Optimisation of sweetpotato production potential is not realized in sub-Saharan Africa where dry spells are common after the growing season. Lack of seed cultivars at the beginning of the rainy season is the challenge and identifying those cultivars with the ability to survive a 4 to 7-month dry ...
Andrade, M.I.
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Makunde, G.S.
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Ricardo, J.
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Menomussanga, J.
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Alvaro, A.
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Gruneberg, W.J.
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[Survival of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L] Lam) vines in cultivars subjected to long dry spells after the growing season in Mozambique]
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Survival of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L] Lam) vines in cultivars subjected to long dry spells after the growing season in Mozambique
Lack of crop yield response to planted tree fallow led to introducing a two-year fallow phase to
determine if planted tree fallow can improve soil fertility and yields over a no-tree control. Three
cycles of two years fallow followed by slash-and-burn land preparation and one year of groundnut
/c...
Hauser, S.
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[Groundnut cassava maize intercrop yields over three cycles of planted tree fallow/crop rotations on Ultisol in Southern Cameroon]
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Groundnut cassava maize intercrop yields over three cycles of planted tree fallow/crop rotations on Ultisol in Southern Cameroon
Biomass production and nutrient uptake of all components in planted Senna
spectabilis, Dactyladenia barteri and Flemingia macrophylla hedgerow fallow were
determined after three two-year fallow phases and compared to natural fallow. Total
above-ground biomass production after each of three fallow...
Hauser, S.
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[Biomass production, nutrient uptake and partitioning in planted Senna spectabilis, Flemingia macrophylla and Dactyladenia barteria fallow systems over three fallow/cropping cycles on Ultisol]
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Biomass production, nutrient uptake and partitioning in planted Senna spectabilis, Flemingia macrophylla and Dactyladenia barteria fallow systems over three fallow/cropping cycles on Ultisol
Different physiological characteristics of the cassava plant, which can be used as selection parameters, are reviewed, namely LAI, HI, biomass production, plants with amphistomatic leaves, and C4 photosynthesis. Experience indicates that it is better to select var. showing lower yield reduction u...
Se revisan diferentes caracteristicas fisiologicas de la planta de yuca que se pueden utilizar como parametros de seleccion: IAF, IC, produccion de biomasa, plantas con hojas amfistomatosas y fotosintesis C4. Se enfatiza que se debe tratar de seleccionar var. que presenten menor disminucion en co...
Cock, James H.
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El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.
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[Caracteristicas fisiologicas para la seleccion de yuca]
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Caracteristicas fisiologicas para la seleccion de yuca
This paper reviews published and unpublished information on the physiological and agronomic characteristics associated with the widespread adaptation of Brachiaria species. Adaptation to shade, drought, flooding, rainfall, and defoliation are discussed. Strong regrowth under frequent defoliation ...
The pine-oak forest is distributed from Central Mexico to the North of Nicaragua and represent an important ecosystem for conservation in Mesoamerica. In Nicaragua, several protected areas were established for the preservation of this ecosystem, such as the natural reserve Tisey-Estanzuela; howev...
Siles, Pablo
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Talavera A., Patricia
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Andino Rugama, Flavia
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Alaniz, Lester
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Ortiz González, William
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[Composición florística, estructura y biomasa de los bosques de pino-encino en la reserva Santa Rosa, Tisey, Estelí, Nicaragua]
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Composición florística, estructura y biomasa de los bosques de pino-encino en la reserva Santa Rosa, Tisey, Estelí, Nicaragua
Kagambèga, Francois W.
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Bagagnan, Abdoul Rasmane
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Sawadogo, Louis
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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[Seasonal effect on growth performance and leaf biomass production of two Moringa oleifera Lam. varieties grown under Sahelian condition in Burkina Faso]
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Seasonal effect on growth performance and leaf biomass production of two Moringa oleifera Lam. varieties grown under Sahelian condition in Burkina Faso
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important food legume in the diet of poor people in the tropics. Drought causes severe yield loss in this crop. Identification of traits associated with drought resistance contributes to improving the process of generating bean genotypes adapted to ...
Polanía Perdomo, José A.
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Poschenrieder, Charlotte
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Effective use of water and increased dry matter partitioned to grain contribute to yield of common bean improved for drought resistance]
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Effective use of water and increased dry matter partitioned to grain contribute to yield of common bean improved for drought resistance
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Polanía Perdomo, José A.
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Grajales, Miguel A.
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Cajiao V., César Hernando
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Ricaurte Oyola, José Jaumer
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[Evidence for genotypic differences among elite lines of common bean in the ability to remobilize photosynthate to increase yield under drought]
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Evidence for genotypic differences among elite lines of common bean in the ability to remobilize photosynthate to increase yield under drought
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) contributes to improve grain yield under nitrogen (N) deficiency. Climbing beans are known to be superior to bush beans in their potential for SNF. The main objectives of this study were to: (i) quantify genotypic differences in SNF ability of climbing beans usin...
Barbosa Torres, Norma Constanza
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Portilla, Elizabeth
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Buendía Castellanos, Hector F.
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Raatz, Bodo
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Genotypic differences in symbiotic nitrogen fixation ability and seed yield of climbing bean]
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Genotypic differences in symbiotic nitrogen fixation ability and seed yield of climbing bean