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Contribution of biofertiliser (Frateuria auranta) in an integrated potassium management package on growth of apple banana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116635
Abstract
Bananas demand high amounts of potassium for optimal growth and productivity, yet deficiencies are widespread amid the low input production strategy of smallholder farmers in Uganda. Of the potassium pool in the soil, 90% - 98% is unavailable for plant uptake. Judicious application of fertilisers is required to alleviate soil fertility problems complemented with manures…
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Climate finance and peace - tackling the climate and humanitarian crisis
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116661
Abstract
2021's Conference of Parties, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), is crucially important as governments—for the first time since the Paris Agreement—are expected to agree on concrete commitments and greater ambitions to limit global warming to 1·5°C. COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma stated that delivery of US$100 billion in climate finance is going to be the key to whether the goals of…
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Effects of land management practices and land cover types on soil loss and crop productivity in Ethiopia: A review
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114940
Abstract
Identifying land management practices (LMPs) that enhance on-site sediment management and crop productivity is crucial for the prevention, reduction, and restoration of land degradation and contributing to achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN). We reviewed studies in Ethiopia to assess the effects of LMPs on soil loss (84 studies) and crop productivity (34 studies)…
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Forest degradation and inter-annual tree level Brazil Nut production in the Peruvian Amazon
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111721
Abstract
Brazil nuts are an economically important non-timber forest product throughout the Amazon Basin, but the forests in which they grow are under threat of severe degradation by logging, road building, agricultural expansion, and forest fires. As a result, many Brazil nut trees grow within a mosaic of young secondary forest, primary forest remnants and agricultural fields. Little is known about the…
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Modeling long-term attainable soil organic carbon sequestration across the highlands of Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116675
Publication year
2022
Authors
Abegaz, Assefa
Ali, Ashenaf
Tamene, Lulseged D.
Abera, Wuletawu
Smith, J.U.
Full Citation
Abegaz, A.; Ali, A.; Tamene, L.; Abera, W.; Smith, J.U. (2021) Modeling long-term attainable soil…
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Distribution and farmers’ knowledge on Fusarium wilt (Race 1) in cropping systems of Uganda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116682
Abstract
The study aimed at understanding the spatial distribution of Fusarium wilt (FW) in different banana growing regions, ascertain the effect of management practices and plantation age on FW incidence, as well as investigate farmers’ knowledge regarding the symptoms and spread of FW in Uganda. Individual interviews were conducted in 119 farms using a pre-tested questionnaire and field observations…
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Ecological status as the basis for the holistic environmental flow assessment of a tropical highland river in Ethiopia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116707
Abstract
There is an increasing need globally to establish relationships among flow, ecology, and livelihoods to make informed decisions about environmental flows. This paper aimed to establish the ecological foundation for a holistic environmental flow assessment method in the Gumara River that flows into Lake Tana in Ethiopia and the Blue Nile River. First, the ecological…
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Biodiversity data: The importance of access and the challenges regarding benefit sharing
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116716
Abstract
Negotiations around the potential inclusion of biodiversity data within the scope of access and benefit sharing mechanisms of international treaties on genetic resources have been contentious. Uncertainty persists around which data might be included and the impacts of this important change on the ability to advance science. This special collection of research, review, and opinion articles provides a…
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Growing our future: Introducing the Pacific School Food Network to support healthy school food and nutrition environments for better nourished children in the Pacific Islands
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116742
Abstract
Food systems in the Pacific Islands (P.I.) are transitioning from local, traditional diets to those with low fruit and vegetable intake and largely based on ultra-processed foods that are often, but not always, imported. Alongside changes in diet and health outcomes, there is a loss of traditional and sociocultural…
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MGIS: managing banana (Musa spp.) genetic resources information and high-throughput genotyping data
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82646
Abstract
Unraveling the genetic diversity held in genebanks on a large scale is underway, due to advances in Next-generation sequence (NGS) based technologies that produce high-density genetic markers for a large number of samples at low cost. Genebank users should be in a position to identify and select germplasm from the global…
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Local normative climate shaping agency and agricultural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Abstract
We introduce the concept of local normative climate to improve understanding of community- level social processes that shape womenâ??s and menâ??s sense of agency and capacities for taking important decisions, including in their agricultural livelihoods. The idea of normative climate is informed by feminist literature that addresses concerns for the contextual, fluid, and…
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Benefits from the international exchange of plant genetic resources
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79366
Publication year
2016
Authors
Gauchan, D.
Pant, K.P.
Joshi, B.K.
Devkota, R.
Full Citation
Gauchan, D.; Pant, K.P.; Joshi, B.K.; Devkota, R. (2016) Benefits from the international exchange of…
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Improving seedling production for Vitex doniana
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68030
Publication year
2015
Authors
N’Danikou, S.
Achigan-Dako, Enoch G.
Tchokponhoue, A.D.
Assogba-Komlan, F.
Vodouhe, R.S.
Ahanchédé, A.
Full Citation
N’Danikou, S.; Achigan-Dako, E.G.;…
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Phenetic characterization of Citrullus spp. (Cucurbitaceae) and differentiation of egusi-type (C. mucosospermus)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69158
Publication year
2015
Authors
Achigan-Dako, Enoch G.
Avohou, E.S.
Linsoussi, C.
Ahanchédé, A.
Vodouhe, R.S.
Blattner, R.F.
Full Citation…
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A comparative analysis of the fatty acid composition of sexual and asexual eggs of Daphnia magna and its plasticity as a function of food quality
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69420
Publication year
2015
Authors
Putman, A.
Martin Creuzburg, D.
Panis, Bartholomeus
Meester, L. de
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Putman…
