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The return of the state: neocollectivism,agrarian politics and images of technological progress in the MAS era in Bolivia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51435
Abstract
The Movement towards Socialism (MAS) party promised to break with neoliberal politics when it rose to power in Bolivia in 2006. Using the concept of neocollectivism to characterize MAS agrarian politics, this paper examines one of its key instruments for achieving rural development: the state…
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Analysis of threats to South American flora and its implications for conservation
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42055
Abstract
South America houses a significant proportion of the world's plant diversity and therefore merits conservation attention. However, ongoing habitat fragmentation, degradation and destruction of natural habitats threaten biodiversity. A set of seven threats to natural ecosystems derived from a previous study (Jarvis et al. 2010),…
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Selection for seed yield in Andean intra-gene pool and Andean x middle American inter-gene pool populations of common bean
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44081
Abstract
Yields of large-seeded Andean (A) common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivars of Chile and Nueva Granada races are 40 to 60% lower compared to their Middle American (M) counterparts of small-seeded Mesoamerica and medium-seeded Durango races. Our objective was to use the concept of congruity…
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Colombian Brachiaria Network
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77647
Abstract
The Colombian Brachiaria Network financed until 1999 by a Colombian Cattlemen Association (FEDEGAN-Fondo Nacional del Ganado), and involved as partners forage researchers from CORPOICA (Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria), a Colombian University, SENA and private producers. The objective of this Network was to select accessions and hybrids of Brachiaria with superior agronomic traits relative to commercial cultivars. As a follow-up to the…
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Homologue: A computer system for identifying similar environments through the tropical world, versión Beta a.0 [CD-ROM]
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77983
Publication year
2005
Authors
Jones, Peter G.
Díaz, William
Cock, James H.
Full Citation
Jones, Peter G.; Díaz, William; Cock, James H.. 2005. Homologue : A…
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Mapeo, análisis y monitoreo participativos de los recursos naturales en una microcuenca
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54152
Publication year
1999
Authors
Vernooy, Ronnie
Espinoza, N.
Lamy, F
Full Citation
Vernooy, Ronnie; Espinoza, Nohemí; Lamy, France. 1999. Mapeo, análisis y monitoreo participativos de los…
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Desarrollo del suministro de semillas de especies forrajeras tropicales
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80337
Abstract
Se plantea la importancia de crear programas para el suministro de semillas en Costa Rica. Se indican su organizacion, requisitos, sistemas (tradicional, convencional y no convencional o inmediato) para su buen desarrollo. Se mencionan las actividades, la organizacion y evolucion del programa de semillas, la elaboracion de un proyecto integral de…
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Abundance and diversity of soil mites (Acari) along a gradient of land use types in Taita Taveta, Kenya
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42543
Abstract
The abundance and diversity of soil mites was monitored along a gradient of land use types (LUTs) during the wet seasons in soils of Taita Taveta, Kenya. Sampling of mites from soils was carried out in eight LUTs which included maize-based system (Zea mays), coffee (Coffea Arabica), horticulture, napier grass (…
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Sistema de documentación y acceso a la información de Recursos Genéticos del CIAT. Semillas y Conservación, Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, José Celestino Mutis, Bogotá, Colombia, 5 de mayo de 2014
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82937
Publication year
2014
Authors
Hernández, A.M.
Full Citation
Hernández, A.M.2014.Sistema de documentación y acceso a…
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Erradicacion de patogenos de semilla sexual de yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) mediante el tratamiento con microondas
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/88598
Abstract
The effect of microwaves on the eradication of fungal and bacterial pathogens in cassava sexual seed was investigated. Healthy mature fruits were collected and dried under ambient conditions. Seeds were selected according to specific wt. by placing them in a glass of water and discarding those that…
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Report on Bioprospecting for Phaseolus germplasm in Costa Rica
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81413
Publication year
2016
Authors
Debouck, Daniel G.
Villalobos, R.A.
Barrantes, N.C.
Full Citation
Debouck, D.G., R. Araya Villalobos, N. Chavez Barrantes. 2015-2016. Report on Bioprospecting for Phaseolus germplasm in Costa Rica. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali,…
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La producción porcina en Guatemala: anexo V
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54473
Publication year
1979
Authors
Álvarez Payan, C.
Full Citation
Alvarez Payán, Camilo. 1979. La producción porcina en Guatemala : Anexo V. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 57 p
Publication Type…
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Sources of resistance to angular leaf spot (Phaeoisariopsis griseola) in common bean core collection, wild Phaseolus vulgaris and secondary gene pool
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44120
Abstract
Angular leaf spot (ALS) is one of the most devastating diseases of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in tropical and subtropical countries. The causal fungus, Phaeoisariopsis griseola(Sacc.) Ferr. is highly variable and a diverse source of resistance genes is required…
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Efecto del tratamiento fermentativo con mieles de caña y abeja en la calidad proteica de alimentos cárnicos y lácteos
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/88959
Publication year
2011
Authors
Gutiérrez, Dayron
Ortíz, Darwin
Pachón, Helena
Full Citation
Gutiérrez, Dayron; Ortiz, Darwin; Pachón, Helena. 2011. Efecto del tratamiento fermentativo con…
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Metodología para evaluar y comparar la reacción de materiales a suelos ácidos
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69756
Publication year
1993
Authors
Huertas P, C
Guimarães, Elcio Perpétuo
Ospina Rey, Yolima
Full Citation
Huertas P., Constanza; Guimaraes, Elcio Perpétuo; Ospina Rey, Yolima. 1993. Metodología para…
