| Titre : |
A review of cultivar release procedures, seed production and extension work for sorghum and pearl millet in Zambia |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
M. Chisi, Auteur ; F. Muuka, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
ICRISAT |
| Année de publication : |
1996 |
| Importance : |
p 279-286 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
|
| Mots-clés : |
ZAMBIE MIL SORGHO |
| Résumé : |
Sorghum and pearl millet are important traditional cereal crops in Zambia. Statistics available on the production area and yield are unreliable and generally based on local land race varieties (LLVs). The sorghum and Millet Improvement Programme (SMIP) has developed and released such varieties and hybrids as Kuyuma, MMSH 375, ZSV 12, Kaufela, Lubasi etc. for the different categories of farmers in Zambia. Cultivars released meet the stringent requirements of the Seed Control and Certification Institute (SCCI), but their adoption has been slow because of problems related to seed production and marketing : lack of trained extension personnel and reluctance of the Zambia Seed Company to produce seed of such noncommercial crops as sorghum and pearl millet. However, limited efforts by SMIP to promote them in major production areas are beginning to pay off, as farmers learn the advantages in sowing improved cultivars. |
| Numéro du document : |
A 10433/F00 132 |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
SCIENCES ET PRODUCTION VEGETALES |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
SYSTEMES ET MODES DE CULTURE |
A review of cultivar release procedures, seed production and extension work for sorghum and pearl millet in Zambia [texte imprimé] / M. Chisi, Auteur ; F. Muuka, Auteur . - ICRISAT, 1996 . - p 279-286. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
|
| Mots-clés : |
ZAMBIE MIL SORGHO |
| Résumé : |
Sorghum and pearl millet are important traditional cereal crops in Zambia. Statistics available on the production area and yield are unreliable and generally based on local land race varieties (LLVs). The sorghum and Millet Improvement Programme (SMIP) has developed and released such varieties and hybrids as Kuyuma, MMSH 375, ZSV 12, Kaufela, Lubasi etc. for the different categories of farmers in Zambia. Cultivars released meet the stringent requirements of the Seed Control and Certification Institute (SCCI), but their adoption has been slow because of problems related to seed production and marketing : lack of trained extension personnel and reluctance of the Zambia Seed Company to produce seed of such noncommercial crops as sorghum and pearl millet. However, limited efforts by SMIP to promote them in major production areas are beginning to pay off, as farmers learn the advantages in sowing improved cultivars. |
| Numéro du document : |
A 10433/F00 132 |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
SCIENCES ET PRODUCTION VEGETALES |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
SYSTEMES ET MODES DE CULTURE |
|
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