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Reducing emissions from agriculture to meet the 2°C target
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73438
Abstract
More than 100 countries pledged to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Richards et al., 2015a) in the 2015 Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Yet technical information about how much mitigation is needed in the sector versus how much is feasible remains poor. We identify a preliminary global target for reducing emissions from agriculture of ~1 GtCO2e/yr by 2030 to limit…
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Independent data for transparent monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions from the land use sector – What do stakeholders think and need?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93058
Abstract
The agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sectors contribute substantially to the net global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To reduce these emissions under the Paris Agreement, effective mitigation actions are needed that require engagement of multiple stakeholders. Emission reduction also requires that accurate, consistent and…
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Measuring the effectiveness of landscape approaches to conservation and development
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78259
Publication year
2017
Authors
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
Margules, Chris
Boedhihartono, Agni K.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Langston, James D.
Reed, James
Riggs, Rebecca
Buck, Louise E.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Kusters, Koen
Elliott, Chris…
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General issues of the BILFA [Bean Improvement for Low Fertility in Africa]: discussion and recommendations
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55821
Publication year
1994
Full Citation
General issues of the BILFA [Bean Improvement for Low Fertility in Africa]: discussion and recommendations. 1994. In: Wortmann, Charles S. (ed.). Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa: Proceedings of a working group meeting…
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Linking soil respiration and water table depth in tropical peatlands with remotely sensed changes in water storage from the gravity recovery and climate experiment
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98518
Publication year
2019
Authors
Swails, Erin
Yang, X.
Asefi, S.
Hergoualc'h, Kristell
Verchot, Louis V.
McRoberts, R.E.
Lawrence, D.
Full…
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Potential for biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) to reduce nitrification and N2O emissions from pasture-crop-livestock systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35007
Abstract
Agriculture and livestock production systems are two major emitters of greenhouse gases. Methane with a GWP (global warming potential) of 21, and nitrous oxide (N2O) with a GWP of 300, are largely emitted from animal production agriculture, where livestock production is based on pasture and feed grains. The principal biological processes involved in N2O…
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A summary of yield results from the first East African zonal yield trial
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55883
Publication year
1994
Authors
Gridley, Howard E.
Full Citation
Gridley, Howard Eric. 1994. A summary of yield results from the first East African zonal yield trial. In: Gridley, Howard Eric (ed.). Working Group Meeting of Bean Breeders in the Eastern African…
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Management intensity controls soil N2O fluxes in an Afromontane ecosystem
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89964
Publication year
2018
Authors
Wanyamaa, I.
Pelster, David E.
Arias Navarro, Cristina
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Verchot, Louis V.
Rufino, Mariana C.
Full Citation
Wanyama, I., Pelster, D.E., Arias-Navarro, C., Butterbach-Bahl, K.,…
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Tracking crop varieties using genotyping-by-sequencing markers: a case study using cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68785
Abstract
Accurate identification of crop cultivars is crucial in assessing the impact of crop improvement research outputs. Two commonly used identification approaches, elicitation of variety names from farmer interviews and morphological plant descriptors, have inherent uncertainty levels. Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) was used in a case study as an alternative method to track…
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Total elemental composition of soils in Sub-Saharan Africa and relationship with soil forming factors
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68109
Abstract
A thorough understanding of the variation in total soil element concentrations is important especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) soil contexts for agricultural and environmental management at large scale. Fingerprinting of soil elemental composition may form a useful basis for evaluating soils in a way that relates to soil-forming factors and inherent soil functional properties. The…
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Maize response to macronutrients and potential for profitability in sub-Saharan Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68892
Abstract
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is plagued by low productivity and little research is available on the attainable responses and profitability to applied nutrients under variable environments. The objective of this study was to determine the attainable maize grain response to and potential of profitability of N, P and K application in SSA using boundary line approaches. Data from experiments conducted in SSA…
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La investigación participativa aplicada en mejoramiento de yuca: una visión general
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55773
Publication year
1994
Authors
Hernández Romero, Luis Alfredo
Iglesias, C.A.
Full Citation
Hernández Romero, Luis Alfredo; Iglesias F., Carlos Ariel. 1994. La investigación participativa aplicada en mejoramiento de yuca: Una visión…
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Scope and strategies for regulation of nitrification in agricultural systems: Challenges and opportunities
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77684
Publication year
2006
Authors
Subbaraoa, Guntur V.
Ito, O.
Sahrawat, K.L.
Berry, W.L.
Nakahara, Kenji
Ishikawa, T.
Watanabe, Toshihiro
Suenaga, Kazuhiro
Rondón, Marco Antonio
Rao, Idupulapati M…
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Cassava virus diseases: biology, epidemiology, and management
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67125
Publication year
2015
Authors
Legg, James P.
Kumar, P. Lava
Makeshkumar, T
Tripathi, Leena
Ferguson, Morag E.
Kanju, Edward
Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
Cuéllar, Wilmer Jose
Full Citation
Legg, James P.; Lava Kumar, P.;…
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Identifying determinants, pressures and trade-offs of crop residue use in mixed smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41615
Abstract
Crop residues (CR) have become a limited resource in mixed crop-livestock farms. As a result of the increasing demand and low availability of alternative resources, CR became an essential resource for household activities, especially for livestock keeping; a major livelihood element of smallholder farmers in the developing world. Farmers’ decisions on CR use…
