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Genetic differentiation in Khaya Ivorensis A. Chev., a threaten tree of evergreen African rainforests
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158278
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Phylogeographic studies on widespread rainforest species from West and Central Africa often reveal genetic discontinuities. These discontinuities can originate from past barriers to gene flow resulting from long-lasting population fragmentation during glacial periods, according to the forest refuge hypothesis. This study 69 nuclear SNPs, 13 plastid SNPs, and 24 mitochondrial SNPs to…
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Why “formal” climate adaptation strategies fail in sub‐Saharan Africa: Ignoring adapters’ agency in the case of smallholding agriculture farming practices in Bono East Region of Ghana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131858
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This paper reviewed a body of literature on climate adaptation options in sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) smallholding agriculture and complemented it with a case study involving experts interviews, focus group discussions, large-scale household surveys, and farmer practices observation while drawing insight…
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Ten simple rules for switching from face-to-face to remote conference: An opportunity to estimate the reduction in GHG emissions
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115908
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In the context of wolrd pandemics, many face-to-face conference are to be canceled in profit or virtual ones. This publication propose ten simple rules and many other recommandations in order to turn a face-to-face conference into a remote virtual one and take into account the GHG emission reduction.
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2021…
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MeWRKY IIas, subfamily genes of WRKY transcription factors from cassava, play an important role in disease resistance
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127678
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important tropical crop for food, fodder, and energy. Cassava bacterial blight (CBB) caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Xam) occurs in all cassava growing regions and threatens global cassava production. WRKY transcription factor family plays the essential roles during plant growth, development, and abiotic or biotic…
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Gross nitrogen transformations in tropical pasture soils as affected by Urochloa genotypes differing in biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) capacity
Bioversity-CIAT Alliance (Bioversity-CIAT Alliance)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110408
Publication year
2020
Authors
Vázquez, Eduardo
Teutscherova, Nikola
Dannenmann, Michael
Töchterle, Paul
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Pulleman, Mirjam…
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Improving efficiency of knowledge and technology diffusion using community seed banks and farmer-to-farmer extension: experiences from Malawi
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120097
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Background: Agri-innovations are mostly delivered to farmers through private and public sector-led institutions around the world, with various degrees of success in Malawi. These distribution systems, on the other hand, do not meet everyone’s production and productivity needs, particularly those of smallholder farmers. Alternative gap-flling systems…
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Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155513
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Many seafood products marketed as “sustainable” are not. More exacting sustainability standards are needed to respond to a fast-changing world and support United Nations SDGs. Future fisheries must operate on principles that minimise impacts on marine life, adapt to climate change and allow regeneration of depleted biodiversity, while supporting and enhancing the health, wellbeing and resilience of people and…
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Linking ecosystem services provisioning with demand for animal-sourced food: an integrated modeling study for Tanzania
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129188
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Standard tools that can quantitatively track the impacts of higher global demand for animal-sourced food to their local environmental effects in developing countries are largely missing. This paper presents a novel integrated assessment framework that links a model of the global agricultural and food system, a landscape-level environmental impact assessment model, and an…
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Assessment of genotypic variability and genome‐wide association analysis of cooking time and canning quality traits in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170193
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Developing improved common bean varieties with short cooking time (CT) and good canning quality traits (CQTs) is very key for accelerating bean consumption among the urban and middle‐class population. The objective of this study was to assess the genotypic variability and identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated…
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Preparing Colombian coffee production for climate change: Integrated spatial modelling to identify potential robusta coffee (Coffea canephora P.) growing areas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141573
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Meeting future demand for coffee under climate change is a challenge. Approaches that can inform where coffee may grow best under current and future climate scenarios are needed. Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora P.) is planted in many tropical areas and makes up around 40% of the world’s coffee supply. However, as the climate shifts…
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Uniting remote sensing, crop modelling and economics for agricultural risk management
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173727
Publication year
2021
Authors
Benami, Elinor
Jin, Zhenong
Carter, Michael R.
Ghosh, Aniruddha
Hijmans, Robert J.
Hobbs, Andrew
Kenduiywo, Benson
Lobell, David B.
Full Citation
Benami, E.; Jin, Z.; Carter, M.R.; Ghosh…
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International agreements and the plant genetics research community: A guide to practice
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129897
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Plant genetic resources (PGR), including collections held in national and international gene banks, provide access to a wide array of genetic diversity and are critical to genomics research, conservation efforts, and applied breeding. Yet, there is a general lack of awareness in the research community about the rules and treaties that govern the use of PGR, about access and benefit sharing obligations…
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Access to and utilization of wild species for food and nutrition security in Teso and Acholi Sub-regions of Uganda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119976
Abstract
Wild foods significantly contribute to the global food basket, and food and nutrition security. Worldwide, wild food species form an integral part of local diets and their widespread assimilation into local food culture suggests an untapped potential to ensure easy availability and access to micronutrients for sustainable food systems. However, wild species are often…
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Analysis of β-amylase gene (Amyβ) variation reveals allele association with low enzyme activity and increased firmness in cooked sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) from East Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114012
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β-amylase is a thermostable enzyme that hydrolyses starch during cooking of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) storage roots, thereby influencing eating quality. Its activity is known to vary amongst genotypes but the genetic diversity of the beta-amylase gene (Amyβ) is not well studied. Amyβ has a highly conserved region…
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"Reverse engineering" research portfolio synergies and tradeoffs from domain expertise in minimum data contexts
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114142
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In research portfolio planning contexts, an estimate of research policy and project synergies/tradeoffs (i.e. covariances) is essential to the optimal leveraging of institution resources. The data by which to make such estimates generally do not exist. Research institutions may often draw on domain expertise to fill this gap, but it is not clear how such ad hoc…
