A field study was conducted to determine the rate of genetic improvement in grain and fodder yields and associated agronomic and physiological changes of determinate and semideterminate cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] genotypes developed in the Nigerian Sudan savannas in 1974 to 2004. Resul...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Tefera, H.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Boukar, O.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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[Genetic gain in yield and agronomic characteristics of cowpea cultivars developed in the Sudan savannas of Nigeria over the past three decades]
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Genetic gain in yield and agronomic characteristics of cowpea cultivars developed in the Sudan savannas of Nigeria over the past three decades
This paper fouses on the conservation and maintenance of agrobiodiversity of neglected and underutilized plant species, such as the African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in seed banks to contribute to food security and prevent a potential food crisis. The potentials and biodiversity of vario...
A simulation analysis was carried out using the InfoCrop-rice model to quantify impacts and adaptation gains, as well as to identify vulnerable regions for irrigated and rain fed rice cultivation in future climates in India. Climates in A1b, A2, B1 and B2 emission scenarios as per a global climat...
Naresh Kumar, Soora
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Rani Saxena R
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Swaroopa Rani S
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Jain S
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Chauhan N
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[An assessment of regional vulnerability of rice to climate change in India]
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An assessment of regional vulnerability of rice to climate change in India
At the Colombian coffee growing area, between 1,000 and 2,000m elevation, experiments were carried out under field conditions on steep slopes at Romelia (2,500 mm rainfall and a Dystrandept type of soil), and at Supía (1,708 mm rainfall and a Eutrandept type of soil). The legumes (Centrosema macr...
Suárez Vásquez, Senén
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Wood, Martin
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Nortcliff, Stephen
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[Selección de leguminosas forrajeras e inoculación con Rhizobium en dos localidades de la zona cafetera]
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Selección de leguminosas forrajeras e inoculación con Rhizobium en dos localidades de la zona cafetera
The projected changes in planted area, yield per area, net exports/imports and prices for five major agricultural crops in South Africa were simulated using the projections of four Global Circulation Models (GCMs) under three socio-economic scenarios. The GCM projections show consistent strong wa...
Improved crop yield forecasts could enable more effective adaptation to climate variability and change. Here, we explore how to combine historical observations of crop yields and weather with climate model simulations to produce crop yield projections for decision relevant timescales. Firstly, th...
Hawkins E
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Ho CK
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Osborne, Tom M.
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Fricker TE
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Ferro CAT
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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[Increasing influence of heat stress on French maize yields from the 1960s to the 2030s]
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Increasing influence of heat stress on French maize yields from the 1960s to the 2030s
Approaches that can help reduce future water shortages and increase food production in the Mediterranean region include the capture of more rainwater and better use of scarce irrigation water. The objective of this study is to evaluate the additive effect of combining zero tillage, supplemental i...
Karrou M
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[Combined effect of tillage system, supplemental irrigation and genotype on bread wheat yield and water use in the dry Mediterranean region]
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Combined effect of tillage system, supplemental irrigation and genotype on bread wheat yield and water use in the dry Mediterranean region
Water deficit is the main yield-limiting factor across the Asian and African semiarid tropics and a basic consideration when developing crop cultivars for water-limited conditions is to ensure that crop water demand matches season water supply. Conventional breeding has contributed to the develop...
Vadez, Vincent
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Kholová, Jana
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Zaman-Allah, M.A.
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Belko, N.
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[Water: the most important ‘molecular’ component of water stress tolerance research]
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Water: the most important ‘molecular’ component of water stress tolerance research
Chacón Sánchez, María I.
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Osorio C., Esteban
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González, Alma Viviana
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Debouck, Daniel G.
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[Integración de datos etnohistóricos y moleculares como herramienta en el estudio de la domesticación: Caso del frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en el territorio Muisca, Colombia]
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Integración de datos etnohistóricos y moleculares como herramienta en el estudio de la domesticación: Caso del frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en el territorio Muisca, Colombia
Within Colombia significant amounts of seed are produced and exported of the perennial tropical grasses; Brachiaria decumbens, Cenchus ciliaris, Dichanthium aristatum, Hyparrhenia rufa, Melinis minutiflora, and Panicum maximum. Small amounts of the perennial legume Pueraria phaseoloides are produ...