Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used for assessing genetic diversity and its structure in a collection of the drought-tolerant, tropical multipurpose shrub legume Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Merrill. The species is especially suited to low-input smallholder production syst...
Andersson, Meike S.
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Peters, Michael
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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Gallego Sánchez, Gerardo J.
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Duque E., Myriam Cristina
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[Molecular characterization of a collection of the tropical multipurpose shrub legume Flemingia macrophylla]
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Molecular characterization of a collection of the tropical multipurpose shrub legume Flemingia macrophylla
The work summarizes both state-of-the-art knowledge and research gaps related to gene flow and introgression between crops and their wild relatives. The information is based on a comprehensive review of the relevant scientific and technical literature. It emphasizes gene transfer from GM crops to...
Over the past 15 years, biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, has gained ample recognition as a cost-effective, complementary, feasible means of delivering micronutrients to populations that may have limited access to diverse diets, supplements, or commercially fort...
Andersson, Meike S.
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Saltzman, Amy
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Virk, Parminder Singh
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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.
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[Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under Harvestplus]
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Progress update: Crop development of biofortified staple food crops under Harvestplus
Saltzman, Amy
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Birol, Ekin
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Oparinde, Adewale
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Asare-Marfo, Dorene
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Diressie, Michael T.
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González, Carolina
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Lividini, Keith
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Moursi, Mourad
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Zeller, Manfred
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[Availability, production, and consumption of crops biofortified by plant breeding: current evidence and future potential]
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Availability, production, and consumption of crops biofortified by plant breeding: current evidence and future potential
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a preventable tragedy that affects millions of people, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. A large proportion of these people rely on diets based on cassava as a source of calories. During the last two decades, significant efforts have been made to identify sources o...
Ceballos, H.
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Davrieux, Fabrice
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Belalcázar, John
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Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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Andersson, Meike S.
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[Carotenoids in Cassava Roots]
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Carotenoids in Cassava Roots
Background and aims
Biofortification breeding programs have the need for rapid and accurate screening methods to identify nutrient dense genotypes. This study explores the use of energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) for the rapid screening of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) concentration in thre...
Guild, Georgia E.
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Paltridge, Nicholas G.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Stangoulis, James C.R.
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[An energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence method for analysing Fe and Zn in common bean, maize and cowpea biofortification programs]
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An energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence method for analysing Fe and Zn in common bean, maize and cowpea biofortification programs
Past research developed reliable equations to base selections for high β-carotene on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) predictions (100 genotypes d−1) rather than with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (<10 samples d−1). During recent harvest, CIAT made selections based on NIR predicti...
Belalcázar, John
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Dufour, D.L.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Pizarro, Mónica
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Luna, Jorge
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Londoño, Luis Fernando
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Morante, Nelson
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Jaramillo Valencia, Angélica M.
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Pino, Lizbeth
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Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto
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Davrieux, Fabrice
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Ceballos, H.
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[High-throughput phenotyping and improvements in breeding cassava for increased carotenoids in the roots]
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High-throughput phenotyping and improvements in breeding cassava for increased carotenoids in the roots
The rapidly expanding study of DNA in so many areas of science has created an odd surplus: the DNA itself. Reasonably easy and inexpensive to store, with established techniques for almost infinite multiplication, the samples of DNA created in laboratories around the world have almost by accident ...
Conflicting demands for food and water, exacerbated by increasing population, increase the risks of food insecurity, poverty and environmental damage in major river systems. Agriculture remains the predominant water user, but the linkage between water, agriculture and livelihoods is more complex ...
Cook, Simon E.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer
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Giordano, Mark
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[Water, food and livelihoods in river basins]
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Water, food and livelihoods in river basins
Andersson, Meike S.
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Peters, Michael
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Flemingia macrophylla: a tropical shrub legume for dry season supplementation: forage quality and dry matter production]
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Flemingia macrophylla: a tropical shrub legume for dry season supplementation: forage quality and dry matter production