Cocoa agroforestry is perceived as potential adaptation strategy to sub-optimal or adverse environmental conditions such as drought. We tested this strategy over wet, dry and extremely dry periods comparing cocoa in full sun with agroforestry systems: shaded by (i) a leguminous tree species, Albi...
Abdulai, I.
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Vaast, Philippe
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Hoffmann, M.P.
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Asare, R.
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Rotter, Reimund P.
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Graefe, S.
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[Cocoa agroforestry is less resilient to sub-optimal and extreme climate than cocoa in full sun]
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Cocoa agroforestry is less resilient to sub-optimal and extreme climate than cocoa in full sun
In low rainfall cropping systems, understanding the water balance and in particular the storage of soil water in the rooting zone for use by crops, is considered as critical information for devising risk management strategies for grain-based farming. Crop-soil modelling approaches remain a cost-e...
Whitbread, Anthony M.
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Hoffmann, M.P.
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Davoren, C.W.
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Mowat, D.
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Baldock, J.A.
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[Measuring and modeling the water balance of low rainfall cropping systems]
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Measuring and modeling the water balance of low rainfall cropping systems
Reducing the gap between water-limited potential yield and actual yield in oil palm production systems through intensification is seen as an important option for sustainably increasing palm oil production. Simulation models can play an important role in quantifying water-limited potential yield, ...
Hoffmann, M.P.
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Castañeda Vera, A.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Giller, Ken E.
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Oberthür, Thomas
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Donough, C.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Simulating potential growth and yield of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) with PALMSIM: Model description, evaluation and application]
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Simulating potential growth and yield of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) with PALMSIM: Model description, evaluation and application
With the potential threat of more frequent climate extremes putting semi-arid crop production in jeopardy, there is a need to establish more climate resilient cropping practices. Intercropping is often practiced by farmers in semi-arid regions and is perceived as a risk reducing practice. However...
Nelson, W.C.D.
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Hoffmann, M.P.
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Vadez, Vincent
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Roetter, R.P.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Testing pearl millet and cowpea intercropping systems under high temperatures]
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Testing pearl millet and cowpea intercropping systems under high temperatures
Hoffmann, M.P.
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Donough, C.R.
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Cook, S.E.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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Lim, C.H.
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Limb, Y.L.
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Cock, James H.
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Kam, Suan Pheng
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Mohanaraj, S.N.
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Indrasuara, K.
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Tittinutchanon, P.
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Oberthür, Thomas
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[Yield gap analysis in oil palm: Framework development and application in commercial operations in Southeast Asia]
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Yield gap analysis in oil palm: Framework development and application in commercial operations in Southeast Asia