory breeding: an example from the central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico 

Bellon, M.R.; Smale, M.; Aguirre Gomez, J.A.; Taba, S.; Aragon Cuevas, F.; Diaz, J.; Castro, H. (CIMMYT, 2000)
Identifying the appropriate germplasm to be improved is a key component of any participatory breeding effort because of its implications for impacts on social welfare and genetic diversity. This paper describes a method ...
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CIMMYT Economics Working Paper (9)CAPRI Working Paper (1)Soil Fertility Network for Maize-Based Cropping Systems in Malawi and Zimbabwe -- Network Research Results Working Paper (1)
Author
Bellon, M. (15)
Smale, M. (5)Aguirre Gomez, J.A. (4)Badstue, L.B. (2)Gambara, P. (2)Gatsi, T. (2)Juarez, X. (2)Machemedze, T.E. (2)Maminimini, O. (2)Rosas, I.M. (2)... View More
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2010 - 2012 (1)2000 - 2009 (8)1998 - 1999 (6)
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INNOVATION ADOPTION (7)MAIZE (6)RESEARCH PROJECTS (5)SMALL FARMS (5)ZEA MAYS (4)CROP MANAGEMENT (3)ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (3)GENETIC VARIATION (3)ON-FARM RESEARCH (3)PLANT BREEDING (3)... View More
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Mexico (6)Global (5)North America (5)Southern Africa (2)Zimbabwe (2)


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