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Genetic diversity of Enterolobium cyclocarpum in Colombian seasonally dry tropical forest: implications for conservation and restoration
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78764
Publication year
2017
Authors
Thomas, E.
Gil Tobón, C.
Gutiérrez, J.P.
Alcázar Caicedo, Carolina
Moscoso Higuita, L.G.
Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto…
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First experiences with a novel farmer citizen science approach: crowdsourcing participatory variety selection through on-farm triadic comparisons of technologies (TRICOT)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78570
Abstract
Rapid climatic and socio-economic changes challenge current agricultural R&D capacity. The necessary quantum leap in knowledge generation should build on the innovation capacity of farmers themselves. A novel citizen science methodology, triadic…
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Occurrence and distribution of banana bunchy top disease in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35844
Publication year
2012
Authors
Niyongere, C.
Losenge, T.
Ateka, E.M.
Nkezabahizi, D.
Blomme, Guy
Lepoint, P.C.E.
Full Citation
Niyongere, C.;…
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Cost-effectiveness targeting under multiple conservation goals and equity considerations in the Andes
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35747
Abstract
Internationally, there is political impetus towards providing incentive mechanisms, such as payments for ecosystem services (PES), that motivate land users to conserve that which benefits wider society by creating an exchange value for conservation services. PES may incorporate a number of conservation goals other than…
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Genetic diversity and ecological niche modelling of wild barley: refugia, large-scale post-LGM range expansion and limited mid-future climate threats?
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66089
Abstract
Describing genetic diversity in wild barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum) in geographic and environmental space in the context of current, past and potential future climates is important for conservation and for breeding the domesticated crop (Hordeum vulgare ssp.…
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Application of the Nutrition Functional Diversity indicator to assess food system contributions to dietary diversity and sustainable diets of Malawian households
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68004
Abstract
Dietary diversity is associated with nutrient adequacy and positive health outcomes but indicators to measure diversity have focused primarily on consumption, rather than sustainable provisioning of food. The Nutritional Functional Diversity score was developed…
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Conserving landraces and improving livelihoods: how to assess the success of on-farm conservation projects?
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69241
Abstract
Smallholder farmers who grow diverse landraces in centres of crop diversity contribute to sustaining the capacity of agricultural and food systems to adapt to change by maintaining crop evolution in their fields today, thus enabling humanity to continue to have the broad genetic variation needed to adapt crops to…
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Plant genetic resources collections and associated information as a baseline resource for genetic diversity studies: an assessment of the IBPGR-supported collections
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68374
Publication year
2015
Authors
Thormann, I.
Fiorino, E.
Halewood, Michael
Engels, Johannes M.M.
Full Citation…
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Adverse impact of banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers’ livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68243
Abstract
Banana is a key crop in the livelihoods of many people in the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa. For more than a decade now, the crop has been threatened by Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) which has spread throughout the region but at different rates. The disease attacks all banana cultivars and can cause up to 100…
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Chapter 2. Comparative analysis of key aspects of community seed banks: origins and evolution
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68721
Publication year
2015
Authors
Vernooy, Ronnie
Shrestha, P.
Sthapit, B.R.
Full Citation
Vernooy, R.; Shrestha, P.; Sthapit, B. (2015) Chapter 2. Comparative analysis of key aspects of…
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Monkey Orange (Strychnos cocculoides): Field manual for extension workers and farmers
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105172
Publication year
2006
Authors
Mwamba, C.K.
Full Citation
Mwamba, C.K. (2006) Monkey Orange (Strychnos cocculoides). 23 p. ISBN: 978-0-85432-837-6, ISBN: 0-85432-837-8
Publication Type
Book
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Bioversity International in focus [Focus areas 4 - 6]
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67456
Publication year
2007
Authors
Cherfas, J.
Moore, C.
Full Citation
Cherfas, J.; Moore, C. -2007-Bioversity International International in focus [Focus areas 4 - 6]- -Bioversity International
Publication Type…
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Report of a Working Group on Solanaceae: First Meeting of the Working Group and Ad hoc Meeting of the Database Managers, 14-17 February 2012, Menemen, Turkey
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105176
Abstract
The first regular meeting of the ECPGR Solanaceae Working Group was held on 15-17 February 2012, following an ad hoc meeting of the Solanaceae Database Managers on 14 February 2012. The meetings were organized in collaboration with the Aegean Agricultural Research…
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Collaborative and participatory approaches to cocoa variety improvement: Final report of the CFC/ICCO/Bioversity project on “Cocoa Productivity and quality improvement: a Participatory Approach” (2004-2010)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104683
Abstract
This Final Report summarizes the outcomes of the Closing Workshop of the CFC/ICCO/Bioversity project on “Cocoa Productivity and Quality Improvement: a Participatory Approach”, convened at the end of May 2010 in…
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Integrating biodiversity and livelihood improvement: The role of markets for mango varieties and garcinia species in India
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104705
Abstract
The study described in the report was conducted to increase understanding of the role of markets in the maintenance of tropical fruit diversity on farm. The field study was conducted in southwest India and comprised three fruit species; mango, Garcinia indica (kokum) and Garcinia cambogia (uppage…
