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Report on evaluation of promising Brachiaria hybrid populations for resistance against spittlebug
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111236
Abstract
The continuous assessment of Brachiaria genotypes to spittlebug attack resistance is a major activity within the breeding program of Tropical Forages, allowing the development of superior cultivars at CIAT. In the second semester of 2019 and first semester of 2020, a mass rearing program for Aeneolamia varia was…
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FAO/IPGRI Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors [MCPD]
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105205
Abstract
The List of Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD) is a reference tool developed jointly by IPGRI and FAO to provide international standards to facilitate germplasm passport information exchange across crops. These descriptors aim to be compatible with IPGRI crop descriptor lists and with the descriptors used for the FAO World Information and Early Warning System (WIEWS…
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Lablab (Lablab purpureus): Factsheets on forage species in East Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111650
Publication year
2020
Authors
International Livestock Research Institute
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda
Royal Tropical Institute
CGIAR
Deutsche Gesellschaft für…
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Brachiaria seedling nursery: A business case
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111647
Publication year
2020
Authors
International Livestock Research Institute
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda
Royal Tropical Institute
CGIAR
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit…
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Livestock policies in Son La Province, Vietnam - a review
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111509
Abstract
Since the market-oriented Doi Moi reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, Vietnam’s livestock sector has experienced rapid growth. Although policies have been implemented at the national and provincial levels to guide this growth in a sustainable manner, blind spots and implementation gaps remain. Through a review of policy documents, grey literature, peer-reviewed…
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Partnership mapping “Li-chăn – Livestock-led interventions towards equitable livelihoods and improved environment in the North-West Highlands of Vietnam”
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111504
Abstract
Effective stakeholder engagement creates positive relationships with stakeholders through communication and the appropriate management of their expectations and agreed objectives (Altshul, 2020). In order to plan for effective stakeholder engagement for the Livestock…
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Capacity exchange Alliance CIAT Bioversity and ICAR IGFRI
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111383
Publication year
2020
Authors
Cardoso, Juan Andrés
Full Citation
Cardoso, J.A. (2020) Capacity exchange Alliance CIAT Bioversity and ICAR IGFRI. Cali (Colombia): Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT. 11 p.
DOI…
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Report on in vitro propagation from the Bh16 collection of Urochloa humidicola from seed
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111367
Abstract
The procedure of disinfection and in vitro sowing of a set of materials corresponding to the BH16 group of Urochloa humidicola was carried out at CIAT headquarters, with this it was possible to establish In Vitro plants without high percentages of contamination by fungi or bacteria, in addition to finding that the use of sulfuric…
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Home gardens in Nepal
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69055
Abstract
Home gardens have traditionally played an important role in the production of food, fodder, fuel, medicines, spices, flowers and building materials throughout Nepal. These small areas of land close to the homestead—often incorporated within a larger farming system—harbour high biodiversity, provide a large share of families food consumption and contribute income. Due to their small size, however,…
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Public images of dairy production systems among urban dwellers in Bogotá, Colombia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103706
Publication year
2019
Authors
Wellbrock, Wiebke
Burkart, Stefan
Encisco, Karen
Knierim, Andrea
Full Citation
Wellbrock W; Burkart S; Enciso K; Knierim A. 2019. Public images of…
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Yield perceptions, determinants and adoption impact of on farm varietal mixtures for common bean and banana in Uganda
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89680
Abstract
Crop variety mixtures (different varieties of a crop grown together in a single plot) have been successfully deployed in pathogen and pest management for several crops including wheat, common bean and rice. Despite the available evidence, promotion of this approach has remained limited in many countries…
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Role of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in the adaptation of a tropical forage grass to low-phosphorus acid soils
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77694
Abstract
As Brachiaria hybrid cv. ‘Mulato’ has adapted to acid soils with extremely low phosphorus (P) contents, its low-P-tolerance mechanisms were investigated and compared with those of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. ‘Kitaake’). Among the three plant species, the highest P-use…
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Using biodiversity to provide multiple services in sustainable farming systems
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90533
Publication year
2017
Authors
Attwood, S.
Estrada-Carmona, Natalia
DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
Wood, S.
Beggi, Francesca
Gauchan, D.
Bai, K.
Zonneveld, M. van…
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‘Perception matters’: New insights into the subjective dimension of resilience in the context of humanitarian and food security crises
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103196
Abstract
In the emerging literature on resilience in relation to food security, a growing number of studies stress the need to expand our analysis beyond conventional socio-economic factors such as assets or social capital, and to consider less tangible elements such as risk perception, self-…
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Reproductive biology in cassava: stigma receptivity and pollen tube growth
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101956
Abstract
Knowledge on the reproductive biology of cassava, relevant to breeders and molecular geneticists, is still limited. Therefore, different studies were carried out to determine the duration of stigma receptivity and the rate of pollen tube growth. Inflorescences were covered for up to 3 days after the first opening of the bracts (e.g. anthesis…
