Phosphorus (P) deficiency and aluminium (Al) toxicity are widespread in Oxisols of the tropical savannas of eastern Colombia. A field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of Al toxicity and P deficiency on plant growth and nutrient uptake of two Brachiaria species. To examine the infl...
Hausller, K
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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Marschner, H
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[Shoot and root growth of two tropical grasses, Brachiaria ruziziensis and B. dictyoneura, as influenced by aluminium toxicity and phosphorus deficiency in a sandy loam oxisol of the eastern plains of Colombia]
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Shoot and root growth of two tropical grasses, Brachiaria ruziziensis and B. dictyoneura, as influenced by aluminium toxicity and phosphorus deficiency in a sandy loam oxisol of the eastern plains of Colombia
Somaclonal variation offers the possibility to obtain changes in one or a few characters of an otherwise outstanding cultivar without altering the remaining, and often unique, part of the genotype. It has been shown to be heritable for some species. A check line of Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.)...
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Roca, William M.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Tabares, E
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García, R.
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[Somaclonal variation in plant adaptation to acid soil in the tropical forage legume Stylosanthes guianensis]
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Somaclonal variation in plant adaptation to acid soil in the tropical forage legume Stylosanthes guianensis
Chemical sequential extraction is widely used to divide soil phosphorus (P) into different inorganic (Pi) and organic (Po) fractions, but the assignment of these fractions to pools of differing plant availability, especially for low P tropical soils, is still matter of discussion. To improve this...
Buehler, S.
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Oberson, Astrid
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Friesen, Dennis K.
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Frossard, Emmanuel
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[Sequential phosphorus extraction of a 33P-labeled oxisol under contrasting agricultural systems]
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Sequential phosphorus extraction of a 33P-labeled oxisol under contrasting agricultural systems
Crop simulation models have been used successfully to evaluate many systems and the impact of change on these systems, e.g. for climatic risk and the use of alternative management options, including the use of nitrogen fertilisers. However, for low input systems in tropical and subtropical region...
Delve, Robert J.
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Probert, ME
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Cobo Borrero, Juan G.
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Ricaurte Oyola, José Jaumer
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Rivera Pena, M
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Barrios, E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Simulating phosphorus responses in annual crops using APSIM : Model evaluation on contrasting soil types]
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Simulating phosphorus responses in annual crops using APSIM : Model evaluation on contrasting soil types
In this study, we investigated the spatial distribution of an earthworm community together with the heterogeneity of selected soil properties in a gallery forest (GF) of the Colombian Llanos . We performed fine-scale spatial variability by intensively sampling 100 points distributed in the nodes...
Jiménez, J.J.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Short range spatial variability of soil physico-chemical variables related to earthworm clustering in a Neotropical gallery forest]
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Short range spatial variability of soil physico-chemical variables related to earthworm clustering in a Neotropical gallery forest
A greenhouse experiment was conducted at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia to evaluate effects of the fungal endophyte, Acremonium implicatum, on growth and physiological responses of five Brachiaria cultivars. Plants were grown under well-watered (WW) and drought-stre...
Odokonyero, Kennedy
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Acuña, Tina Botwright
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Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
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Jiménez Serna, Juan de la Cruz
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Effect of Endophyte Association with Brachiaria Species on Shoot and Root Morpho-physiological Responses under Drought Stress]
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Effect of Endophyte Association with Brachiaria Species on Shoot and Root Morpho-physiological Responses under Drought Stress
Fenta, Berhanu Amsalu
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Kunert, Karl J.
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[Association of nodule performance traits with shoot performance traits of common bean under drought stress]
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Association of nodule performance traits with shoot performance traits of common bean under drought stress
Assefa, Teshale
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Wu, Jixiang
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Marcomin, Daniele
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Claude, Rubyogo J
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[Improving adaptation to drought stress in small red common bean: phenotypic differences and predicted genotypic effects on grain yield, yield components and harvest index]
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Improving adaptation to drought stress in small red common bean: phenotypic differences and predicted genotypic effects on grain yield, yield components and harvest index
Mutimura, Mupenzi
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Ebong, Cyprian
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Nsahlai, Ignatius V.
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[Nutritional values of available ruminant feed resources in smallholder dairy farms in Rwanda]
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Nutritional values of available ruminant feed resources in smallholder dairy farms in Rwanda