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From Resistance to Transformation: A Generic Metric of Resilience Through Viability
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96189
Abstract
In the last two decades resilience has emerged as a promising concept that can help societies and more generally social‐ecological systems become less vulnerable to shocks and stressors. As such it has been adopted by a large number of disciplines—from psychology, physics, and ecology to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaption…
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Sharing diversity: exchanging seeds and experiences of community seedbanks in South Africa
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96187
Abstract
This report describes the main activities carried out in 2017. The community seed banks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit increased the number of accessions, reproduced seeds of a number of priority crop varieties and strengthened their technical and organizational capacities. They also participated in the first community seed bank…
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Adaptive attributes of tropical forage species to acid soils. III. Differences in phosphorus acquisition and utilization as influenced by varying phosphorus supply and soil type
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77760
Abstract
Low phosphorus (P) supply is a major limitation of forage production in acid soils of the tropics. A glasshouse experiment was conducted to determine the differences in P acquisition and utilization among three legumes (Arachis pintoi,…
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Women and men in tropical dry forests: a preliminary review
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69081
Abstract
From a broad review of 670 publications on gender and forests, ~130 were found to address the world’s dry forests. These were examined with the intent to extract gendered social, cultural, political and economic patterns of relevance in such forests. Seven interrelated themes recurred in this literature: 1) population pressure, 2) migration, 3) intra-familial…
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Adaptive attributes of tropical forage species to acid soils. II. Differences in shoot and root growth responses to varying phosphorus supply and soil type
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77761
Publication year
1996
Authors
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Borrero, V.
Ricaurte Oyola, José Jaumer
García, Ramiro
Ayarza, Miguel Angel…
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Pasture soils as carbon sink
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77756
Publication year
1995
Authors
Fisher, Myles J.
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo
Thomas, Richard J.
Vera, Raúl R.
Ayarza, Miguel Angel
Full Citation
Fisher, Myles J; Rao, Idupulapati…
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‘Nothing Kills Insects’, or How Public and Farmer Perceptions Affect Success Rates of Biological Control
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90558
Publication year
2017
Authors
Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.
Bentley, J.W.
Fredrix, M.
Lie, R.
Full Citation
Wyckhuys, Kris A.G.; Bentley, J.; Fredrix, M.; Lie, R.. 2017…
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Resilience and development: mobilizing for transformation
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77288
Abstract
In 2014, the Third International Conference on the resilience of social-ecological systems chose the theme “resilience and development: mobilizing for transformation.” The conference aimed specifically at fostering an encounter between the experiences and thinking focused on the issue of resilience through a social and ecological system perspective, and the…
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Traditional seed management and genetic diversity in barley varieties in high-hill agro-ecosystems of Nepal
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34619
Abstract
Chawali and Lekali are two common farmer�s barley varieties or landraces in Jumla, Nepal (2,240�3,000 m) with small to bold grains and wide adaptation from irrigated low lands to high hills. This study was undertaken to test whether features of the traditional seed system can significantly influence the diversity…
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Promoting home gardening to enhance conservation and use of agrobiodiversity
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100279
Publication year
2018
Authors
Samarasinghe, W.L.G.
Samaradiwakara, S.H.M.R.N.P.
Abeywickrama, K.G.T.A.K.
Sartaj A.B.
Full Citation
Samarasinghe, W.L.G.; Samaradiwakara, S.H.M.R.N.P.; Abeywickrama, K.G.T.A.K.;…
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Effects of long-term diet supplementation with Gliricidia sepium foliage mixed with Enterolobium cyclocarpum pods on enteric methane, apparent digestibility, and rumen microbial population in crossbred heifers
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100188
Abstract
In the last decades, strategies have been evaluated to reduce rumen methane (CH4) production by supplementing tropical forages rich in secondary compounds; however, most of these beneficial effects need to be…
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Farmer-to-farmer dissemination of alternative to slash and burn agriculture (round 2)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77835
Publication year
2009
Authors
Castro, Aracely
Poveda, Oscar
García, Edwin
Pavón Tijerino, Jellin del Carmen
Ayarza, Miguel Angel
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Full Citation…
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Whitefly bioecology and management in Latin America
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55571
Publication year
2008
Authors
Hilje, L
Morales, Francisco José
Full Citation
Hilje, Luko; Morales, Francisco José. 2008?. Whitefly bioecology and management in Latin America. Sin fuente. [S.l. : s.n., s.d.], Legaspi, PH. p. 4250-4260.
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Issues and strategies for going to scale: a case study of the forages for smallholders project in the Philippines
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55378
Publication year
2004
Authors
Roothaert, Ralph L.
Kaaria, Susan K.
Full Citation
Roothaert, Ralph L.; Kaaria, Susan K. 2004. Issues and strategies for going to scale: A case study…
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Agropastoral systems based on multiple-purpose legumes
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55439
Publication year
2004
Authors
Ayarza, Miguel Angel
Vilela, Lourival
Pizarro, Esteban A.
Costa, P.H. da
Full Citation
Ayarza, Miguel Angel; Vilela, Lourival; Pizarro, Esteban A.; Costa, P.H. da. 2004. Agropastoral systems based on…
