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Program and budget: CIAT
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78852
Publication year
1981
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
CIAT. 1981. Program and budget: CIAT. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Cali, CO. 105 p.
Publication Type
Report…
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Organic and Clay-Based Soil Amendments Increase Maize Yield, Total Nutrient Uptake, and Soil Properties in Lao PDR
Abstract
In the Lao Peopleâ??s Democratic Republic (PDR), increasing food security remains a challenge since smallholder agricultural systems, which are the main source of food production, are under serious threat due to poor soil fertility and climate variability. This study was undertaken in Lao PDR to investigate the impacts of organic and clay-based soil amendments on maize yield, total nutrient uptake, and soil properties. Structured…
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Will CO2 Emissions from Drained Tropical Peatlands Decline Over Time? Links Between Soil Organic Matter Quality, Nutrients, and C Mineralization Rates
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
Conversion, drainage, and cultivation of tropical peatlands can change soil conditions, shifting the C balance of these systems, which is important for the global C cycle. We examined the effect of soil organic matter (SOM) quality and nutrients on CO2 production from peat decomposition using laboratory incubations of…
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Learning from REDD+: a response to Fletcher et al
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
Although REDD+ is approaching its 10th anniversary, major impacts in terms of reduced forest loss are hard to document. Conservation practitioners and scholars are therefore increasingly asking why REDD+ has not delivered more tangible results. A recent Comment in Conservation Biology by Fletcher et al. (2016) addresses this question. We agree with Fletcher et al. that REDD+ has been hyped in some circles, which has created…
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Coupling of pollination services and coffee suitability under climate change
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
Climate change will cause geographic range shifts for pollinators and major crops, with global implications for food security and rural livelihoods. However, little is known about the potential for coupled impacts of climate change on pollinators and crops. Coffee production exemplifies this issue, because large losses in areas suitable for coffee production have been projected due to climate change…
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Descriptors for Lathyrus spp.
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72702
Abstract
Descriptors for Lathyrus spp. was developed by Dr R.L. Pandey, Dr P.N. Mathur, Dr Stefano Padulosi and Dr R.N. Sharma with inputs from Dr K.W. Riley, Dr V. Ramanatha Rao, Dr Larry Robertson and Dr. Bhag Mal. The development of this descriptor list has been coordinated by Dr P.N. Mathur. A draft version prepared in the internationally accepted IPGRI format for descriptor lists was…
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Bio-economic evaluation and optimization of livestock intensification in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79446
Abstract
Beef cattle have high market demand in Vietnam and the Dak Lak local government encourages the development of beef value chains. Household surveys were carried out in Cu Jut and Ea Kar districts and farming systems and production specialization were found to differ in each district. Ea…
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The links between food security and seed security: facts and fiction that guide response
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/53017
Abstract
The food price crisis has led to assumptions that food price rises are due to inadequate food production, and that such food insecurity is linked to seed insecurity. Hence, in response to high food prices, seed resources worth hundreds of millions of US dollars are being shipped into vulnerable farming systems across the world.…
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Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in the Philippines
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81976
Abstract
During the last three years cassava production in the Philippines did not progress markedly, neither in area nor in volume. In terms of area, there was only an increase of 14,424 ha or 6.4%, while in terms of volume the increase was 112,177 metric tons or 5.7%. One of the reasons for this was the unstable price for chips, especially in 1994/95. Up to the…
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Nonenzymatic β-Carotene Degradation in Provitamin A-Biofortified Crop Plants
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83288
Publication year
2017
Authors
Schaub, Patrick
Wüst, Florian
Koschmieder, Julian
Yu, Qiuju
Virk, Parminder Singh
Tohme, Joseph M.
Beyer, Peter
Full Citation…
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Progress in varietal improvement for increasing upland rice productivity in the tropics
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97149
Abstract
Enhancing rice yield in upland rice systems through genetic improvement remains a major challenge in the tropics. This review aims to provide the trends on upland rice cultivation over the last 30 years and recent distribution of upland rice in the tropics, and to report progress in studies on genetic improvement for enhancing…
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Wild harvest: distribution and diversity of wild food plants in rice ecosystems of Northeast Thailand
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71128
Publication year
2016
Authors
Cruz García, Gisella S.
Struik, Paul C.
Johnson, David E.
Full Citation
Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S.; Struik, Paul C.; Johnson, David E.. 2016. Wild…
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The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) for rapid characterisation of households to inform climate smart agriculture interventions: Description and applications in East Africa and Central America
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75249
Abstract
Achieving climate smart agriculture depends on understanding the links between farming and livelihood practices, other possible adaptation options, and the effects on farm performance, which is conceptualised by…
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Banana bunchy top disease
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78254
Abstract
Among diseases caused by viruses, banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) caused by Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is considered to be the most serious disease affecting banana crops worldwide. This chapter describes the current distribution, transmission and aphid vector (Pentalonia nigronervosa) of BBTV, as well as the disease incubation period, incidence, symptoms, detection and control. It is…
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Grass and legume genotypes with high forage quality attributes are developed: Output 1
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55528
Publication year
2005
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
Grass and legume genotypes with high forage quality attributes are developed: Output 1. 2005. In: Centro Internacional de…
