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Metabolite profiling characterises chemotypes of Musa diploids and triploids at juvenile and preflowering growth stages
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101643
Abstract
Bananas (Musa spp.) are consumed worldwide as dessert and cooking types. Edible banana varieties are for the most part seedless and sterile and therefore vegetatively propagated. This confers difficulties for breeding approaches against pressing biotic and abiotic threats and for the nutritional enhancement of banana pulp. A panel of banana accessions, representative of…
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Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101412
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Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community‐based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity score (DDS), the percentage of women and children reaching minimum dietary diversity (MDD),…
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Glycosyltransferase Family 61 in Liliopsida (Monocot): The story of a gene family expansion
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99166
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Plant cell walls play a fundamental role in several plant traits and also influence crop use as livestock nutrition or biofuel production. The Glycosyltransferase family 61 (GT61) is involved in the synthesis of cell wall xylans. In grasses (Poaceae), a copy number expansion was reported for the GT61 family, which raised the…
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Sensitivity and tolerance of different annual crops to different levels of banana shade and dry season weather
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110376
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Intercropping in small-holder production systems in East and Central Africa is very common and offers potential for significant yield and environmental benefits. However, the reduced light availability under banana canopies constrains the success of the intercrop in banana systems. Determining a balance…
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Various forms of double burden of malnutrition problems exist in rural Kenya
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106665
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Background: The coexistence of overweight/obesity and undernutrition is often referred to as the double burden of malnutrition (DB). DB was shown to exist in many developing countries, especially in urban areas. Much less is known about DB in rural areas of developing countries. Also, the exact definition of DB varies between studies, making…
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Integrating genetics and suitability modelling to bolster climate change adaptation planning in Patagonian Nothofagus forests
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89398
Publication year
2017
Authors
Marchelli, P.
Thomas, E.
Azpilicueta, M.M.
Zonneveld, M. van
Gallo, L.
Full Citation
Marchelli, P.; Thomas, E.;…
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Genetics to the rescue: managing forests sustainably in a changing world
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110446
Publication year
2020
Authors
Fady, Bruno
Aravanopoulos, Filippos
Benavides, Raquel
González Martínez, Santiago
Grivet, Delphine
Lascoux, Martin
Lindner, Marcus
Rellstab, Christian…
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Assessment of RNAi-induced silencing in banana (Musa spp.)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66045
Abstract
In plants, RNA- based gene silencing mediated by small RNAs functions at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional level to negatively regulate target genes, repetitive sequences, viral RNAs and/or transposon elements. Post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) or the RNA interference (RNAi) approach has been achieved in a wide range of plant species for…
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Poverty and poor education are key determinants of high household food insecurity among populations adjoining forest concessions in the Congo Basin
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76546
Abstract
Background:
The trees and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) of the Congo Basin play a key role in alleviating food insecurity among millions of people around the world. Although many studies have been conducted both nationally and regionally on issues of food insecurity in…
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Complementary feeding practices of children aged 6-23 months in rural area, Southern-Benin: challenges and opportunities
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83061
Abstract
Aims: This study aims to provide in-depth knowledge of current infant feeding practices in order to create an evidence base and develop well-targeted strategies to reduce the prevalence of child malnutrition.
Study Design: This study is designed by using a descriptive cross-sectional survey.
Place and…
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Geography of genetic structure in barley wild relative Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum in Jordan
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76629
Abstract
Informed collecting, conservation, monitoring and utilization of genetic diversity requires knowledge of the distribution and structure of the variation occurring in a species. Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum (K. Koch) Thell., a primary wild relative of barley, is an important source of genetic diversity for barley…
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Exploring agrobiodiversity for nutrition: Household on-farm agrobiodiversity is associated with improved quality of diet of young children in Vihiga, Kenya
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103766
Abstract
Due to their limited access to the external productive inputs and the dependency on rain-fed agricultural production, small scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have continued to face undernutrition despite the significant advancements in agriculture. They however…
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Differential root transcriptomics in a polyploid non-model crop: the importance of respiration during osmotic stress
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72891
Abstract
To explore the transcriptomic global response to osmotic stress in roots, 18 mRNA-seq libraries were generated from three triploid banana genotypes grown under mild osmotic stress (5% PEG) and control conditions. Illumina sequencing produced 568 million high quality reads, of which 70–84% were mapped to…
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New geographical insights of the latest expansion of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 into the Greater Mekong Subregion
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97042
Abstract
Banana is the most popular and most exported fruit and also a major food crop for millions of people around the world. Despite its importance, research into this crop is limited and hence, it suffers from major disease threats. One of those is Panama disease or Fusarium wilt. In the…
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The African timber tree Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev. is morphologically and genetically distinct from Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97605
Abstract
Interpreting morphological variability in terms of species delimitation can be challenging. However, correcting species delineation can have strong implications for the sustainable management of exploited species. Up to now, species delimitation between…
