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Corm damage caused by banana weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) collected from different banana growing regions in Uganda
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97767
Abstract
In this study, both healthy tissue culture plantlets and maiden suckers of the Nakitembe cultivar were used to assess the damage level variation caused by banana weevils collected from different banana growing regions. Seventy-nine (79) tissue culture plantlets and fifty (50) suckers were…
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Improvement of the banana “Musa acuminata” reference sequence using NGS data and semi-automated bioinformatics methods
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72768
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Recent advances in genomics indicate functional significance of a majority of genome sequences and their long range interactions. As a detailed examination of genome organization and function requires very high quality genome sequence, the objective of this study was to improve reference genome assembly…
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Mapping Ecosystem Services to Human Well-being: a toolkit to support integrated landscape management for the SDGs
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105450
Abstract
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasize the global and multi‐dimensional nature of sustainability and thus require improving our capacity to articulate and trace the impact of ecosystem change to measures of human well‐being. Yet, the integrated nature of these goals is challenging to assess…
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Managing the farmscape for connectivity increases conservation value for tropical bird species with different forest-dependencies
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104028
Publication year
2019
Authors
Estrada-Carmona, Natalia
Martínez Salinas, A.
DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
Vílchez Mendoza, S.
Garbach, K.
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Development of a fast and user-friendly cryopreservation protocol for sweet potato genetic resources
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109851
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Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the ten most important staple crops and provides a livelihood for many people around the globe. To adapt to ever-changing circumstances farmers and breeders need to have access to a broad diversity of germplasm. This study focuses on the development of a cryopreservation protocol…
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Can we turn the tide? Confronting gender inequality in climate policy
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110574
Abstract
Emerging global crises such as climate change, massive migrations, pandemics, and environmental degradation are posing serious risks to humanity, threatening ecosystems and rural livelihoods across the globe. The poor, and especially the most marginalised among the poor, are disproportionately affected. Climate change in particular is expected to exacerbate pre-existing social inequalities, including gender inequalities…
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Global map and indicators of food system sustainability
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105990
Abstract
This paper presents the first global map of food systems sustainability based on a rigorous protocol. The choice of the metric dimensions, as well as the individual indicators included in the metric, were initially identified from a thorough review of the existing literature. A rigorous inclusion/exclusion protocol was then used to refine the list and shorten it…
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CIAT’s Partnership with Japan: Agricultural Research for Inclusive and Equitable Growth
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80514
Publication year
2017
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
CIAT. 2017. CIAT’s Partnership with Japan: Agricultural Research for Inclusive and Equitable Growth. International Center for…
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Enhancing food security in Latin America with forage legumes
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96233
Abstract
Forage legumes could enhance ruminant production in Latin America far more than they currently do. With a few instructive exceptions, decades invested in domesticating, testing and divulgating pasture and rangeland leguminous species, have had limited impact. Reasons for this include lack of end-user involvement in research and development, inadequate…
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Regional impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of adaptation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51832
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This chapter discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of adaptation. Specifically, the chapter explores the following impacts of climate change on agriculture: increased CO2 concentrations, water availability, and pests and diseases. The chapter also includes reports of case studies on climate change impacts on wheat, rice and millet.
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Robust Path Matching and Anomalous Route Detection Using PosteriorWeighted Graphs
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102500
Abstract
Understanding movement behaviors is critical for urban mobility and transport problems, including robust path matching, behavior analysis, and anomaly detection. We investigate a graph-based, probabilistic method for matching behaviors of entities operating on networks embedded in some geographic context (e.g., road networks) under…
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Using a Tri-Isotope (13C, 15N, 33P) Labelling Method to Quantify Rhizodeposition
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100737
Abstract
Belowground (BG) plant resource allocation, including roots and rhizodeposition, is a major source of soil organic matter. Knowledge on the amounts and turnover of BG carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in soil is critical to the understanding of how these elements cycle in soil-plant system. However, the assumptions underlying…
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Targeting Research towards Achieving Food Security in an Era of Climate Change
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99570
Publication year
2018
Authors
Campbell, Bruce M.
Dinesh, Dhanush
Huyer, Sophia
Full Citation
Campbell, Bruce M.; Dinesh, Dhanush & Huyer, Sophia (2018). Targeting Research towards Achieving Food…
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Food system innovations for healthier diets in low and middle-income countries
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100337
Abstract
Malnutrition in all its forms is a major challenge everywhere in the world, and particularly in low and middle income countries. To reduce malnutrition, innovations in food systems are needed to both provide sufficient options for consumers to obtain diets with adequate nutritional value, and to help consumers make conscious and unconscious…
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Influence of plant density and growth habit of common bean on leaf area development and N accumulation
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102225
Abstract
Crop yield requires leaf area to intercept solar radiation and to undertake photosynthesis, both of which depend on nitrogen (N) accumulation. Further, the amount of accumulated plant N at the beginning of seed fill serves as the reservoir for N required in synthesizing the proteins in developing seeds. For common…
