Farmer participatory varietal selection in pearl millet: Experience across some states of Northern Nigeria

cg.contactI.Angarawai@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISATen_US
cg.contributor.centerLake Chad Research Institute - LCRIen_US
cg.contributor.crpCRP on Dryland Cereals - DCen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.coverage.countryNGen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJAR10.638en_US
cg.issn1991-637Xen_US
cg.issue16en_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.subject.agrovocagricultureen_US
cg.subject.agrovocplant breedingen_US
cg.subject.agrovocpearl milleten_US
cg.volume11en_US
dc.contributorBukar, B.en_US
dc.contributorOlabanji, Oluwasina G.en_US
dc.contributorNkama, Iroen_US
dc.contributorHaussmann, Bettinaen_US
dc.contributorWeltzien, Evaen_US
dc.contributorGwadi, K.W.en_US
dc.contributorGubio, T.en_US
dc.contributorYahaya, Y.en_US
dc.creatorAngarawai, Ignatiusen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T04:02:55Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T04:02:55Z
dc.description.abstractFarmers participation in the process of on-farm research does not only enrich the speed up of information gathering, but also result in large scale adoption of the product of research. A small farmer deals with a variable environment and has multiple production objectives that will affect his or her choice of crops and selection of genotypes. In areas where farmers are unfamiliar with available improved varieties, there is need of conducting effective variety evaluations with farmers. The usefulness of the participatory approach for identifying cultivars for harsh environments, which are difficult to replicate in research stations, has been recognized by the crop breeders. Participatory plant breeding/selection has shown success in identifying more number of preferred varieties by farmers in shorter time (than the conventional system), in accelerating their dissemination and increasing cultivar diversity. This paper describes how plant breeders and farmers worked together to test and selected farmers preferred pearl millet varieties; PE05684 and PE05532 from a diverse pearl millet accessions in a participatory varietal selection program conducted across some states of Northern Nigeria.en_US
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dc.identifierhttp://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9460en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/zlk46m39/v/386bcfd71c3225c958ca014e9904297cen_US
dc.identifier.citationIgnatius Angarawai, B. Bukar, Oluwasina G. Olabanji, Iro Nkama, Bettina Haussmann, Eva Weltzien, K. W. Gwadi, T. Gubio, Y. Yahaya. (21/4/2016). Farmer participatory varietal selection in pearl millet: Experience across some states of Northern Nigeria. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 11 (16), pp. 1421-1425.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/6485
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.sourceAfrican Journal of Agricultural Research;11,(2016) Pagination 1421,1425en_US
dc.subjectparticipatoryen_US
dc.subjectvarietal selectionen_US
dc.subjectranking.en_US
dc.subjectdiversityen_US
dc.subjectPearl milleten_US
dc.titleFarmer participatory varietal selection in pearl millet: Experience across some states of Northern Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2016-04-21en_US
dcterms.extent1421-1425en_US

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