Considering projected population trends, food requirements in East Africa will drastically increase in the coming decades (van Ittersum et al., 2016). One way to ensure supply will meet demand is by raising crop yields in the region. In East Africa, agricultural yields still have large potential ...
Hijbeek, Renske
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Berge, Hein F.M. ten
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Loon, Marloes P. van
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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[Developing a running prototype of a bio-economic farm model for a trade-off analysis of different nutrient management options for maize cultivation in East-Africa]
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Developing a running prototype of a bio-economic farm model for a trade-off analysis of different nutrient management options for maize cultivation in East-Africa
Banana and cooking banana (Musa spp.) production systems accumulate a considerable quantity of discard due to high quality demands of markets. Ripe fruits have high sugar contents, which can be easily processed to ethanol. The present study aimed to quantitatively assess the production potential ...
Graefe, S.
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Dufour, D.
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Giraldo A.
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Muñoz, L.A.
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Mora P
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Solís H
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Garcés, H.
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González, A.
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[Energy and carbon footprints of ethanol production using banana and cooking banana discard: A case study from Costa Rica and Ecuador]
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Energy and carbon footprints of ethanol production using banana and cooking banana discard: A case study from Costa Rica and Ecuador
Ojima DS
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Canadell JG
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Conant, Richard T.
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Negra, Christine
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Tschakert, Petra
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[Carbon cycle sustainability and land use]
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Carbon cycle sustainability and land use
Nasi, Robert
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Mayaux, P.
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Bayol, N.
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Billand, A.
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[Carbon stocks and land cover change estimates in Central Africa - where do we stand?]
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Carbon stocks and land cover change estimates in Central Africa - where do we stand?
In this review paper, we assess the economical, governance, and technical conditions that shape forest management in tropical Latin America with particular regard to efforts to reduce forest-based carbon emissions. We provide a framework for discussions about ways to improve forest management tha...
Nasi, Robert
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Putz, F E.
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Pacheco, P.
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Wunder, Sven
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Anta, S.
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[Sustainable forest management and carbon in tropical Latin America: the case for REDD+]
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Sustainable forest management and carbon in tropical Latin America: the case for REDD+
Center for International Forestry Research
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[A/R clean development mechanism project activities: project cycle]
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A/R clean development mechanism project activities: project cycle
In recent studies of cassava at CIAT, net CO2 uptake rates of 20 to 35 ?mol CO2 m?2 s?1 were commonly observed. Cassava photosynthesis has a high optimum temperature (35°C) and a wide plateau (25 to 35°C) corresponding to the temperature range under which cassava is cultivated. Leaf photosynthesi...
Although direct selection for seed yield under water deficit can result in genetic gains in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), progress could be enhanced through selection for additional traits that are related to underlying mechanisms of adaptation to water deficit. Carbon isotope discrimi...
White, Jeffrey W.
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Castillo Franco, JA
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Ehleringer, JR
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García, J.A.
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Singh, Shree P.
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[Relations of carbon isotope discrimination and other physiological traits to yield in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) under rainfed conditions]
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Relations of carbon isotope discrimination and other physiological traits to yield in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) under rainfed conditions
During the Phase I of the CCAFS project we conducted a systematic land and soil health assessment in Lushoto District in November 2012. These data were used to inform climate-smart agricultural interventions for the IFAD project as well as to parameterize DSSAT crop models for maize and beans. T...
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Vågen, Tor-Gunnar
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Lyamchai, Charles
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Sayula, George
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Msoka, Elizabeth
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[Landscape-scale variability of soil health indicators: Effects of cultivation on soil organic carbon in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania]
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Landscape-scale variability of soil health indicators: Effects of cultivation on soil organic carbon in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania