On-Farm Versus Agricultural Experiment Station Evaluation and Improvement of Intrinsic Characteristics of Landrace Common Bean Cultivars for Sustainable Farming Systems in the Twenty-First Century

Project Overview

SW02-038
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2002: $167,717.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $23,383.00
Region: Western
State: Idaho
Principal Investigator:
Shree Singh
University of Idaho

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: general grain crops
  • Vegetables: beans

Practices

  • Crop Production: continuous cropping, organic fertilizers, application rate management, strip tillage, tissue analysis
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
  • Pest Management: competition, genetic resistance
  • Production Systems: general crop production
  • Soil Management: soil analysis
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