Plant genetic resources constitute the biological foundation of humankind. Research systems and agricultural production also depend on them. Plant genetic resources result from natural evolution and human intervention, and are considered patrimony of the nations. Although their conservation, use ...
Libreros, D.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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[Bibliography on access to plant genetic resources and intellectual property rights]
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Bibliography on access to plant genetic resources and intellectual property rights
Nnadozie, K.
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Kiambi, D.
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Kameri-Mbote, P.
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Atta-Krah, Kwesi
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Mugabe, J.
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[Plant genetic resources in Africa's renewal: policy, legal and programmatic issues under the New Partnership for Africa's Development: Background paper to the African roundtable held on 2-3 April 2002, Nairobi, Kenya]
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Plant genetic resources in Africa's renewal: policy, legal and programmatic issues under the New Partnership for Africa's Development: Background paper to the African roundtable held on 2-3 April 2002, Nairobi, Kenya
Barker, D.H.
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Watson, A.J.
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Sombatpanit, S.
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Northcutt, B.
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Maglinao, Amado R.
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Ang, T.M.
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[Ground and water bioengineering for erosion control and slope stabilization]
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Ground and water bioengineering for erosion control and slope stabilization
This initiative was aimed at demonstrating that the public‐private partnerships in the bean seed value chain can make a difference to avail bean seed of improved varieties to farmers. The common beans is an import food crop covering an estimated area of 260,000 ha in Malawi in 2010. However the r...
Asia is a region of dynamic economic changes, fuelled by rapid population growth, urbanization, increased incomes, demand-led processes and changing consumer preferences for foods of animal origin. The projected total meat and milk consumption levels for 2020 are far in excess of anticipated supp...
Devendra, C.
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[Animal production and rainfed agriculture in Asia: Potential opportunities for productivity enhancement]
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Animal production and rainfed agriculture in Asia: Potential opportunities for productivity enhancement
Animal manure is of vital importance in maintaining soil fertility in semiarid west Africa due to the low level of use of inorganic fertilizer. Using data from Niger however, it is shown that insufficient animals are available to provide the manure needed to sustain crop yields on a long-term bas...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Powell, J.M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Soil fertility maintenance and food crop production in semi-arid West Africa: Is reliance on manure a sustainable strategy?]
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Soil fertility maintenance and food crop production in semi-arid West Africa: Is reliance on manure a sustainable strategy?
Rapid growth of the human and livestock populations in sub-Saharan Africa is creating unprecedented increases in food and feed demands. These population pressures on a fixed landbases are likely to promote severe competition for resources and drive agriculture progressively towards intensificatio...
Smith, Jimmy W.
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Naazie, A.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Agyemang, K.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: An option or an imperative?]
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Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: An option or an imperative?
Despite its vital role in supporting crop production, a key question that has often been posed is whether sufficient amounts of manure are available to permit adequate food production and improvement of soil quality on a long-term basis. While this question can be addressed at a regional, nationa...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Powell, J.M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Manure availability in relation to sustainable food crop production in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger]
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Manure availability in relation to sustainable food crop production in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger
Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. cv.-group utilis) is widely promoted in tropical and sub-tropical regions as a green manure cover crop that can reduce weed growth and soil erosion and enhance soil fertility. To provide these benefits, the crop must attain rapid ground cover and develop subs...
Hartkamp, A.D.
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Hoogenboom, Gerrit
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Gilbert, R.A.
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Benson, T.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Gijsman, A.J.
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Bowen, W.
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White, Jeffrey W.
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[Adaptation of the CROPGRO growth model to velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens). II. Cultivar evaluation and model testing]
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Adaptation of the CROPGRO growth model to velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens). II. Cultivar evaluation and model testing