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Prediction of carotenoids, cyanide and dry matter contents in fresh cassava root using NIRS and Hunter color techniques
International Potato Center (CIP)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42154
Publication year
2014
Authors
Sánchez, T.
Ceballos, H.
Dufour, D.L.
Ortíz, D.
Morante, Nelson
Calle, F.
Felde, T. zum
Domínguez, M.
Davrieux, Fabrice…
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Diversification and intensification of agricultural adaptation from global to local scales
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Abstract
Smallholder farming systems are vulnerable to a number of challenges, including continued population growth, urbanization, income disparities, land degradation, decreasing farm size and productivity, all of which are compounded by uncertainty of climatic patterns. Understanding determinants of smallholder farming practices is critical for designing and implementing successful interventions, including…
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Costo mínimo de un laboratorio de cultivo de tejidos vegetales
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55141
Publication year
1991
Authors
Roca, W.
Mafla, G.
Segovia, RJ
Full Citation
Roca, William M.; Mafla B., Graciela; Segovia, Roberto J. 1991. Costo mínimo de un laboratorio de cultivo de tejidos vegetales. In: Roca, William M.; Mroginski, Luis A…
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Sistema para la toma de datos en pruebas regionales de yuca
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81748
Abstract
A system for data recording, based on the experience obtained with regional trials at the Centro internacional de Agricultura Tropical during 7 yr, is given. This system uses time advantageously by simplifying data recording and by computerizing analysis; errors in information management and transcription are thus avoided. The information obtained in these…
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Whitefly-transmitted viruses
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81684
Abstract
Whiteflies (Homoptera) are well known for their capacity to transmit 28 plant viruses of beans and other crops. Whitefly populations are generally restricted to tropical zones with alt. greater than 1300 m. Among the viruses transmitted there are: (1) BGMV is an economically important disease especially in regions of L.A., some parts of Central America and the Caribbean. Symptoms are…
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Asia: delivering on the promise of tropical agriculture
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51841
Publication year
2013
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
CIAT. 2013. Asia: delivering on the promise of tropical agriculture. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT): Cali, Colombia. 2 p.…
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Contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security and poverty reduction: assessing the current evidence
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69380
Publication year
2016
Authors
Béné, Christophe
Arthur, Robert
Norbury, Hannah
Allison, Edward H.
Beveridge, Malcolm C.M.
Bush, Simon R.
Campling, Liam
Leschen,…
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New avenues in impact assessment of participatory research and gender analysis: Summary proceedings of the impact assessment workshop CIMMYT Headquarters, Texcoco, Mexico October 19-21, 2005
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Publication year
2012
Authors
Nina Lilja
John A. Dixon
G Manners
R La Rovere
J. Hellin
HS Feldstein
Full…
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Can natural hybrids help save years in bean breeding? if yes, for which traits? Are there predictive tools?
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109059
Publication year
2020
Authors
Debouck, Daniel G.
Full Citation
Debouck, D.G. 2020. Can natural hybrids help save years in bean breeding? if yes, for which traits? Are there predictive tools?.…
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A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Abstract
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is widely promoted as an approach for reorienting agricultural development under the realities of climate change. Prioritising research-for-development activities is crucial, given the need to utilise scarce resources as effectively as possible. However, no framework exists for assessing and comparing different CSA research investments. Several aspects make it…
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Urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (SDG 13): transforming agriculture and food systems
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Abstract
Actions on climate change (SDG 13), including in the food system, are crucial. SDG 13 needs to align with the Paris Agreement, given that UNFCCC negotiations set the framework for climate change actions. Food system actions can have synergies and trade-offs, as illustrated by the case for nitrogen fertiliser. SDG 13 actions that reduce emissions can have positive…
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Genetic effects for maize traits in acid and non-acid soils
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Abstract
Breeding programs for acid-soil tolerance are desirable as a relatively inexpensive and permanent way for increasing maize (Zea mays L.) yield on these soils. Our objective was to compare the genetic effects controlling the expression of maize traits in acid and non-acid soils. Seven related and one unrelated inbred lines, with different levels of tolerance to acid soil, and their F1, F2, BC1, and BC2…
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Total and heterotrophic soil respiration in a swamp forest and oil palm plantations on peat in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
Heterotrophic respiration is a major component of the soil C balance however we critically lack understanding of its variation upon conversion of peat swamp forests in tropical areas. Our research focused on a primary peat swamp forest and two oil palm plantations aged 1 (OP2012) and 6 years (OP2007). Total and heterotrophic soil respiration were…
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Management intensity controls soil N2O fluxes in an Afromontane ecosystem
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
Studies that quantify nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from African tropical forests and adjacent managed land uses are scarce. The expansion of smallholder agriculture and commercial agriculture into the Mau forest, the largest montane forest in Kenya, has caused large-scale land use change over the last decades. We measured annual soil N2O fluxes between August 2015 and July 2016 from natural forests and…
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Independent data for transparent monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions from the land use sector ? What do stakeholders think and need?
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
The agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sectors contribute substantially to the net global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To reduce these emissions under the Paris Agreement, effective mitigation actions are needed that require engagement of multiple stakeholders. Emission reduction also requires that accurate,…
