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Adaptación de líneas experimentales de frijol tipo negro y pinto en el altiplano semiárido de México
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81952
Abstract
En el altiplano semiárido de México el temporal lluvias normalmente se inicia durante los primeros dias de julio y termina en septiembre. La precipitación durante el ciclo de cultivo es escasa y su distribución es errática, lo que provoca la ocurrencia de períodos de estrés hidrico que reducen el rendimiento de grano…
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Examining connections among seed system, nutrition and gender in Vietnam
A study in Vietnam explores the interplay between seed system, nutrition and gender among three ethnic minorities in the Northern mountainous region of Vietnam. The study examines the impact of seed system interventions on nutrition and women’s empowerment.
Vegetables are an important source of…
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Desarrollo de la red nacional de leguminosas en Colombia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81960
Abstract
El mandato institucional de la dirección ejecutiva de CORPOICA de crear las redes por producto y las recomendaciones de la misión evaluadora de PROFRIZA de formar una Red Nacional de Leguminosas en cada uno de los países miembros de este proyecto crearon el escenario para que CORPOICA y CIAT unieran sus esfuerzos y convocaran a las entidades interesadas a una…
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Measuring diversity from farm to fork: a new report evaluates 10 Mediterranean countries
Eliot Gee
The renowned Mediterranean diet is underpinned by diverse foods. However, after assessing agrobiodiversity consumption, production and conservation in the region, researchers say that further actions are needed - particularly on farms - to ensure food system resilience.
Why…
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Development of new plant type for pinto beans: Progress, problem and future prospects
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81936
Abstract
Research and development of a reliable dry land production system for common bean (Phaseolus vulgarisL.) based on low-cost direct seeding and direct harvest methods was initiated at the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan in the late 1980s. The target production area is a dry land spring wheat farming region in…
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Mejoramiento del frijol común para tolerancia a altas temperaturas
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81933
Abstract
El frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) es una planta anual, herbeces, con 22% de proteína en sus semillas, que consumidas secas o inmaduras son parte importante en la dieta diaria de muchos pueblos del mundo. El frijol se siembra actualmente en Centroamérica y el Caribe en áreas marginales o en épocas donde la competencia con otros cultivos de mayor…
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Grasslands in the well-watered tropical lowlands
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77833
Publication year
1996
Authors
Fisher, Myles J.
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Thomas, Richard J.
Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo
Full Citation
Fisher, Myles J.; Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Thomas, Richard J.; Lascano,…
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Twenty years of cassava varietal improvement for yield and adaptation: Process of CIAT collaboration with national programs
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54829
Publication year
1996
Authors
Kawano, K
Full Citation
Kawano, Kazuo. 1996. Twenty years of cassava varietal improvement for yield and adaptation: Process of CIAT collaboration with national programs. In: Howeler…
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Cassava flour processing and marketing in Indonesia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54843
Publication year
1996
Authors
Damardjati, D.S.
Widowati, S
Bottema, T
Henry, Guy
Full Citation
Damardjati, Djoko Said; Widowati, Sri; Bottema, T; Henry, Guy. 1996. Cassava flour processing and marketing in Indonesia. In: Dufour, Dominique…
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Improving cassava sour starch quality in Colombia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54849
Publication year
1996
Authors
Brabet, C
Chuzel, Gérard
Dufour, D.L.
Raimbault, M
Giraud, E
Full Citation
Brabet, Catherine; Chuzel, Gérard; Dufour, Dominique L.; Raimbault, Maurice; Giraud, Eric. 1996. Improving cassava sour…
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Avaliaçao agronômica do gênero Cratylia na regiao semi-árida do Brasil
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82020
Abstract
The semiarid region of northeastern Brazil covers approximately 100 million hectares, and its cattle raising and goat production play an important role in the country's economy. Among the native plants of the region, the "camaratuba" (Cratylia mollis Mart.) is a legume of high nutritive quality for ruminants, contributing up to 18…
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The focus agro-ecosystems
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54818
Publication year
1995
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
The focus agro-ecosystems. 1995. In: Charting a new course: CIAT`s initiative in resource management research for Latin America and the Caribbean: A review and status report, 1991 through 1994. Centro Internacional de…
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Leucaena diversifolia (Schltdl.) Benth
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98360
Publication year
2018
Authors
Cuchillo-Hilario, Mario
Enríquez Quiroz, Javier Francisco
Silva Luna, Manuel
Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
Peters, Michael
Delgadillo Puga, Claudia
Full Citation…
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Phosphorus fertilization and management in soils of Sub-Saharan Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72898
Publication year
2016
Authors
Margenot, Andrew J.
Singh, Bal Ram
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Sommer, Rolf
Full Citation
Margenot, Andrew J.; Singh, Bal R.; Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Sommer, Rolf.…
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Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland Southeast Asia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73054
Abstract
The preceding chapter has demonstrated at the macro-level the importance of agricultural and economic growth for the significant reduction in rural poverty in MSEA that has occurred in recent decades. In this chapter we aim to identify and explain the major trends and trajectories of rice-farming households in the region within this macroeconomic…
