Tropical agriculture must feed a growing population under increasingly challenging environmental conditions. Cassava has particularly critical roles to play. It is the third-most important tropical crop after rice and maize, providing livelihoods and food security for hundreds of millions of peop...
Hyman, Glenn
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto
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Palmer, Neil
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Creamer, Bernardo
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[Cassava and overcoming the challenges of global climatic change: report of the second scientific conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st century]
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Cassava and overcoming the challenges of global climatic change: report of the second scientific conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st century
Cassava is attacked by a complex of arthropod pests across the tropical regions of the world where the crop is grown. Root yield losses have been recorded for several pests, including mites, mealybugs, whiteflies, hornworm, lacebugs, thrips and burrower bugs. Agronomic characteristics such as veg...
Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Herrera Campo, Beatriz Vanessa
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Hyman, Glenn
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[Cassava production and pest management: present and potential threats in a changing environment]
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Cassava production and pest management: present and potential threats in a changing environment
Despite recent success in reducing forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon, additional forest conservation efforts, for example, through ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation’ (REDD+), could significantly contribute to global climate-change mitigation. Economic incentives, suc...
Börner, J.
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Wunder, Sven
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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Hyman, Glenn
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Nascimento, N
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[Forest law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon: Costs and income effects]
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Forest law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon: Costs and income effects
Jarvis, Andy
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Guarino, Luigi
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Williams, D.E.
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Williams, K
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Vargas, I.
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Hyman, Glenn
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[Spatial analysis of wild peanut distributions and the implications for plant genetic resources conservation]
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Spatial analysis of wild peanut distributions and the implications for plant genetic resources conservation