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Participatory varietal selection (PVS) is a recent approach increasingly being used in developing countries to make the farmers choose the best suited variety for their locality. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore implemented this participatory approach in M.R.K. Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd., Sethiathope, Tamil Nadu during 2002 to 2006. Participatory rural appraisal and agro-eco system analysis were done with the participation of farmers to assess the situation and identify the needs of sugarcane growers. To start with, an action plan was charted out and implemented with the participation of farmers. Subsequently adaptive trials and multilocation trials were conducted in farmers’ fields and two sugarcane varieties viz., CoV 92102 and Co 86032 were identified for alkaline soils. The paper gives a concrete idea of the feasibility of conducting on — farm research in participatory mode and the success thereof.
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Rajula Shanthy, T. Participatory varietal selection in sugarcane. Sugar Tech 12, 1–4 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-010-0001-0
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