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Key factors determining biochar sorption capacity for metal contaminants: a literature synthesis
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108378
Abstract
The sorption capacity and affinity of biochar for metals are both important attributes that determine biochar’s suitability as a soil amendment for contaminant mitigation, yet few analyses have considered both characteristics simultaneously. We present a systematic review of literature published between 2010 and 2018 to…
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Review of varietal change in roots, tubers and bananas: consumer preferences and other drivers of adoption and implications for breeding
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108733
Abstract
This review of the literature on varietal change in sub‐Saharan Africa looks in detail at adoption of new varieties of bananas in Uganda, cassava in Nigeria, potato in Kenya, sweetpotato in Uganda and yams in Côte d’Ivoire. The review explored three hypotheses about drivers of…
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The role of community seed banks in achieving farmers’ rights
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109189
Abstract
The core objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The ITPGRFA links these goals explicitly to farmers’ rights. Although farmers’ rights have been debated intensely at international level,…
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TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106526
Abstract
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits and detriments to people. Plant trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area of research spanning from…
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Metagenomic Insights of the Root Colonizing Microbiome Associated with Symptomatic and Non-Symptomatic Bananas in Fusarium Wilt Infected Fields
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108380
Abstract
Plants tissues are colonized by diverse communities of microorganisms called endophytes. They are key determinants of plant production and health, for example by facilitating nutrient exchanges or limiting disease development. Endophytic communities of banana plants have not…
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In pursuit of a better world: crop improvement and the CGIAR
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114113
Abstract
The CGIAR crop improvement (CI) programs, unlike commercial CI programs, which are mainly geared to profit though meeting farmers’ needs, are charged with meeting multiple objectives with target populations that include both farmers and the community at large. We compiled the opinions from more than thirty experts in the private and public sector on key…
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Genetic diversity of the rain tree (Albizia saman) in Colombian seasonally dry tropical forest for informing conservation and restoration interventions
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106960
Abstract
Albizia saman is a multipurpose tree species of seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) of Mesoamerica and northern South America typically cultivated in silvopastoral and other agroforestry systems around the world, a trend that is bound to increase in light of…
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Avances sobre los recursos genéticos de frijol (Phaseolus sp.) en Panamá
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109747
Publication year
2020
Authors
Debouck, Daniel G.
Rodríguez Quiel, Emigdio
Full Citation
Debouck, D.G.; Rodríguez-Quiel, E. 2020. Avances sobre los recursos genéticos de frijol (Phaseolus sp.) en Panamá. Ciencia…
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Phaseolus albicarminus (Leguminosae, Phaseoleae), a new wild bean species from the subhumid forests of southern central Costa Rica
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108643
Abstract
During a search for populations of wild common bean, namely south of the Central Valley of Costa Rica, a new bean species, Phaseolus albicarminus, has been found on the slope of a mountainous range named Cerros Llano Bonito in the western part of Talamanca range, where it appears to be…
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Phytosanitary Interventions for Safe Global Germplasm Exchange and the Prevention of Transboundary Pest Spread: The Role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111304
Abstract
The inherent ability of seeds (orthodox, intermediate, and recalcitrant seeds and vegetative propagules) to serve as carriers of pests and pathogens (hereafter referred to as pests) and the risk of transboundary spread along with the seed movement present a high-risk…
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Effect of dry heat on seed germination of Desmodium and Stylosanthes species
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110411
Abstract
Mechanical scarification with a scalpel is the best treatment to break physical dormancy and reach high germination percentages in many legumes. However, it is highly time-consuming. Given the ecological relationship between the presence of physical dormancy and high temperatures in tropical grasslands, dry heat treatment could also promote…
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Scaling land and water technologies in Tanzania: Opportunities, challenges and policy implications
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107773
Abstract
The scaling of land and water technologies has widely increased across different parts of the world; and is recognized as important for ecological systems. These technologies contribute to sustainable management of watersheds on which agriculture, food production and rural livelihoods for most developing communities…
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An Alliance for Accelerated Change: Food system solutions at the nexus of agriculture, environment, and nutrition - Strategy 2020–2025
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106098
Abstract
Our planet – both humans and the natural world – faces four global crises of relevance to the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT): climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, and the so-called triple burden…
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Is El Dorado green? Opportunities for the silicium revolution in Colombian landscapes?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114354
Publication year
2021
Authors
Debouck, Daniel G.
Full Citation
Debouck, D.G. (2021) Is El Dorado green? Opportunities for the silicium revolution in Colombian landscapes?. 3rd Cycle Training for Graduates: Development opportunities from plant diversity, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, July…
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Towards new genotyping technologies to accelerate forage breeding through marker-assisted selection
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108312
Publication year
2020
Authors
Villegas, Daniel Mauricio
Arango, Jacobo
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
Castiblanco, Valheria
Vega, José de
Full Citation
Villegas, D;…
