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Modelación de arroz en Latinoamérica: Estado del arte y base de datos para parametrización
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98449
Abstract
El arroz en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) es un cultivo de gran importancia social y económica. El consumo de arroz en LAC ha aumentado significativamente durante los últimos años, registrando un promedio actual de 30 kg persona-1 año-1. La particularidad del arroz producido en LAC está en una alta calidad de grano y una…
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Barriers to institutional adoption of new products innovation: A Case of precooked beans among schools in Rwanda
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106602
Abstract
The concept of precooked beans was introduced in Rwanda in 2009, to counteract the disadvantage of too much energy and time consumption associated with dry beans preparation. However, their adoption has been dismal and little is known on the possible causes of this. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is…
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Pro-vitamin A Carotenoids Stability and Bioaccessibility From Elite Selection of Biofortified Cassava Roots (Manihot esculanta, Crantz) Processed to Traditional Flours and Porridges
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97896
Abstract
Cassava biofortification programs have made significant progress in improving pro-vitamin A carotenoid (pVAC) content; however, the nutritional impact of traditional and industrial food processing has not been fully assessed. The effects of fermentation and thermal processing on the stability and…
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The Gene Pool Concept Applied to Crop Wild Relatives: An Evolutionary Perspective
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99185
Abstract
Crop wild relatives (CWR) can provide important resources for the genetic improvement of cultivated species. Because crops are often related to many wild species and because exploration of CWR for useful traits can take many years and substantial resources, the categorization of CWR based on a comprehensive assessment of their potential…
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Wild Plant Genetic Resources in North America: An Overview
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99187
Abstract
North America, including Canada, Mexico, and the United States, is rich in plant species used by humans in both ancient and modern times. A select number of these have become globally important domesticated crops, including maize, beans, cotton, and sunflower. Many other native and also naturalized species have potential for use, either directly or as genetic…
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Ecosystem services in cassava intercropping: a global synthetic review
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106261
Abstract
Intensification and extensification of agriculture are eroding the integrity of tropical ecosystems. As global land comes under increasing anthropogenic management, considering the impacts of management practices on ecosystem services (ES) is essential.
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivation has expanded dramatically in the tropics,…
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Wild Beans (Phaseolus L.) of North America
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100319
Abstract
The wild relatives of the five domesticated species of bean (Phaseolus L.) are widely distributed across the tropics and subtropics of the New World, with taxa extending from the Canadian border to Argentina, and on the Caribbean Islands, Bermuda, and the Galapagos Islands. Mesoamerica holds the largest concentration of species, particularly in the highlands of central Mexico…
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Conservation Status and Threat Assessments for North American Crop Wild Relatives
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99186
Abstract
Conservation status and threat assessments evaluate species’ relative risks of extinction globally, regionally, nationally, or locally and estimate the degree to which populations of species are already safeguarded in existing conservation systems, with the aim of exposing the critical gaps in current conservation. Results of the…
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Conservation and Use of the North American Plant Cornucopia: The Way Forward
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100320
Abstract
The pages of this extensive book document the potential of a great many North American plants to enhance the productivity, sustainability, and nutritional quality of crops or to be further developed into important cultivated species in their own right. But this potential can only be realized if the plants are adequately conserved to ensure…
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Passiflora nebulosae (Passifloraceae, subgenus Tryphostemmatoides) a distinctive new critically endangered species discovered in the Colombian Andes
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101324
Abstract
A new species of Passiflora belonging to the subg. Tryphostemmatoides from Colombia in the Andean region is described and illustrated from living material, as well as from herbarium specimens. Passiflora nebulosae Restrepo & Ocampo is similar to P. discophora and P.…
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Colombia's inadequate environmental goals
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101192
Publication year
2019
Authors
Eufemia, Luca
Bonatti, Michelle
Castro Nuñez, Augusto
Lana, Marcos A.
Morales, Héctor
Sieber, Stefan
Full Citation
Eufemia, Luca; Bonatti, Michelle; Castro…
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Life Cycle Assessment of small, medium and large dairy cattle farms in Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103768
Abstract
In Colombia, cattle production is responsible for 31% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector. Dairy farms account for 15% of the Colombian cattle herd. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of GHG emissions from these farms are not common, and when performed, are based on a small number of farms. LCA is important because the identification of appropriate GHG mitigation actions requires larger data…
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An analysis of power dynamics within innovation platforms for natural resource management
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41671
Abstract
Innovation systems thinking is increasingly influencing approaches to sustainable agricultural development in developing world contexts. This represents a shift away from technology transfer towards recognition that agricultural change entails complex interactions among multiple actors and a range of technical, social and institutional factors. One option for practically applying innovation systems…
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Broom grass in Lao PDR: a market chain analysis in Luang Prabang province
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107068
Publication year
2020
Authors
Pachas, Anibal Nahuel Alejandro
Newby, Jonathan Craig
Siphommachan, Phonekham
Sakanphet, Somphanh
Dieters, Mark J.
Full Citation
Pachas, A.N.A…
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The Use of Geographic Information Systems in Biodiversity and Conservation
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103994
Abstract
We describe a method for applying geographical information systems (GIS) to exploring biodiversity in the wild relatives of crop species and illustrate its application to the wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). We use the latitude, longitude and altitude of the location of origin of each accession in a germplasm collection of wild P.…
