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Efecto de la edad de rebrote sobre el perfil de ácidos grasos en gramíneas tropicales
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81509
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Se evaluó el efecto de tres edades de rebrote (tres, seis y nueve semanas) sobre la producción de forraje, calidad nutricional y perfil de ácidos grasos en gramíneas de pastoreo (diez cultivares y un híbrido)y en gramíneas de corte (cuatro cultivares). Se utilizó un diseño de parcelas divididas con bloques al azar, cuya parcela…
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Shoot and Root Traits Contribute to Drought Resistance in Recombinant Inbred Lines of MD 23–24 × SEA 5 of Common Bean
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80116
Abstract
Drought is the major abiotic stress factor limiting yield of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in smallholder systems in Latin America and eastern and southern Africa; where it is a main source of protein in the daily diet. Identification of shoot and root traits associated with drought resistance…
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Bioversity International celebrating 45 years of agrobiodiversity research
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101366
Abstract
The publication looks back on 45 years of excellence in research for development since Bioversity International was established, in 1974, as the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources. It is the result of a crowdsourced approach with short contributions written by past and present staff members, Directors Generals, Board Chairs,…
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Multiple disease resistance in snap bean genotypes in Kenya
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96911
Abstract
Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important export vegetable crop, produced mainly by small to medium scale farmers under various disease constraints. Disease resistant varieties can reduce reliance on fungicides, and enhance the capacities of smallholder farmers to meet the stringent European export requirements for allowable fungicide residues. This…
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Global desertification: building a science for dryland development
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42921
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In this millennium, global drylands face a myriad of problems that present tough research, management, and policy challenges. Recent advances in dryland development, however, together with the integrative approaches of global change and sustainability science, suggest that concerns about land degradation, poverty, safeguarding biodiversity, and…
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Agricultural intensification pathways and agroenvironmental trade offs in the Greater Mekong
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103416
Publication year
2019
Authors
Paul, Birthe K.
Tungani, Victor
Epper, Carole A.
Tschopp, Damien
Burra, Dharani Dhar
Long, Chau Thi Minh
Douxchamps, Sabine…
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Towards a better understanding of custodian farmers and their roles: insights from a case study in Cachilaya, Bolivia.
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68925
Abstract
This publication is the result of a research collaboration between Bioversity International and the Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos (PROINPA). It deals with issues regarding on-farm conservation of agrobiodiversity, which is a poorly addressed field of research in spite…
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Acremonium implicatum, a seed-transmitted endophytic fungus in Brachiaria grasses
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42546
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The pan-tropical grass genus Brachiaria comprises about 100 species, several of which are forages of economic importance, particularly in tropical America. Acremonium implicatum is a fungus that forms an endophytic association with at least some of these economically important grasses. To ascertain whether A. implicatum can be seed…
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Impact of drought-tolerant maize and maize–legume intercropping on the climate resilience of rural households in Northern Uganda
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103954
Abstract
Seventy percent of all economic losses in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are solely attributed to droughts and floods. A considerable challenge for policy in SSA, therefore, relates to identifying and promoting options that could address climatic shocks. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)—an approach…
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Development of a Mesoamerican intra-genepool genetic map for quantitative trait loci detection in a drought tolerant�נsusceptible common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cross
Department for International Development (DFID)
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Drought is a major constraint to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production, especially in developing countries where irrigation for the crop is infrequent. The Mesoamerican genepool is the most widely grown subdivision of common beans that include small red, small cream and black seeded varieties. The…
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Common bean breeding for resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses: From classical to MAS breeding
Department for International Development (DFID)
Abstract
Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses of global importance in common bean is reviewed with emphasis on development and application of marker-assisted selection (MAS). The implementation and adoption of MAS in breeding for disease resistance is advanced compared to the implementation of MAS for insect and abiotic stress resistance. Highlighted examples of…
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Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response
WorldFish (WorldFish)
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The need to adapt to climate change is now widely recognised as evidence of its impacts on social and natural systems grows and greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Yet efforts to adapt to climate change, as reported in the literature over the last decade and in selected case studies, have not led to substantial rates of implementation of adaptation actions despite substantial investments in adaptation…
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Ecoviability for ecosystem-based fisheries management
WorldFish (WorldFish)
Abstract
Reconciling food security, economic development and biodiversity conservation is a key challenge, especially in the face of the demographic transition characterizing many countries in the world. Fisheries and marine ecosystems constitute a difficult application of this bio-economic challenge. Many experts and scientists advocate an ecosystem approach to manage marine socio-ecosystems for their sustainability and resilience. However, the ways by which…
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Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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Current efforts in combating food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) focus on agricultural intensification. Given the high soil nutrient depletions, replenishing soil fertility is a major component of such efforts. One of the key nutrients limiting crop production is phosphorus (P). Overcoming P deficiency in smallholder farming in SSA faces many challenges…
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Beyond the agroecological and sustainable agricultural intensification debate: is blended sustainability the way forward?
Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Abstract
With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has come a renewed global interest in ending hunger, achieving food security and preventing natural resource degradation. Despite this renewed interest and increased commitments to invest in agricultural development, there is an ongoing debate over the pathways to sustainability. The debate centres on sustainable agricultural…
