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Agroecology can promote climate change adaptation outcomes without compromising yield in smallholder systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129982
Abstract
A critical question is whether agroecology can promote climate change mitigation and adaptation outcomes without compromising food security. We assessed the outcomes of smallholder agricultural systems and practices in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) against 35 mitigation, adaptation, and yield indicators by reviewing 50 articles with 77 cases of agroecological treatments…
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Building a feral future: Open questions in crop ferality
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129674
Abstract
The phenomenon of feral crops, that is, free-living populations that have established outside cultivation, is understudied. Some researchers focus on the negative consequences of domestication, whereas others assert that feral populations may serve as useful pools of genetic diversity for future crop improvement. Although research on feral crops and the process of feralization has advanced rapidly in the last two decades,…
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Genomics-driven breeding for local adaptation of durum wheat is enhanced by farmers’ traditional knowledge
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129799
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In the smallholder, low-input farming systems widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, farmers select and propagate crop varieties based on their traditional knowledge and experience. A data-driven integration of their knowledge into breeding pipelines may support the sustainable intensification of local farming. Here, we combine genomics with participatory research to tap into traditional…
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Effects of plant densities on the performance of common bean varieties in multiple environments of northwestern Tanzania
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129947
Abstract
A study was carried out at two sites in Tanzania to assess the effect of different planting densities on growth and yield of five recently released bush bean varieties. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design in a factorial arrangement with three replications during long and short rainy seasons of 2019/20 and 2020/21. The treatments comprised five bean…
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Identifying the origin of acrylamide in Peruvian panela production to inform stategies for its reduction
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129895
Publication year
2023
Authors
Atkinson, Rachel
Berru, Sayby
Delgado, Laura
Yovera, Fredy F.
Berru, James
Robledo, Yeny
Cruz, Gaston
Full Citation
Atkinson, R.; Berru, S.; Delgado, L.; Yovera, F.; Berru, J.;…
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Universal research index: An inclusive metric to quantify scientific research output
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130289
Publication year
2023
Authors
Keshavarz-Fathi, Mahsa
Yazdanpanah, Niloufar
Kolahchi, Sajad
Ziaei, Heliya
Darmstadt, Gary L.
Dorigo, Tommaso
Dochy, Filip
Levin, Lisa
Thongboonkerd, Visith
Ogino, Shuji
Chen, Wei-Hsin…
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The Status of research for the management of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Sub-Saharan Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130166
Abstract
The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae] is a major pest of East African highland bananas and plantains. Its larvae bore in corm tissue damaging the root system, disrupting nutrient and water uptake, compromising plant anchorage, reducing yield, and shortening plantation life. Yield losses in bananas and…
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Genome assembly of Musa beccarii shows extensive chromosomal rearrangements and genome expansion during evolution of Musaceae genomes
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129634
Abstract
Background
Musa beccarii (Musaceae) is a banana species native to Borneo, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant. The basic chromosome number of Musa species is x = 7, 10, or 11; however, M. beccarii has a basic chromosome number of x = 9 (2n = 2x = 18), which is the same basic chromosome number of species in the sister genera Ensete and Musella. Musa…
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The distribution of cadmium in soil and cacao beans in Peru
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130272
Abstract
Peru is the eighth largest producer of cacao beans globally, but high cadmium contents are constraining access to international markets which have set upper thresholds for permitted concentrations in chocolate and derivatives. Preliminary data have suggested that high cadmium concentrations in cacao beans are restricted to specific regions in the country, but to date no reliable maps exist of expected cadmium concentrations in…
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Handbook of procedures of the Germplasm Health Laboratory. Health certification of cassava germplasm
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49628
Publication year
2010
Authors
Cuervo Ibáñez, Maritza
Moreno, MG
Flor Payán, N.C.
Ramírez, J.L.
Medina, CA
Debouck, Daniel G.
Martínez, J…
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Beyond transformations: Zooming in on agricultural digitalization and the changing social practices of rural farming in Northern Ghana, West Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130270
Abstract
Digitalization of agriculture (DA) has emerged as a powerful rural transformative force. However, the dynamics of how digitalization is changing smallholder farming practices at the heart of rural life remain underexplored. Here, we employ a mixed-method approach (1565 survey respondents, 16 focus group discussions, and 22 interviews) to…
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Connected Conservation: Rethinking conservation for a telecoupled world
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130039
Abstract
The convergence of the biodiversity and climate crises, widening of wealth inequality, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the urgent need to mobilize change to secure sustainable futures. Centres of tropical biodiversity are a major focus of conservation efforts, delivered in predominantly site-level interventions often incorporating alternative-livelihood provision or poverty-alleviation components.…
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Gendered effects of migration on social organization and smallholder production in Oubritenga Province, Burkina Faso
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129264
Abstract
Shifting and intensifying migration flows are causing profound changes in household structures, livelihood portfolios, and rural landscapes worldwide. Yet, migration trends, including who migrates within the household, whether migration is permanent or temporary, and the relationship the migrant maintains (or not) with the household, have strong geographic particularities.…
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Genetic clustering, and diversity of African panel of released common bean genotypes and breeding lines
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129656
Publication year
2023
Authors
Amongi, Winnyfred
Stanley, Nkalubo
Ochwo-Ssemakula, Mildred
Badji, Arfang
Onziga Dramadri, Isaac
Lapaka Odongo, Thomas
Nuwamanya, Ephraim
Tukamuhabwe, Phineas
Izquierdo, Paulo
Cichy,…
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Enset production system diversity across the Southern Ethiopian Highlands
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130168
Abstract
Enset is a staple crop of the southern Ethiopian highlands. Small-holder farmers cultivate enset as part of mixed subsistence farming systems, in which enset provides substantial food security services. While its cultivation is unique to this region, enset production systems take on many forms, varying with environmental and agronomic conditions, crop diversity and (co-)staples produced, the importance of enset for…
