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Linking ecosystem services provisioning with demand for animal-sourced food: an integrated modeling study for Tanzania
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129188
Abstract
Standard tools that can quantitatively track the impacts of higher global demand for animal-sourced food to their local environmental effects in developing countries are largely missing. This paper presents a novel integrated assessment framework that links a model of the global agricultural and food system, a landscape-level environmental impact assessment model, and an…
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Assessment of genotypic variability and genome‐wide association analysis of cooking time and canning quality traits in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170193
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Developing improved common bean varieties with short cooking time (CT) and good canning quality traits (CQTs) is very key for accelerating bean consumption among the urban and middle‐class population. The objective of this study was to assess the genotypic variability and identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated…
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Preparing Colombian coffee production for climate change: Integrated spatial modelling to identify potential robusta coffee (Coffea canephora P.) growing areas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141573
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Meeting future demand for coffee under climate change is a challenge. Approaches that can inform where coffee may grow best under current and future climate scenarios are needed. Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora P.) is planted in many tropical areas and makes up around 40% of the world’s coffee supply. However, as the climate shifts…
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Uniting remote sensing, crop modelling and economics for agricultural risk management
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173727
Publication year
2021
Authors
Benami, Elinor
Jin, Zhenong
Carter, Michael R.
Ghosh, Aniruddha
Hijmans, Robert J.
Hobbs, Andrew
Kenduiywo, Benson
Lobell, David B.
Full Citation
Benami, E.; Jin, Z.; Carter, M.R.; Ghosh…
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International agreements and the plant genetics research community: A guide to practice
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129897
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Plant genetic resources (PGR), including collections held in national and international gene banks, provide access to a wide array of genetic diversity and are critical to genomics research, conservation efforts, and applied breeding. Yet, there is a general lack of awareness in the research community about the rules and treaties that govern the use of PGR, about access and benefit sharing obligations…
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Access to and utilization of wild species for food and nutrition security in Teso and Acholi Sub-regions of Uganda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119976
Abstract
Wild foods significantly contribute to the global food basket, and food and nutrition security. Worldwide, wild food species form an integral part of local diets and their widespread assimilation into local food culture suggests an untapped potential to ensure easy availability and access to micronutrients for sustainable food systems. However, wild species are often…
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Analysis of β-amylase gene (Amyβ) variation reveals allele association with low enzyme activity and increased firmness in cooked sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) from East Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114012
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β-amylase is a thermostable enzyme that hydrolyses starch during cooking of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) storage roots, thereby influencing eating quality. Its activity is known to vary amongst genotypes but the genetic diversity of the beta-amylase gene (Amyβ) is not well studied. Amyβ has a highly conserved region…
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"Reverse engineering" research portfolio synergies and tradeoffs from domain expertise in minimum data contexts
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114142
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In research portfolio planning contexts, an estimate of research policy and project synergies/tradeoffs (i.e. covariances) is essential to the optimal leveraging of institution resources. The data by which to make such estimates generally do not exist. Research institutions may often draw on domain expertise to fill this gap, but it is not clear how such ad hoc…
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Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/124979
Abstract
Agriculture is amongst the vulnerable sectors to climate change and its associated impacts. Most women are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than men. Climate Smart Agriculture ensures increased productivity thereby enabling food security, income security and wealth creation amongst the farming households. A study was carried out to…
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Ceratobasidium sp. is associated with cassava witches’ broom disease, a re-emerging threat to cassava cultivation in Southeast Asia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138117
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Abstract Cassava witches' broom disease (CWBD) is a devastating disease of cassava in Southeast Asia (SEA), of unknown etiology. Affected plants show reduced internodal length, proliferation of leaves and weakening of stems. This results in poor germination of infected stem cuttings (i.e., planting material) and significant reductions in fresh root yields…
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Can remote sensing enable a Biomass Climate Adaptation Index for agricultural systems?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126091
Abstract
Systematic tools and approaches for measuring climate change adaptation at multiple scales of spatial resolution are lacking, limiting measurement of progress toward the adaptation goals of the Paris Agreement. In particular, there is a lack of adaptation measurement or tracking systems that are coherent (measuring adaptation itself), comparable (allowing comparisons across geographies and systems), and…
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Proximate composition, fatty acid profile, vitamin and mineral content of selected banana varieties grown in Sri Lanka
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113062
Publication year
2021
Authors
Nadeeshani, Harshani
Samarasinghe, Gamini W.L.
Silva, Renuka
Hunter, Danny
Madhujith, Terence
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Genetic control of seed iron and zinc concentration in Rwandan common bean population revealed by the Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175516
Abstract
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the most abundantly consumed legume crops as foods worldwide. In many African countries, this crop is an important staple food because of its rich nutrients. The Great Lakes region of Central Africa, which includes Rwanda, the nation with the highest per capita consumption of common beans worldwide, is known…
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Predicted changes in distribution and richness of wild edible plants under climate change scenarios in northwestern Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138655
Abstract
Wild edible plants (WEPs) can provide diverse and nutrient-rich food sources that contribute to the health and well-being of communities worldwide. In northwestern Kenya, WEPs are vital dietary components for nomadic pastoral communities with limited access to diverse cultivated food crops. However, the increasing impact of climate change poses a threat to these…
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Generation mean analysis reveals the predominant gene effects for grain iron and zinc contents in Pearl Millet
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130504
Abstract
Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is a climate-resilient dryland cereal that has been identified as a potential staple food crop that can contribute to alleviating micronutrient malnutrition, particularly with respect to grain iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) contents, in Sub-Saharan Africa and India. In this regard, an understanding of the inheritance pattern of genes involved…
