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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Adoption ceilings and modern coarse cereal cultivars in India
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 72, No. 3, Year 1990
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The concept of, and evidence for, regional adoption ceilings is assessed for modern coarse cereal cultivars in India. Adoption is defined as the proportion of total area of a given coarse cereal planted to modern cultivars. Agroclimatic and soil differences are more important than disparities in infrastructure in explaining the variation across regions in estimated adoption ceilings. Qualitatively different modern cultivars from those now released are necessary to change regional adoption behavior. The results support an agricultural research strategy that gives higher priority to more regionally oriented breeding and testing programs in preference to the past emphasis on wide adaptation. © 1990 American Agricultural Economics Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jansen, Hans G.P.
Nigeria, Kaduna
Subhumid Research Site
Walker, Thomas S.
India, Patancheru
International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics
Barker, Randolph
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Statistics
Citations: 50
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2307/1243035
ISSN:
00029092
e-ISSN:
14678276