This paper presents an approach for assessing the effectiveness of projects aimed at creating incentives for smallholder farmers to continue maintaining crop diversity under evolution on their farms in relevant centers of genetic diversity—a process known as on-farm conservation. It is applied to...
Bellon, M.R.
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Gotor, E.
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Caracciolo, F.
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[Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: evidence from the high Andes of South America]
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Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: evidence from the high Andes of South America
Plant biomass is a major source of energy for households in eastern Africa. Unfortunately, the heavy reliance on this form of energy is a threat to forest ecosystems and a recipe for accelerated land resource degradation. Due to the increasing scarcity of traditional fuel wood resources, rural co...
Bekele, K.
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Hager, H.
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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[Woody and non-woody biomass utilisation for fuel and implications on plant nutrients availability in the mukehantuta watershed in Ethiopia]
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Woody and non-woody biomass utilisation for fuel and implications on plant nutrients availability in the mukehantuta watershed in Ethiopia
Semi-arid lands represent one fifth of the global land area but our understanding of greenhouse gas fluxes from these regions is poor. We investigated if inclusion of a grain legume and/or lime in a crop rotation altered greenhouse gas emissions from an acidic soil. Nitrous oxide (N2O) and methan...
Barton, L.
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Murphy, D.V.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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[Influence of crop rotation and liming on greenhouse gas emissions from a semi-arid soil]
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Influence of crop rotation and liming on greenhouse gas emissions from a semi-arid soil
León, Carlos de
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Pandey, Shivaji
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[Improvement of resistance to ear and stalk rots and agronomic traits in tropical maize gene pools]
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Improvement of resistance to ear and stalk rots and agronomic traits in tropical maize gene pools
Nordhagen, S.
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Pascual, U.
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Drucker, A.G.
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[Feeding the household, growing the business, or just showing off? Farmers' motivations for crop diversity choices in Papua New Guinea]
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Feeding the household, growing the business, or just showing off? Farmers' motivations for crop diversity choices in Papua New Guinea
An analysis of food crop germplasm flows into and out of Bhutan was carried out to determine the extent of reliance of Bhutanese agriculture on introduced germplasm. Methods used included literature review, key informant interviews, field visits and crop pedigree analysis. Bhutan has been introdu...
Ghimiray, M.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[The importance and challenges of crop germplasm interdependence: the case of Bhutan]
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The importance and challenges of crop germplasm interdependence: the case of Bhutan
Expansion of cultivation and settlements has increasingly grown in most part of the uplands of Awash river basin. This expansion has exerted pressure on the existing grazing lands and forests. It is, therefore, a paramount importance to identify suitable land for various uses in optimum utilizati...
Bizuwork, A.
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Tadddesse, G.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Jobre, Y.
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Getahun, Y.
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[Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the classification of production systems and determination of grazing pressure in uplands of the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia]
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Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the classification of production systems and determination of grazing pressure in uplands of the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia
The closely related potyviruses Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) and Bean common mosaic necrosis virus (BCMNV) are major constraints on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production. Crop losses caused by BCMV and BCMNV impact severely not only on commercial scale cultivation of this high-value crop...
Worrall, E.A.
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Wamonje, F.O.
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Mukeshimana, G.
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Harvey, Jagger J.W.
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Carr, J.P.
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Mitter, N.
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[Bean Common Mosaic Virus and Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis Virus: Relationships, biology, and prospects for control]
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Bean Common Mosaic Virus and Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis Virus: Relationships, biology, and prospects for control
Food insecurity, soil fertility depletion and strong competition for biomass are commonly observed in smallholder crop-livestock systems. The objective of this study was to explore options to improve farm-level nitrogen cycling, productivity and economic performance through the analysis of N flow...
Álvarez, S.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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Salgado, P.
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Tillard, E.
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Bocquier, F.
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[Whole-farm nitrogen cycling and intensification of crop-livestock systems in the highlands of Madagascar: An application of network analysis]
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Whole-farm nitrogen cycling and intensification of crop-livestock systems in the highlands of Madagascar: An application of network analysis
Crop wild relatives are valuable resources for future genetic improvement. Here, we report the de novo genome assembly of Musa itinerans, a disease-resistant wild banana relative in subtropical China. The assembled genome size was 462.1 Mb, covering 75.2% of the genome (615.2Mb) and containing 32...
Wu, W.
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Yang, Y.L.
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He, W.M.
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Rouard, M.
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Li, W.M.
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Xu, M.
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Roux, N.
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Ge, X.J.
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[Whole genome sequencing of a banana wild relative Musa itinerans provides insights into lineage-specific diversification of the Musa genus]
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Whole genome sequencing of a banana wild relative Musa itinerans provides insights into lineage-specific diversification of the Musa genus