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Farmers’ performance criteria for new barley varieties and their diffusion through farmer-to-farmer seed distribution
Barley, mainly the two local landraces ‘Arabic Abiad’ and ‘Arabic Aswad’, covers about
1.38 million ha of cultivated land in Syria. The average yield of these landraces is less than
1 t/ha. Barley breeders have developed ...
The Role of Informal Farmer-To-Farmer Seed Distribution in Diffusion of New Barley Varieties in Syria
This study examines the role, structure and effectiveness of informal seed systems in the diffusion of
new barley varieties. It uses data collected by tracing farmers who received new barley varieties and
other farmers who ...