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Spontaneous grassland recovery on abandoned croplands in northern China: Different vegetation patterns in desert and typical steppe
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117685
Publication year
2021
Authors
Chen, Daling
Chang, Bin
Fadda, Carlo
Jarvis, Devra I.
Bergamini, Nadia
Han, Guodong
Zhao, Mengli
Bai, Keyu
Zhang, Zongwen…
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Deconstructing leisure time and workload: case of women bean producers in Kenya
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113855
Abstract
Background: The notion of leisure became pronounced more than 20 years ago when women who worked on or out of the farm came home to a “second shift,” which entailed domestic work and childcare. This gap continues today not only between men and women but also among women and men. Women’s challenges in terms of their leisure arise out of or…
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Using a positive deviance approach to inform farming systems redesign: A case study from Bihar, India
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110079
Abstract
Improving farming systems in resource-poor contexts is often difficult as farmers face multiple challenges to implement the innovations developed by researchers. Viable solutions may however be present within local communities by positive deviant farmers, i.e. farmers that outperform positively compared to others. This…
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Gut-expressed vitellogenin facilitates the movement of a plant virus across the midgut wall in its insect vector
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113983
Abstract
Many viral pathogens of global importance to plant and animal health are persistently transmitted by insect vectors. Midgut of insects forms the first major barrier that these viruses encounter during their entry into the vectors. However, the vector ligand(s) involved in the movement of plant viruses across the midgut barrier remains largely uncharacterized. Begomoviruses, many…
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Using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy for estimating nutritional quality of Brachiaria humidicola in breeding selections
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108738
Abstract
Brachiaria humidicola (BH) (syn. Urochloa humidicola ) is an important forage grass in the tropics due to its capacity to grow in nutrient‐deficient soils, tolerate waterlogging, and inhibit soil nitrification. A major objective of BH breeding is to improve its nutritional quality. Therefore,…
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An emerging Platynota sp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infesting blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) in the central coast of Peru
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175418
Abstract
Blueberry cultivation has recently become a rapidly expanding export industry in Peru. With few to no official records of phytosanitary problems up to date. Nevertheless, as observed in other major blueberry producer countries, pests occurrences have been already reported. This study presents a comprehensive biological and molecular characterization of a novel…
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Sweating bullets: Heat, high-stakes evaluations, and the role of incentives
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176439
Abstract
We study the effect of temperature on students' performance and how changes in the incentives to study alter this impact in the context of high-school exit exams in Colombia. We show that temperature increases have a negative impact on exam scores, particularly among urban students. Conversely, rural students exhibit slightly positive effects. Leveraging time-use data, we find evidence of individuals in rural…
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The effects of armed conflict on forest cover changes across temporal and spatial scales in the Colombian Amazon
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114140
Abstract
This paper's results show that conflict variables have positive relationships with deforestation in Colombia; yet, they are not among the main variables explaining deforestation.
Publication year
2021
Authors
Bautista-Cespedes, Oscar V.
Willemen, Louise
Castro Nuñez,…
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Protein-rich legume and pseudo-cereal crop suitability under present and future European climates
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106241
Abstract
Replacing animal proteins with plant proteins in diets has been demonstrated to have both health and environmental advantages, driving a debate about the potential of protein-rich crops as dietary replacements for animal products. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how climate change could influence the potential for…
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COVID-19 and the beef market in Latin America: An impact assessment by supply and demand
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125655
Abstract
The impact of COVID-19 on agricultural markets, especially the beef market, represents one of the greatest food security challenges the world is facing in the post-pandemic era and, for this reason, has been widely documented. This study contributes to the literature through a comprehensive impact analysis of the effects of COVID-19 on both the demand and supply of beef in Latin America and thus…
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A meta-analysis of the effects of land management practices and land uses on soil loss in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114941
Abstract
Over the last three decades, land management practices have been extensively implemented in Ethiopia. Different attempts have been made to assess the effects of land management practices on soil loss at plot scales under a range of climatic and land use conditions. However, the plot-level studies were mostly focused on limited sites and were inadequate to show the effects of land management…
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Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168965
Abstract
Ongoing food system inequalities and pressures on planetary boundaries requires a paradigm shift among agricultural research for development (AR4D) actors to produce effective innovation for sustainable environmental and social outcomes. Building on insights from Agricultural Innovation System literature and recognizing the influence of personal…
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Wheat Panache: A pangenome graph database representing presence–absence variation across sixteen bread wheat genome
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119697
Abstract
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of humanity's most important staple crops, characterized by a large and complex genome with a high level of gene presence–absence variation (PAV) between cultivars, hampering genomic approaches for crop improvement. With the growing global population and the increasing impact of climate change on crop yield, there is an urgent…
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Data for decision-making for sustainable food systems transformation in the Eastern Cape of South Africa: what is needed?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132112
Abstract
Transforming global food systems to promote food and nutritional security can help alleviate both poverty and ill-health, and support sustainable development. Such transformations need to be tailored and sensitive to the vulnerabilities and needs of marginalized communities yet are hindered by knowledge gaps. In particular, the food and nutrition security needs of the…
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Time for change: Recommendations for action during the proposed EUDR postponement
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173206
Abstract
Three months before the planned implementation of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free products, the European Commission proposed to postpone the implementation by twelve months. The announcement raised the temperature in the debate on this regulation. We put forward suggestions, based on scientific knowledge as well as current EUDR research and implementation projects, on how the 12-month…
