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Assessment of the growth in social groups for sustainable agriculture and land management
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109023
Abstract
Until the past half-century, all agriculture and land management was framed by local institutions strong in social capital. But neoliberal forms of development came to undermine existing structures, thus reducing sustainability and equity. The past 20 years, though, have seen the deliberate establishment of more than 8 million new…
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Influence of nitrogen supply on gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and grain yield of breeding lines of common bean evaluated in the Amazon region of Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113204
Publication year
2021
Authors
Suárez, Juan Carlos
Polania, José A.
Anzola, José Alexander
Contreras, Amara Tatiana
Méndez, Dina Luz
Vanegas, José Iván
Noriega, Jhon Eduar
Rodríguez,…
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Significant progressive heterobeltiosis in banana crossbreeding
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114242
Abstract
Background
Heterobeltiosis is the phenomenon when the hybrid’s performance is superior to its best performing parent. Banana (Musa spp. AAA) breeding is a tedious, time-consuming process, taking up to two decades to develop a consumer acceptable hybrid. Exploiting heterobeltiosis in banana breeding will help to select breeding material with high complementarity, thus increasing banana breeding efficiency. The aim of this study…
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Marker-assisted selection complements phenotypic screening at seedling stage to identify cassava mosaic disease-resistant genotypes in African cassava populations
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129589
Abstract
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is a serious threat to cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa. The use of genomic-assisted selection at the seedling trial stage would help to reduce the time for release, breeding cost, and resources used, hence increase selection efficiency in cassava breeding programs. Five cassava populations…
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Soil bacterial community is influenced by long‐term integrated soil fertility management practices in a ferralsol in Western Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139686
Abstract
Introduction soil bacterial community structure, abundance and diversity, important in biogeochemical cycling, are influenced by several anthropogenic and edaphic factors. Numerous agronomic practices have been promoted to improve soil fertility and crop production in western Kenya, but little is known on their impacts on soil microbial diversity in the region…
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Assessing the multidimensional impacts of agroecological practices in Southeast Asia. A review
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176758
Abstract
Agroecological practices are largely recognized as one way of engaging social actors in the co-design and transformation of food systems towards sustainability. Such comprehensive approaches are difficult to evaluate using conventional metrics of agronomic and economic performance, which are only partial judges of the changes they enable. Holistic evaluation frameworks are essential to capture…
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CropPol: A dynamic, open and global database on crop pollination
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118248
Abstract
Seventy five percent of the world's food crops benefit from insect pollination. Hence, there has been increased interest in how global change drivers impact this critical ecosystem service. Because standardized data on crop pollination are rarely available, we are limited in our capacity to understand the variation in pollination benefits to crop yield, as well as to anticipate changes in this service, develop…
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Stability of grain zinc concentrations across lowland rice environments favors zinc biofortification breeding
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168974
Abstract
Introduction One-third of the human population consumes insufficient zinc (Zn) to sustain a healthy life. Zn deficiency can be relieved by increasing the Zn concentration ([Zn]) in staple food crops through biofortification breeding. Rice is a poor source of Zn, and in countries predominantly relying on rice without sufficient dietary diversification, such as Madagascar, Zn…
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The antagonistic mechanism of rhizosphere microbes and endophytes on the interaction between banana and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116622
Publication year
2021
Authors
Mon, Yin Yin
Bidabadi, Siamak Shirani
Oo, Kyaw Swar
Zheng, Si-Jun
Full Citation
Mon, Y.Y.; Bidabadi, S.S.; Oo, K.S.; Zheng, S.J. (2021) The antagonistic mechanism of…
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Cassava root crown phenotyping using three-dimension (3D) multi-view stereo reconstruction
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128706
Abstract
Phenotypic analysis of cassava root crowns (CRCs) so far has been limited to visual inspection and
very few measurements due to its laborious process in the feld. Here, we developed a platform for
acquiring 3D CRC models using close-range photogrammetry for phenotypic analysis. The state of the
art is a low cost and easy to set up 3D acquisition requiring only a background sheet, a reference object…
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Crop wild relatives as germplasm resource for cultivar improvement in mint (Mentha L.)
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109060
Abstract
Mentha is a strongly scented herb of the Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae) and includes about 30 species and hybrid species that are distributed or introduced throughout the globe. These fragrant plants have been selected throughout millennia for use by humans as herbs, spices, and pharmaceutical needs. The distilling of essential oils…
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A process evaluation of a home garden intervention
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155273
Abstract
Background: Most reviews of nutrition‑sensitive programs assess the evidence base for nutrition outcomes with‑out considering how programs were delivered. Process evaluations can fill this void by exploring how or why impacts were or were not achieved. This mid‑term process evaluation examines a home garden intervention implemented in a large‑scale, livelihoods improvement program in Odisha, India. The objectives are to understand whether…
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The hidden land use cost of upscaling cover crops
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108495
Abstract
Cover cropping is considered a cornerstone practice in sustainable agriculture; however, little attention has been paid to the cover crop production supply chain. In this Perspective, we estimate land use requirements to supply the United States maize production area with cover crop seed, finding that across 18 cover crops, on average 3.8% (median 2.0%) of current…
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Climbing bean breeding for disease resistance and grain quality traits
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127146
Abstract
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is grown in two growth types, bush and climbing beans. The latter are preferred in several regions in East and Southern African as well as in Latin America (dominant in Rwanda and Colombia), due to higher yields and resilience compared with bush type. Common bean productivity is reduced by several pests and diseases between them. Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV), which is the most common…
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Badnaviruses of sweet potato: Symptomless coinhabitants on a global scale
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107942
Abstract
Sweet potato is among the most important root crops worldwide, particularly in developing countries, and its production is affected severely by a variety of virus diseases. During the last decade, a number of new viruses have been discovered in sweet potatoes through next-generation sequencing studies. Among them are viruses belonging to the…
