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Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children : Case studies from five countries
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43298
Abstract
Background. Optimal feeding of infants and young children in developing countries includes daily feeding of animal-source foods.
Objective. To evaluate constraints on the availability of animal-source foods at the community level, access to animal-source foods at the household level, and intake of animal-…
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Mejoramiento de habichuela en el Ecuador
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80342
Abstract
The objectives, criteria, and evaluation methods of the research projects carried out in Ecuador as part of the vegetable program are described. Projects include the evaluation of improved var.; selection of segregating lines; adaptation nurseries for advanced lines; yield tests of promising lines; stability tests of selected var.; adequate fertilization levels; weed, pest, and…
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Expression of resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli in Phaseolus vulgaris under tropical conditions
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42844
Abstract
The bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivar Jules and the PI 207262 line are moderately resistant to Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli in the temperate zone but appeared susceptible in field evaluations in the tropics. Susceptibility to the pathogen was related to environmental factors that caused very early…
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Evaluating purple passion fruit (Passifloraedulis Sims f. edulis) genetic variability in individuals from commercial plantations in Colombia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43422
Abstract
This study evaluated P. edulis f. edulis intraspecific variation at DNA level using AFLPs and SSRs. About 60 specimens were collected from Colombian commercial plantations in the departments of Antioquia, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Huila, Quindío and Tolima. Ten specimens were also…
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Yuca: Control integrado de plagas
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77969
Abstract
Due to the increasing extension of areas planted to cassava in tropical countries, the maintenance of biological equilibrium through adequate integrated control techniques becomes imperative as well as the collection of data on var. resistance, biological control, and cultural practices. Basic information for integrated pest control is given. Arthropods attacking cassava are described…
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Do earthworms and roots cooperate to build soil macroaggregates? A microcosm experiment
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42751
Abstract
Soil ecosystem engineers are major actors of soil macroaggregation, a process that drives the production of ecosystem services by soils. However, our inability to identify the origins of different types of macroaggregates found in soils is an obstacle to describing and modeling their dynamics and associated processes (C…
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Constraints, feeding, strategies and opportunities to improve productivity and income in milk production systems in Olancho, Honduras
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42700
Publication year
2010
Authors
Lentes, P
Holmann, Federico J.
Peters, Michael
White, D.
Publication Type
Journal Article…
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GLO/91/013 Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant Protection in South America and Africa (ESCaPP)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77993
Publication year
1996
Authors
Border, John H.
Dahniya, Mohamed T.
Raymundo, Asunción K.
Roberts, Donald W.
Dike, Chinwe
Full Citation
Border, John H…
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La france et le CIAT: une tradition de coopération
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70471
Publication year
1997
Authors
Michel, A
Châtel, M.
Dufour, D.L.
Ribet, J
Rippstein, G
Verdier, Valerie M.
Russel, N
Walter, A
Full Citation
Michel, Anne…
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Food security as an objective of multipurpose forage crops in Central-America
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65499
Publication year
2005
Authors
Hoek, Rein van der
Peters, Michael
Reiber, Christoph
Hoffmann, Vivian
Full Citation
Hoek, Rein van der; Peters, Michael; Reiber, Christopher; Hoffmann, Volker. 2005. Food security as an objective of multipurpose forage crops in Central-America [abstract].…
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Mensajes para una nueva educación ambiental
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/88783
Publication year
1994
Authors
Gallopín, Gilberto C.
Full Citation
Gallopín, Gilberto C. 1994. Mensajes para una nueva educación ambiental. Cuadernos Verdes (Colombia). año 5(8):16-32.
Publication Type
Journal Article
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Report on Bioprospecting for Phaseolus germplasm in Costa Rica
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81427
Publication year
2016
Authors
Debouck, Daniel G.
Araya Villalobos, Rodolfo
Chaves-Barrantes, Néstor Felipe
Full Citation
Debouck, DG, R Araya Villalobos, N Chavez Barrantes. 2016. Report on Bioprospecting for…
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The impact of improved bean production technologies in northern Tanzania
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70435
Publication year
2008
Authors
Kalyebara, R.
Buruchara, Robin Arani
Full Citation
Kalyebara, Robert; Buruchara, Robin A. 2008. The impact of improved bean production technologies in northern Tanzania [on line]. Centro…
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Project design for tropical agricultural research and development 1992
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70284
Publication year
1992
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Full Citation
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. 1992. Project design for tropical agricultural research and development 1992. CIAT, Cali, CO. 31 p…
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Biología del salivazo Prosapia simulans (Homoptera: Cercopidae), nueva plaga de gramíneas cultivadas en Colombia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44246
Abstract
The first detection of the spittlebug Prosapia simulans (Walker) (Homoptera; Cercopidae) for Colombia in 1999 was a warning for ranchers and sugar cane growers in the Cauca Valley, where it already has achieved economic levels in Brachiaria. Despite its importance in pastures and cane in Central America,…
