Septoria tritici blotch (STB) is a devastating fungal disease affecting durum and bread wheat cultivation worldwide. The identification, development, and employment of resistant wheat genetic material is the key to overcoming costs and limitations of fungicide treatments. The search for resistanc...
Kidane, Y.G.
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Hailemariam, B.N.
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Mengistu, D.K.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Pe, M.E.
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Dell'Acqua, M.
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[Genome-wide association study of Septoria tritici Blotch resistance in Ethiopian durum wheat landraces]
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Genome-wide association study of Septoria tritici Blotch resistance in Ethiopian durum wheat landraces
This paper reviews and discusses how studies on (i) on-farm diversity assessment, (ii) access to diversity and information, (iii) extent of use of available materials and information, and (iv) benefits obtained by the farmer or farming community from their use of local crop diversity, are necessa...
Jarvis, Devra I.
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Hodgkin, T.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Fadda, Carlo
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López Noriega, I.
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[An heuristic framework for identifying multiple ways of supporting the conservation and use of traditional crop varieties within the agricultural production system]
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An heuristic framework for identifying multiple ways of supporting the conservation and use of traditional crop varieties within the agricultural production system
The bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) is considered the most economically damaging field insect pest of common beans in Uganda. Despite the use of existing pest management approaches, reported damage has remained high. Forty-eight traditional and improved common bean varieties currently grown in farmers’...
Ssekandi, W.
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Mulumba, J.W.
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Colangelo, P.
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Nankya, R.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Karungi, J.
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Otim, M.
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de Santis, P.
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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[The use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris ) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp .) infestations in Uganda]
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The use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris ) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp .) infestations in Uganda
Much of the worlds' annual harvest loss to pests and diseases occurs as a consequence of crops grown in monocultures, or crop varieties with uniform resistance. This uniform resistance is met by the continuing evolution of new races of pests and pathogens that are able to overcome resistance gene...
Jarvis, D.
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Mulumba, J.
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Peng, H.
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Paparu, P.
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Yang, Y.
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Lu, C.
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Fadda, Carlo
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[A risk-minimizing argument for traditional crop varietal diversity use to reduce pest and disease damage in agricultural ecosystems]
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A risk-minimizing argument for traditional crop varietal diversity use to reduce pest and disease damage in agricultural ecosystems
This brief highlights efforts in East Africa and in Asia, Pacific and Oceania (APO), supported by two internationally funded projects, to develop user-friendly tools and methods to identify germplasm of populations/varieties/species that are adapted to the changing climates of areas where farmers...
Halewood, Michael
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Mathur, P.N.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Otieno, G.
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[Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support]
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Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support
As climate change continues to drastically affect food security around the world, many farmers are in need of new crops and crop varieties that can be grown in the changed environment of their farms. Adaptation options to climate change already exist in genebanks and other farmers’ fields in the ...
Gevel, Jeske van de
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Gellaw A
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Fadda, Carlo
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[Seeds for needs: adaptation to climate change - Innovative tools to match seeds to the needs of women farmers in Ethiopia]
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Seeds for needs: adaptation to climate change - Innovative tools to match seeds to the needs of women farmers in Ethiopia
The ‘Atlas of crop suitability’ is an essential tool to predict the environment under which an accession or a group of accessions can grow based on the climatic characteristics of the locality in which they were collected. The more information is available on any given accession the more the pred...
Gevel, Jeske van de
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Gellaw A
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Fadda, Carlo
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Zonneveld, M. van
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[Seeds for Needs: atlas of crop suitability]
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Seeds for Needs: atlas of crop suitability
As the sustainability of agricultural citizen science projects depends on volunteer farmers who contribute their time, energy and skills, understanding their motivation is important to attract and retain participants in citizen science projects. The objectives of this study were to assess 1) farm...
Beza, E.
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Steinke, J.
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Etten, Jacob van
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Reidsma, P.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Mittra, S.
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Mathur, P.N.
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Kooistra, L.
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[What are the prospects for citizen science in agriculture? Evidence from three continents on motivation and mobile telephone use of resource-poor farmers.]
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What are the prospects for citizen science in agriculture? Evidence from three continents on motivation and mobile telephone use of resource-poor farmers.
The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT is implementing a Dutch-supported project entitled: Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region. This work aims to boost timely and affordable access to good-quality seed for a portfolio of crop...
Recha, Tobias
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Halewood, Michael
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Fadda, Carlo
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Mushita, Andrew
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Kidane, Yosef
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[Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region: Report of training workshop, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 17-21 September 2019]
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Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region: Report of training workshop, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 17-21 September 2019
Olango, N.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Mulumba, J.W.
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Nankya, R.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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Paparu, P.
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[Response of Ugandan common bean varieties to Pseudocercospora griseola and Angular leaf spot disease development in varietal mixtures]
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Response of Ugandan common bean varieties to Pseudocercospora griseola and Angular leaf spot disease development in varietal mixtures