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Leaf morphology, rather than plant water status, underlies genetic variation of rice leaf rolling under drought
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99327
Abstract
Soil drying causes leaf rolling in rice, but the relationship between leaf rolling and drought tolerance has historically confounded selection of drought tolerant genotypes. In this study on tropical japonica and aus diversity panels (170‐220 genotypes), the degree of leaf rolling under drought was more…
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Expression of the CCCH-tandem zinc finger protein gene OsTZF5 under a stress-inducible promoter mitigates the effect of drought stress on rice grain yield under field conditions
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107023
Abstract
Increasing drought resistance without sacrificing grain yield remains an ongoing challenge in crop improvement. In this study, we report that Oryza sativa CCCH‐tandem zinc finger protein 5 (OsTZF5) can confer drought resistance and increase…
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El inicio del arroz americano, y su relevancia para la mejora hoy
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125724
Publication year
2022
Authors
Debouck, Daniel G.
Full Citation
Debouck, D.G. (2022) El inicio del arroz americano, y su relevancia para la mejora hoy. Conferencia invitada en la Jornada de la visita de los Colegios CASD por motivo de la celebración del Día Mundial de la Alimentación. Palmira (Colombia), 14 de…
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Challenges in phytosanitary surveillance for the international distribution of germplasm: Phytosanitary evaluation of the cassava collection
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110298
Publication year
2020
Authors
Cuervo Ibáñez, Maritza
Ramírez Pretelt, Julio César
Martínez Vivas, Angélica María
Niño Jiménez, D.
Gutiérrez Echavarría, A…
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Breeding banana (Musa spp.) for drought tolerance: A review
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107775
Abstract
Drought is a major abiotic stress affecting banana production worldwide, leading to yield losses of up to 65%. Consequently, numerous efforts to understand and mitigate drought effects that include developing tolerant crop varieties are ongoing in several banana breeding programmes. The breeding efforts, however, have been greatly slowed down by inherent…
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Una Alianza para Acelerar el Cambio. Soluciones de sistemas alimentarios en el nexo entre agricultura, medio ambiente y nutrición - Estrategia 2020–2025.
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106143
Abstract
Nuestro planeta – tanto humanos como el mundo natural – enfrenta cuatro crisis mundiales de relevancia para la
Alianza de Bioversity International y el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT): cambio climático, pérdida de la biodiversidad, degradación…
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Cambio de climas, de paradigmas y de cultivos.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113297
Publication year
2021
Authors
Debouck, Daniel G.
Full Citation
Debouck, D.G. (2021) Cambio de climas, de paradigmas y de cultivos. Conferencia invitada en el Simposio nacional de fríjol para México, 22-26 marzo 2021. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Chapingo, México. Alliance of Bioversity…
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Future of agriculture and food under climate change in Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107106
Publication year
2020
Authors
Paul, Birthe K.
Full Citation
Paul, B. (2020) Future of agriculture and food under climate change in Africa. Nairobi (Kenya): International Center for Tropical Agriculture 13 p.
Publication Type…
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Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation: A nutritional analysis of selected best-performing varieties of beans, finger millet and sorghum in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110711
Abstract
The report presents a summary of results from the nutritional analysis conducted on varieties of sorghum, finger millet and beans that were selected by farmers through various rounds of participatory varietal testing and…
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The performance of a wide range of plantain cultivars at three contrasting altitude sites in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108318
Abstract
Plantains (Musa spp., plantain subgroup in the AAB genome group), an important staple food and income crop for millions of people in Africa and Latin America, grow best at lower elevations (<1,200 m a.s.l.) characterized by high temperatures and humid conditions. In Africa,…
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On-farm agrobiodiversity measurement and conservation
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109626
Abstract
Total agrobiodiversity of any area is necessary to plan the implementation of agricultural and environmental projects and activities. Diversity is most for advancing agriculture development, however, modern agriculture has accelerated the replacement of old age crop diversity. Agrobiodiversity index and measures are commonly used and estimated for crop…
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User-centred design of a digital advisory service: enhancing public agricultural extension for sustainable intensification in Tanzania
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107093
Abstract
Sustainable intensification (SI) is promoted as a rural development paradigm for sub-Saharan Africa. Achieving SI requires smallholder farmers to have access to information that is context-specific, increases their decision-making capacities, and adapts to changing environments. Current…
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Geographical distribution of quinoa crop wild relatives in the Peruvian Andes: a participatory mapping initiative
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109539
Publication year
2021
Authors
Fagandini Ruiz, Francesca
Bazile, Didier
Drucker, Adam G.
Tapia, Mario E.
Chura, Darhio
Full Citation…
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Community seed banks: concept and practice. Facilitator handbook (updated version)
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81286
Abstract
Over three decades, a number of international and national organizations have provided technical and financial support to community seed banks around the world. Only a few of these organizations have developed and published a practical guide about how they have offered this support. This handbook, first published in 2017, fills the gap…
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Modelling rankings in R: the PlackettLuce package
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105547
Abstract
This paper presents the R package PlackettLuce, which implements a generalization of the Plackett–Luce model for rankings data. The generalization accommodates both ties (of arbitrary order) and partial rankings (complete rankings of subsets of items). By default, the implementation adds a set of pseudo-comparisons with a hypothetical item, ensuring that the underlying…
