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
Fisher, Myles J.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Vera, Raúl R.
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[Carbon storage by introduced deep-rooted grasses in the South American savannas]
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Carbon storage by introduced deep-rooted grasses in the South American savannas
Carbon assimilation defined as the overall rate of fixation of carbon through the process of photosynthesis is central to the climate change research. The present study compares the two well-known algorithms in satellite based carbon assimilation estimation, the Vegetation Photosynthesis Model (V...
Joseph, S.
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Laake, P. van
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Thomas, A.P.
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Eklundh, L.
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[Comparison of carbon assimilation estimates over tropical forest types in India based on different satellite and climate data products]
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Comparison of carbon assimilation estimates over tropical forest types in India based on different satellite and climate data products
Gunawardena, J.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Fernando, M. J. J.
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Rathnayake, S.
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Rodrigo, T. M. A. S. K.
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Gunawardena, A.
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[Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015]
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Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015
Strategies for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) could become an important part of a new agreement for climate change mitigation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. We constructed a system dynamics model for a cocoa agroforest landsca...
Sandker, M.
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Nyame, S. K.
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Forster, J.
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Collier, N.
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Shepherd, G.
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Yeboah, D.
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Ezzine-de-Blas, D.
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Machwitz, M.
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Vaatainen, S.
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Garedew, E.
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Etoga, G.
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Ehringhaus, C.
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Anati, J.
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Quarm, O.D.K.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[REDD payments as incentive for reducing forest loss]
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REDD payments as incentive for reducing forest loss
In Central Africa, important carbon stocks are stored in natural forest stands, while activities that modify the carbon storage occur in the forest landscape. Besides clean development mechanisms, the reduction of emission through deforestation and degradation (REDD) initiative is viewed as one w...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Walker, S.
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Nasi, Robert
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Kanninen, M.
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[Potential synergies of the main current forestry efforts and climate change mitigation in Central Africa]
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Potential synergies of the main current forestry efforts and climate change mitigation in Central Africa
German, L.
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Schoneveld, G.C.
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Skutsch, M.
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Andriani, R.
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Obidzinski, K.
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Pacheco, P.
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Komarudin, H.
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Andrianto, A.
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Lima, M.
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Dayang Norwana, A.A.B.
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[The local social and environmental impacts of biofuel feedstock expansion: a synthesis of case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America]
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The local social and environmental impacts of biofuel feedstock expansion: a synthesis of case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America
German, L.
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Ruhweza, A.
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Mwesigwa, R.
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Kalanzi, C.
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[Social and environmental footprints of carbon payments: a case study from Uganda]
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Social and environmental footprints of carbon payments: a case study from Uganda
Swidden (also called shifting cultivation) has long been the dominant farming system in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA). Today the ecological bounty of this region is threatened by the expansion of settled agriculture, including the proliferation of rubber plantations. In the current conc...
Fox, J.
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Castella, J.C.
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Ziegler, A.D.
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[Swidden, rubber and carbon: can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia?]
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Swidden, rubber and carbon: can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia?