Maize is grown by millions of smallholder farmers in South Asia (SA) under diverse environments. The crop is grown in different seasons in a year with varying exposure to weather extremes, including high temperatures at critical growth stages which are expected to increase with climate change. Th...
Tesfaye, K.
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Zaidi, P.H.
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Gbegbelegbe, Sika
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Boeber, C.
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Rahut, D.B.
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Getaneh, F.
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Seetharam, K.
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Erenstein, Olaf
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Stirling, Clare M.
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[Climate change impacts and potential benefits of heat-tolerant maize in South Asia]
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Climate change impacts and potential benefits of heat-tolerant maize in South Asia
Agriculture in eastern Africa is predominantly rainfed and maize is a major food crop, primarily produced for home consumption and the market by small-scale family farms. The study characterized farm households in the drought prone maize growing areas of eastern Africa synthesizing data from para...
Erenstein, Olaf
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Langyintuo A
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Mwangi W
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[Characterization of maize producing households in drought prone regions of Eastern Africa]
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Characterization of maize producing households in drought prone regions of Eastern Africa
Cereal residues are an important feed source for ruminants in smallholder crop-livestock systems in the (sub)tropics. In many areas of India maize is a relatively new cash crop where farmers and development agents alike generally perceive maize stover to have limited utility, in contrast with the...
Erenstein, Olaf
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Samaddar, Arindam
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Teufel, Nils
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Blümmel, Michael
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[The paradox of limited maize stover use in india's smallholder crop-livestock systems]
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The paradox of limited maize stover use in india's smallholder crop-livestock systems
Maize is a major staple food crop in southern Africa and stress tolerant improved varieties have the potential to increase productivity, enhance livelihoods and reduce food insecurity. This study uses big data in refining the geospatial targeting of new drought-tolerant (DT) maize varieties in Ma...
Tesfaye, K.
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Sonder, Kai
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Caims, J.
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Magorokosho, C.
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Tarekegn, A.
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Getaneh, F.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Abate, T.
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Erenstein, Olaf
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[Targeting drought-tolerant maize varieties in southern Africa: a geospatial crop modeling approach using big data]
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Targeting drought-tolerant maize varieties in southern Africa: a geospatial crop modeling approach using big data