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The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44160
Abstract
Social capital has become a critical issue in agricultural development as it plays an important role in collective action, such as, management of common resources and collective marketing. Whilst literature exists on the role of social capital in the use and adoption of improved agricultural…
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Transgénesis para incrementar el B-caroteno en yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) como alternativa para mejorar la calidad nutritiva del arroz
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58068
Publication year
2009
Authors
Ladino Franco, Y.J.
Vacca, Orlando
López, D.
García, M.
Beltrán Giraldo, Jorge Alonso
Arango Mejía, J.
Al-Babili, S…
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Global cassava research and development: the cassava demand studies and implications for the strategies for the CIAT cassava program
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70314
Abstract
The structure and methodology of cassava research are discussed. Research on the potential world demand for the crop was divided into different components: the country was the unit of analysis and the market, the 2nd level of analytical subdivision where individual markets were assumed to…
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From natural resource to pro-poor ecosystem service management in the Amazon: how to make the right choices?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65476
Publication year
2008
Authors
Börner, J.
Hohnwald, M
Vosti, S.A.
Full Citation
Börner, Jan; Hohnwald, Maren; Vosti, Stephen A. 2008. From natural resource to pro-poor ecosystem service management in the Amazon : How to make the right choices? [abstract]. In: Tielkes,…
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Nematodes associated with Phaseolus vulgaris in Tanzania
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65760
Publication year
1992
Authors
Cuthbert, J
Full Citation
Cuthbert, J. 1992. Nematodes associated with Phaseolus vulgaris in Tanzania. Bean Improvement Cooperative. Annual Report (USA). 35:100-101.
Publication Type
Journal Article…
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Impacto socioeconómico de sistemas agroforestales en la Selva Baja del Ecuador
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70006
Publication year
1990
Authors
Ramírez Suárez, A.
Seré Rabé, Carlos
Uquillas, JE
Full Citation
Working document (Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical) ; no. 65
Publication…
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Establecimiento de una metodología para la evaluación agromorfológica, bioquímica y molecular de clones transgénicos de yuca (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) sembrados en el campo : El caso de plantas que expresan el gen ipt de Agrobacterium tumefaciens…
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66207
Publication year
2008
Authors
López Vanegas, D.
Full Citation
López Vanegas, Danilo.…
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Inheritance of drought tolerance traits in andean x andean and andean x Mesoamerican F2 populations
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65886
Publication year
2007
Authors
Beebe, Stephen E.
Makunde, G.S.
Blair, Matthew W.
Chirwa, Rowland
Lungu, D
Full Citation
Beebe, Stephen E.; Makunde, Godwill S.; Blair, Matthew W…
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Analysis of threats to South American flora and its implications for conservation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77635
Abstract
Study: A set of seven threats to natural ecosystems derived from a previous study (Jarvis et al. 2010), combined with a dataset of occurrences from 16,339 species, and also with the World Database of Protected Areas were used to analyse the patterns of threats to flora in South America and its conservation. Data: Data tables with results of assessment of threat and conservation level for all South American…
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Control of root system architecture by DEEPER ROOTING 1 increases rice yield under drought conditions
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51539
Abstract
The genetic improvement of drought resistance is essential for stable and adequate crop production in drought-prone areas1. Here we demonstrate that alteration of root system architecture improves drought avoidance through the cloning and characterization of DEEPER ROOTING 1 (DRO1), a rice quantitative trait locus…
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Efectos de la ingesta de maíz de alta calidad de proteína (QPM) versus maíz convencional en el crecimiento y la morbilidad de niños nicaragüenses desnutridos de 1 a 5 años
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44294
Abstract
Quality protein maize (QPM), with twice the amount of tryptophan and lysine than conventional maize, has improved the nutritional status of severely malnourished children. This double-blind clinical study evaluated the impact of QPM on the growth and…
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Using GIS techniques to aid in predicting a plant virus in beans
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69635
Abstract
Geographical information systems (GIS) assist us in mapping and analyzing outbreaks of diseases in plants, animals and humans. This paper describes how GIS are being used to model the intensity of the outbreak of a plant virus, bean golden mosaic virus (BGMV) in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. BGMV is a geminivirus affecting beans (Phaseolus vulgaris…
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Improvement of low fertility soils (oxisols) for high productivity and sustainability of crop-livestock systems in tropical savannas of Colombia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/57895
Publication year
2007
Authors
Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Barrios, E.
Rondón, Marco Antonio
Ayarza, Miguel Angel
Hoyos Garcés, Phanor…
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Panorama actual de la traducción por computador
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69744
Publication year
1990
Authors
Baena, M.
Full Citation
Baena L., Margarita. 1990. Panorama actual de la traducción por computador. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 25 p.
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Manual de procesos de selección de material bibliográfico
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69618
Publication year
1982
Authors
Montaño R, P
Full Citation
Montaño R., Piedad. 1982. Manual de procesos de selección de material bibliográfico. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 22 p.
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