Evaluation and Castanea sp. Advanced/Improved Holland 5 germplasm collection cultivar of Chestnut Annex 3: Crop breeding programs carried out in the country. Name Trait(s)/charac. Estimated Germplasm source(s) Farmers invol. in No. of Output produced Output of crop Sys. imp. of the proff. prod. Yr. improv. Staff Potato Yield, pest and Dry land farming High Regional/International Selecting from fixed 8 4 varieties released 2002 disease system in High network;CGIAR lines or finished (Desiree - 1988, resistance, and mid altitude genebank;Public varieties Kufri Jyoti- 1988, maturity, tuber zones. organization from (participatory varietal Yusi Kaap- 1988, quality. developed country selection) Khangma Kaap- 2002) Rice High yield Rice based High Regional/International Selecting from fixed 4 6 HYVs Disease system network;CGIAR lines or finished resistance High and mid genebank varieties The program Drought altitude areas (participatory varietal commenced from tolerance selection) 1988 and continued Grain quality till 2010. Maize Yield, disease High, mid and High Regional/International Selecting from fixed 5 3 varieties 1990 resistance, crop low altitude network;CGIAR lines or finished (Yangtsipa, duration, height, zones genebank varieties Khangma Ashom 1 husk cover, (participatory varietal and Khangma lodging selection) Ashom 2) released tolerance. between 1988 to 1990
Evaluation and germplasm collection of Chestnut Castanea sp. Advanced/Improved cultivar Holland 5 Annex 3: Crop breeding programs carried out in the country. Name of crop Trait(s)/charac. Sys. Estimated imp. of the improv. Germplasm source(s) Farmers invol. in No. of proff. Staff Output produced Output prod. Yr. Potato Yield, pest and disease resistance, maturity, tuber quality. Dry land farming system in High and mid altitude zones. High Regional/International network;CGIAR genebank;Public organization from developed country Selecting from fixed lines or finished varieties (participatory varietal selection) 8 4 varieties released (Desiree - 1988, Kufri Jyoti- 1988, Yusi Kaap- 1988, Khangma Kaap- 2002) 2002 Rice High yield Disease resistance Drought tolerance Grain quality Rice based system High and mid altitude areas High Regional/International network;CGIAR genebank Selecting from fixed lines or finished varieties (participatory varietal selection) 4 6 HYVs The program commenced from 1988 and continued till 2010. Maize Yield, disease resistance, crop duration, height, husk cover, lodging tolerance. High, mid and low altitude zones High Regional/International network;CGIAR genebank Selecting from fixed lines or finished varieties (participatory varietal selection) 5 3 varieties (Yangtsipa, Khangma Ashom 1 and Khangma Ashom 2) released between 1988 to 1990 1990
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