Participatory plant breeding programs to optimize use of crop genetic resources

Participatory plant breeding programs to optimize use of crop genetic resourcesThis chapter summarizes a sample of variety evaluation, experimental design, and breeding method innovations that have served as solid approaches for participatory plant breeding (PPB) efforts. With success in PPB comes success in conservation at a local level of useful alleles and allele assemblages in the form of on farm crop genetic resources. PPB programs of this sort have the potential to add value to local or traditional varieties that might

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