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Varietal Adaptation, Participatory Breeding and Plant Type

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The need for adaptation to environments is modified by a need to yield well across a range of seasons and changing microenvironments that can lead to large genotype environment interactions. These interactions may be linked to specific physiological or other traits of the plant which are under genetic control and may be understood. Consequently, different breeding schemes (e.g., farmer participation or research station directed) may be needed in different situations. Similarly under different agro-ecological situations different types of plants may need to be selected (e.g., well watered vs. rainfed). A range of possible factors that affect the ideal adaptation and approach are discussed in this chapter as a means to better understand the process of lentil adaptation that has taken place and continues to take place around the world

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  1. Department of Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India

    I.S. Solanki

  2. Pulse Laboratory, Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India

    Shyam S. Yadav

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Solanki, I., Yadav, S.S., Bahl, P.N. (2007). Varietal Adaptation, Participatory Breeding and Plant Type. In: Yadav, S.S., McNeil, D.L., Stevenson, P.C. (eds) Lentil. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6313-8_16

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