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Development of white common beans for the processing industry in East Africa: adaptability, resistence to selected diseases, cooking time and canning quality
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116760
Abstract
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) provides dietary protein, ener gy, fiber, and micronutrients,
especially iron and zinc to over 800 million people inAfrica and LatinAmerica. The crop has various
seed types. White beans are very popular for the processing industry. This study aimed to investigate
the agronomic performance, canning…
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Florpyrauxifen-Benzyl Selectivity to Rice
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116763
Abstract
Florpyrauxifen-benzyl (FPB) is a new class of auxinic herbicide developed for selective weed control in rice. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of environmental conditions, P450 inhibitors, rice cultivar response, and gene expression on FPB selectivity in rice. Field experiments established in a randomized block design showed that rice plant injury due to two FPB rates (30 and 60 g ai ha−1) was affected by planting time and rice stage at…
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Passing of an agrobiodiversity champion: Dr George Wagdi Ayad
Dr George Wagdi Ayad, a beloved friend and colleague of Bioversity International and partners, passed away in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, where he had retired a few years ago. Dr Wagdi Ayad was the former Regional Director of Bioversity International's office for Central, West Asia and North Africa (CWANA). We have collected messages of love from his friends and colleagues…
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It's time to politicize tree seed
In line with the CBD call for ‘reviewing, improving or establishing’ land tenure and spatial planning approaches in restoration, it is time to review, improve and establish tree seed systems, says Riina Jalonen as she concludes the Bioversity International CBD COP13 Forest and Landscape Restoration Blog Series.
Every single forest and landscape restoration project…
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Agrobiodiversity characteristics for multiple benefits in restored agricultural systems
In the latest blog for the COP13 blog series, Natalia Estrada-Carmona and colleagues describe the behind-the-scenes work on a new tool that will 'triangulate' available plant traits linked to ecosystem processes to guide restoration efforts while facilitating to practitioners’ and other relevant stakeholders' selection of locally-adapted species…
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Belgium signs cooperation agreement with CGIAR
On 7 December 2016, Belgium signed a cooperation agreement with CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future. CGIAR research is carried out by 15 CGIAR Centres, including Bioversity International.
On 7 December 2016, Belgium signed a cooperation agreement with CGIAR. CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is…
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A tool to guide species and seed selection for the restoration of seasonally dry tropical forest in Colombia
Making sure that native species and seed sources are site-adapted requires a certain degree of scientifically-based decision making capacity, which most restoration practitioners currently do not have. As part of our CBD COP13 Forest and Landscape Restoration blog series, Evert Thomas writes about how Bioversity…
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Boosting the conservation of crop wild relatives in Southern Africa
Bioversity International’s South African Development Community Crop Wild Relatives Project is drawing to a close with a final dissemination meeting that took place in Pretoria, South Africa, on 23–24 November 2016.
Bioversity International’s South African Development Community Crop Wild Relatives Project is drawing to a close with a final…
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Restoring productivity and biodiversity in tropical forests by mimicking natural disasters
Laura Snook, Coordinator of Management and Conservation of Forest and Tree Resources, CGIAR Research Programme on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, explains why sometimes it necessary to clear patches of trees to stimulate regeneration of species that become established after natural disturbances; part of the special blog series for COP13…
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A measure of diversity from production to diets: The value of an Agrobiodiversity Index
Bioversity International's Director General, Ann Tutwiler, guest-blogs for the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) from the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP13) in Cancun, Mexico and explains the importance of mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in food systems and the rationale behind the Agrobiodiversity Index…
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Integração da biodiversidade à nutrição no Brasil
Daniela Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, Coordenadora do Projeto Nacional Biodiversidade para Alimentação e Nutrição, explica por que o Brasil está colocando diversas espécies nativas no centro das políticas de desenvolvimento sustentável no último Blog da COP13 da CDB.
Daniela Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, Coordenadora Nacional de Projetos, Biodiversidade para…
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Seminario sobre el Potencial para la Producción de Ganado de Carne en América Tropical (1974, Cali, Colombia). Trabajos presentados
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56321
Publication year
1975
Full Citation
Seminario sobre el Potencial para la Producción de Ganado de Carne en América Tropical (1974, Cali, Colombia). Trabajos presentados. 1975. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical…
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Restoring lands and livelihoods in Burkina Faso: The business of one association
Mr Alain Traoré, Director of tiipaalga, shares insights from his long-term efforts in fostering farmer-led restoration initiatives in Burkina Faso as part of our CBD COP13 Blog Series.
Effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities and women in ecosystem restoration is one of the three main principles of the…
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Bioversity International supports CBD's call for mainstreaming biodiversity for well-being
Bioversity International is gearing up to participate in the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13) in Cancun, Mexico, which starts in a few days’ time. Ann Tutwiler, Director General of Bioversity International, blogs about the CBD - the most important global instrument promoting the…
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Our mission is a no-brainer, says incoming Board Chair Julia Marton-Lefèvre
We stopped to chat with two special guests of the first International Agrobiodiversity Congress in Delhi – Julia Marton-Lefèvre and Cristián Samper – incoming and outgoing Chairs of the Bioversity International Board of Trustees.
We stopped to chat with two special guests of the first International Agrobiodiversity Congress in Delhi…
