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D. Harris
Researcher at Bangor University
Publications - 38
Citations - 2095
D. Harris is an academic researcher from Bangor University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Priming (agriculture) & Sowing. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 35 publications receiving 1925 citations. Previous affiliations of D. Harris include International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics & University of Wolverhampton.
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On-farm seed priming in semi-arid agriculture: development and evaluation in maize, rice and chickpea in india using participatory methods
TL;DR: On-farm seed priming with water was chosen as a low cost, low risk intervention appropriate to the farmers' needs and direct benefits included faster emergence, better stands and a lower incidence of re-sowing, more vigorous plants, better drought tolerance, earlier flowering, earlier harvest and higher grain yield.
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'On-farm' seed priming with zinc sulphate solution - a cost-effective way to increase the maize yields of resource-poor farmers.
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of adding zinc sulphate (ZnSO 4 ) to maize growing on calcareous, Zn deficient soils in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan was assessed in vitro, on-station and in on-farm trials.
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On-farm seed priming: using participatory methods to revive and refine a key technology
TL;DR: Participatory rural appraisal techniques were used to identify poor crop establishment as a major constraint on rainfed crop production by farmers in India and Zimbabwe and on-farm seed priming is a ‘key’ technology low cost with low risk to produce an immediate benefit, unlocking the farming system and giving the farmer reasonable access to further benefits.
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Participatory evaluation by farmers of on-farm seed priming in wheat in india, nepal and pakistan
D. Harris,B. S. Raghuwanshi,J. S. Gangwar,S. C. Singh,K.D. Joshi,Abdul Rashid,P.A. Hollington +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the mean time for 50% germination at 20°C of 12 Indian wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars was nearly halved, from 51 h to 27 h, by soaking seed in water for 8 h prior to sowing.
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Short duration chickpea to replace fallow after aman rice: the role of on-farm seed priming in the high barind tract of bangladesh
TL;DR: It is suggested that this technology can act as a catalyst for the introduction of further technologies that will permit reliable and profitable cultivation of post-rainy-season crops and thus improve the livelihoods of the rural population.