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Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101513
Abstract
Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variability in fruit pulp provitamin A carotenoid (pVAC) content using high performance liquid…
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The distribution and host range of the banana Fusarium wilt fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, in Asia
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89403
Abstract
Fusarium oxysporum formae specialis cubense (Foc) is a soil-borne fungus that causes Fusarium wilt, which is considered to be the most destructive disease of bananas. The fungus is believed to have evolved with its host in the Indo-Malayan region, and from there it was spread to other banana-growing areas with…
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Comparisons of protein profiles of beech bark disease resistant and susceptible American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35567
Abstract
Beech bark disease is an insect-fungus complex that damages and often kills American beech trees and has major ecological and economic impacts on forests of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canadian forests. The disease begins when exotic beech scale insects feed on the bark of trees, and is…
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Whole genome sequencing of a banana wild relative Musa itinerans provides insights into lineage-specific diversification of the Musa genus
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77751
Abstract
Crop wild relatives are valuable resources for future genetic improvement. Here, we report the de novo genome assembly of Musa itinerans, a disease-resistant wild banana relative in subtropical China. The assembled genome size was 462.1 Mb, covering 75.2% of the genome (615.2Mb) and…
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Energy and nutrient production in Ethiopia, 2011-2015: Implications to supporting healthy diets and food systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101464
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Agricultural sector plays a key role towards achieving healthier diets that are deemed critical for improving health and nutritional outcomes. To what extent the current food supply systems support healthy diets remains unknown. Using annual and nationally representative data on crop and livestock production in Ethiopia, we assess the national agricultural sector from a…
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Members of Gammaproteobacteria as indicator species of healthy banana plants on Fusarium wilt-infested fields in Central America
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81180
Abstract
Culminating in the 1950’s, bananas, the world’s most extensive perennial monoculture, suffered one of the most devastating disease epidemics in history. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Fusarium wilt (FW) caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (FOC), forced the…
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Food systems for sustainable development: proposals for a profound four-part transformation
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97577
Abstract
Evidence shows the importance of food systems for sustainable development: they are at the nexus that links food security, nutrition, and human health, the viability of ecosystems, climate change, and social justice. However, agricultural policies tend to focus on food supply, and sometimes, on mechanisms to address negative…
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Addressing potential conflict using participatory mapping: Collection of forest foods from timber trees around industrial concessions in Cameroon
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108651
Abstract
Extensive areas of Africa's humid tropical lowland forests have been allocated to timber concessions, but are also inhabited by villagers who obtain resources from the forest. Approximately 61% of timber species in the Congo Basin also yield locally used non-timber…
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Modelling socioeconomic determinants for cultivation and in-situ conservation of Vitex doniana Sweet (black plum), a wild-harvested economic plant in Benin
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68048
Abstract
Background: Cultivation is the most appropriate management option when both demand and harvesting of wild plant species increase beyond natural production levels. In the current study we made the assumption that, besides the intrinsic biological and ecological…
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Elucidation of the compatible interaction between banana and Meloidogyne incognita via high-throughput proteome profiling
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82710
Abstract
With a diverse host range, Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode) is listed as one of the most economically important obligate parasites of agriculture. This nematode species establishes permanent feeding sites in plant root systems soon after infestation. A compatible host-nematode interaction…
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Plant phenotyping research trends, a science mapping approach
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103991
Abstract
Modern plant phenotyping, often using non-invasive technologies and digital technologies, is an emerging science and provides essential information on how genetics, epigenetics, environmental pressures, and crop management (farming) can guide selection toward productive plants suitable for their environment. Thus, phenotyping is at the forefront of future…
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Co-benefits of soil carbon protection for invertebrate conservation
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110377
Publication year
2020
Authors
Flores Rios, Angelli
Thomas, Evert
Peri, Pablo P.
Amelung, Wulf
Duarte Guardia, Sandra
Borchard, Nils
Lizárraga-Travaglini, Alfonso
Vélez Azañero, Armando
Sheil,…
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Gathering honey from wild and traditional hives in the Miombo woodlands of the Niassa National Reserve, Mozambique: What are the impacts on tree populations?
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107836
Abstract
Honey gathering is one of the activities sustaining people's livelihoods in the Miombowoodlands of southern Africa. Current practices involve killing trees and can cause un-controlledfires, affecting villages, animals and trees. This study aimed to…
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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),…
