J. R. Witcombe

Bangor University — United Kingdom

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement(54), Genetics and Plant Breeding(45), Agricultural Innovations and Practices(39), Agricultural Economics and Practices(37), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals(31)

Publications197 total

Thousands of trait-specific KASP markers designed for diverse breeding applications in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>)
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Methods for assessing the adoption of rice varieties and land use changes in Chitwan, Nepal, using global positioning system transects and focus-group discussions
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Topcross pearl millet hybrids for Africa: A case study for Mali
Experimental Agriculture·2022Open Access
KASP™ based markers reveal a population sub-structure in temperate rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm and local landraces grown in the Kashmir valley, north-western Himalayas
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution·2020· 20 cited
Rice PPB in India and Nepal
2019
Agriculture, seed, and innovation in Nepal: industry and policy issues for the future
Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd·2019· 55 citedOpen Access
IDENTIFYING FARMERS’ PREFERENCES AND CONSTRAINTS TO PEARL MILLET PRODUCTION IN THE SAHEL AND NORTH-SUDAN ZONES OF BURKINA FASO
Experimental Agriculture·2018· 21 cited
Accelerating public sector rice breeding with high-density KASP markers derived from whole genome sequencing of indica rice
Molecular Breeding·2018· 92 citedOpen Access
ADOPTION OF RICE VARIETIES. 2. ACCELERATING UPTAKE
Experimental Agriculture·2016· 12 cited
ADOPTION OF RICE VARIETIES – I. AGE OF VARIETIES AND PATTERNS OF VARIABILITY
Experimental Agriculture·2016· 25 citedOpen Access
Desarrollando un Paradigma para una Adopción Segura de Cultivos Genéticamente Modificados con un Enfoque de Pobreza: Resistencia a Nematodos de Papa en Bolivia
Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa·2016Open Access
Lentil Germplasm Catalog
MELSpace (ICARDA (The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas))·2016· 32 citedOpen Access
How much evidence is needed before client-oriented breeding (COB) is institutionalised? Evidence from rice and maize in India
Field Crops Research·2014· 18 cited
Development of a Set of Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines in Pearl Millet [<i>Pennisetum glaucum</i> (L.) R. Br.]
Crop Science·2014· 14 citedOpen Access
Regulatory reform of seed systems: Benefits and impacts from a mungbean case study in Nepal
Field Crops Research·2014· 22 cited
Plant breeding can be made more efficient by having fewer, better crosses
BMC Plant Biology·2013· 46 citedOpen Access
Successful Marker-Assisted Selectionfor Disease Resistance and drought Tolerance in Pearl Millet in India
2013· 1 cited
The impact of maize and rice varieties from client oriented breeding on the livelihoods of poor farmers in western India.
SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics·2013· 3 cited
QTLs associated with root traits increase yield in upland rice when transferred through marker-assisted selection
Theoretical and Applied Genetics·2012· 122 cited
Participatory research approaches rapidly improve household food security in Nepal and identify policy changes required for institutionalisation
Field Crops Research·2012· 25 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

K.D. Joshi(17), D. S. Virk(14), Bhuwon Sthapit(11), Katherine A. Steele(8), Arun Kumar Joshi(6), Sanjaya Gyawali(6), C. Shambu Prasad(3), M. D. Gale(3), C. Tom Hash(3), G. Ortiz‐Ferrara(3), Adam H. Price(2), A. M. MUSA(2), C. Johansen(2), T. S. Pittaway(2), Carlos S. Busso(2), C T Hash(2), J. Bajracharya(2), D. I. Jarvis(2), R. B. Rana(2), S. Sunwar(2)