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Robert Berendes
Member, Alliance Board of Trustees
Robert Berendes is an accomplished executive and strategic advisor with a global track record in innovation, growth, and sustainability, particularly in the agriculture and nutrition sectors. As an Advisory Partner at Flagship Pioneering, he works closely with pioneering ventures to drive transformative impact across food systems and environmental health.
Robert has been co-founder and board chair/member of Indigo Agriculture, CiBO, Inari, and Invaio Sciences.…
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OOPS: The Ontology of Plant Stress: A semi-automated standardization methodology
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100810
Abstract
Plant stress traits are important breeding targets for all crop species. Massive amounts of research dollars are spent generating data to combat plant diseases and environmental stress. Often this data is used to achieve a single goal, and then left in a repository to never be used again. As a scientific community, we should be striving to…
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Directory of germplasm collections: 6.I.Tropical and subtropical fruits and tree: Annona, avocado, banana, and plantain, breadfruit, cashew, Citrus, date, fig, guava, mango, passionfruit, papaya, pineapple and others. Supersedes the directory…
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104220
Abstract
IPGRI maintains a number of databases with summary information on ex situ germplasm collections worldwide. The data include address information on organizations holding germplasm…
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Selección de híbridos de Brachiaria con resistencia al aluminio
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77686
Publication year
2006
Authors
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Miles, John W.
García, R.
Ricaurte Oyola, José Jaumer
Full Citation
Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Miles, John W.; García, R.; Ricaurte Oyola, Jaumer…
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3. Cereals: Avena, Hordeum, Millets, Oryza, Secale, Sorghum, Triticum, Zea and Pseudocereals
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104231
Abstract
IPGRI maintains a number of databases with summary information on ex situ germplasm collections worldwide. The data include address information on organizations holding germplasm and summary information on the type of germplasm that is maintained, such as: species names, number of accessions per species, type of accessions, etc…
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Inheritance of resistance to common bacterial blight in common bean
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96912
Abstract
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important grain legume crop in Malawi where it is grown by small holder farmers for food as well as for sale. Among the many diseases that limit crop productivity is the common bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv phaseoli (Xap). Effective breeding for resistance to Xap requires…
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Savouring diversity: first steps in implementing a strategy to support community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56593
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This report presents the findings of a field mission to Limpopo and Eastern Cape provinces of the Republic of South Africa, following a previous mission which had recommended establishing pilot community seedbanks in each province. See previous report Embracing diversity: inputs for a…
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Poor consumers’ preferences for nutritionally enhanced foods
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101295
Abstract
Purpose
Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem in many developing countries, especially in the poorest population segments. Fortification and other food-based approaches, such as using more nutritious ingredients in processing, could help to address this problem, but little is known about poor consumers’ attitudes toward nutritionally enhanced…
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Overexpression of an Arabidopsis thaliana galactinol synthase gene improves drought tolerance in transgenic rice and increased grain yield in the field
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80683
Abstract
Drought stress has often caused significant decreases in crop production which could be associated with global warming. Enhancing drought tolerance without a grain yield penalty has been a great challenge in crop improvement. Here, we report the Arabidopsis thaliana…
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Uncertainty of wheat water use: Simulated patterns and sensitivity totemperature and CO2
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77178
Publication year
2016
Authors
Cammarano, Davide
Rötter, Reimund P.
Asseng, Senthold
Ewert, Frank
Wallach, Daniel
Martre, Pierre
Hatfield, Jerry L.
Jones, James W.…
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Rendimiento, estabilidad fenotípica y contenido de micronutrientes de fríjol biofortificado en el Caribe seco colombiano
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77123
Abstract
La ingesta de proteína y micronutrientes en el Caribe seco colombiano en los últimos años ha sido motivo de preocupación pues cerca del 57 % de sus habitantes tiene déficit de aminoácidos, hierro (Fe) y zinc (Zn) en su dieta. Este artículo muestra los resultados de la evaluación multilocal agronómica…
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Achieving CO2 Reductions In Colombia: Effects of Carbon Taxes and Abatement Targets
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75784
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In this paper we investigate CO2 emission scenarios for Colombia and the effects of implementing carbon taxes and abatement targets on the energy system. By comparing baseline and policy scenario results from two integrated assessment partial equilibrium models TIAM-ECN and GCAM and two general equilibrium models Phoenix and MEG4C, we…
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Identifying and analyzing the diversity of resistance gene analogs in Colombian Rubus genotypes
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67950
Abstract
Five Andean blackberry Rubus genotypes, three resistant and two susceptible to anthracnose, were used to identify regions in the Rubus genome with homology to disease-resistance genes found in other plant species. Polymerase chain reaction amplification with 12 pairs of primers and fragment cloning yielded 520 clones, of…
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La calidad del empleo en la población afrodescendiente colombiana: una aproximación desde la ubicación geográfica de las comunas
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67302
Abstract
Este artículo construye un indicador compuesto sobre la calidad del empleo, al utilizar el méto- do de componentes principales para la población afrocolombiana radicada en Cali, a partir de una encuesta representativa por comunas realizada por el Ministerio de Trabajo de Colombia. Cali, al…
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Application of genetic markers to forest tree species: Draft report to IPGRI of the project Developing Decision-making Strategies on priorities for conservation and use of forest genetic resources
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105362
Abstract
The application of genetic markers such as allozymes and DNA (Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid) markers has shown to be useful in studying genetic diversity in humans, animals and plants (Cruzan, 1998). This section of this manual…
