Increased temperature due to global warming may reduce pollen germination and induce spikelet sterility in rice crops. Anthesis is the most sensitive stage in rice and exposure to high temperature during this period may cause reduction in floral reproduction. Increased temperature will have diffe...
Chakrabarti, B.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Singh, S.D.
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Nagarajan S
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Pathak, Himanshu
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[Impact of high temperature on pollen germination and spikelet sterility in rice: comparison between basmati and non-basmati varieties]
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Impact of high temperature on pollen germination and spikelet sterility in rice: comparison between basmati and non-basmati varieties
Originating from the Andean region and co-evolved with its food plant, the potato (Solanum sp.), the potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) has become an invasive potato pest globally. The hypothesis of our present study was that the future distribution and abundance (damage potential...
Kroschel, J.
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Sporleder, M.
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Tonnang, Henri E.Z.
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Juarez, H.
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Carhuapoma, P.
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González, J.C.
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Simon, R.
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[Predicting climate-change-caused changes in global temperature on potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) distribution and abundance using phenology modeling and GIS mapping]
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Predicting climate-change-caused changes in global temperature on potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) distribution and abundance using phenology modeling and GIS mapping
In potatoes and many other crops, drought is one of the most important environmental constraints leading to yield loss. Development of drought-tolerant cultivars is therefore required for maintaining yields under climate change conditions and for the extension of agriculture to sub-optimal croppi...
Legay, S.
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Lefevre, I.
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Lamoureux, D.
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Barreda, Carolina
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Tincopa, L.R.
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Gutiérrez, R.
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Quiróz, R.
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Hoffman, L.
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Hausman, J.F.
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Bonierbale, Merideth W.
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Evers, D.
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Schafleitner, R.
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[Carbohydrate metabolism and cell protection mechanisms differentiate drought tolerance and sensitivity in advanced potato clones (Solanum tuberosum L.)]
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Carbohydrate metabolism and cell protection mechanisms differentiate drought tolerance and sensitivity in advanced potato clones (Solanum tuberosum L.)
If climate change scenarios include higher variance in weather variables, this can have important effects on pest and disease risk beyond changes in mean weather conditions. We developed a theoretical model of yield loss to diseases and pests as a function of weather, and used this model to evalu...
Garrett, K.A.
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Dobson, A.D.M.
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Kroschel, J.
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Natarajan B
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Orlandini S
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Tonnang, Henri E.Z.
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Valdivia, C.
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[The effects of climate variability and the color of weather time series on agricultural diseases and pests, and on decisions for their management]
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The effects of climate variability and the color of weather time series on agricultural diseases and pests, and on decisions for their management
Recent years have seen global food prices rise and become more volatile. Price surges in 2008 and 2011 held devastating consequences for hundreds of millions of people and negatively impacted many more. Today one billion people are hungry. The issue is a high priority for many international agenc...
Hajkowicz S
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Negra, Christine
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Barnett P
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Clark, Megan E.
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Harch B
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Keating, Brian
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[Food price volatility and hunger alleviation - can Cannes work?]
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Food price volatility and hunger alleviation - can Cannes work?
Recent changes in climate have had a measurable impact on crop yield in China. The objective of this study is to investigate how climate variability affects wheat yield in China at different spatial scales. First the response of wheat yield to the climate at the provincial level from 1978 to 1995...
Li S
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Wheeler, Tim
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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Erda, Lin
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Ju H
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Yinlong X
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[The observed relationships between wheat and climate in China]
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The observed relationships between wheat and climate in China
This article explores empirical evidence on the relationship between agricultural transformation, ownership structure of agribusinesses, and employment creation in Ethiopia. It draws on secondary data to present evidence of Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation, employment trends, and the agribu...
Index insurance is an agricultural risk management tool that can provide a safety net for smallholder farmers experiencing climate risk. While uptake and scale-out of index insurance may be slow among smallholders, we can learn from experiences that demonstrate where crop insurance can protect sm...
Born, Lorna
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Spillane, Charles
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Murray, Una
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[Integrating gender into index-based agricultural insurance: a focus on South Africa]
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Integrating gender into index-based agricultural insurance: a focus on South Africa
The last decade has seen a growing interest in scaling up innovations to realise wider benefits from development investments. While numerous proven technologies, products and models have been successfully piloted, scaling them up through expansion, adoption and replication has proved challenging,...
Shilomboleni, Helena
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De Plaen, Renaud
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[Scaling up research-for-development innovations in food and agricultural systems]
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Scaling up research-for-development innovations in food and agricultural systems