The purpose of this study was to investigate suitable gibberellic acid (GA) treatments for different rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties when harvested at different times, and to supply instructions for improving double-purpose rice production. Four rice varieties (Wuyujing 3, Nanjing 44, Nanjing 46...
Chenfei Dong
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Nengxiang Xu
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Chenglong Ding
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Hongru Gu
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Wenjie Zhang
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Xianglin Li
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[Suitable gibberellic acid treatment for double-purpose rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties at different harvest times]
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Suitable gibberellic acid treatment for double-purpose rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties at different harvest times
Traditional vegetables are key assets for supporting more nutrition-sensitive agriculture under climate change as many have lower water requirements, adaptation to poor quality soils, higher resistance to pests and diseases, and higher nutritional values as compared to global vegetables. The effe...
Meldrum, G.
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Padulosi, S.
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Lochetti, G.
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Robitaille, R.
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Diulgheroff, S.
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[Issues and prospects for the sustainable use and conservation of cultivated vegetable diversity for more nutrition-sensitive agriculture]
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Issues and prospects for the sustainable use and conservation of cultivated vegetable diversity for more nutrition-sensitive agriculture
Since the discovery of the fumonisins in 1988, extensive academic studies have generated much knowledge, including data on chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, methods of analysis, natural occurrence in food supplies, fate during various processing procedures, and human and animal exposures. Thes...
Mixed crop livestock systems provide the majority of the cereal and livestock domestic products for households in developing countries. We explore the question of whether such systems can respond to increasing demands for livestock products without compromising future livelihoods of the poor or t...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Grings, Elaine E.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[Pathways for sustainable development of mixed crop livestock systems: Taking a livestock and pro-poor approach]
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Pathways for sustainable development of mixed crop livestock systems: Taking a livestock and pro-poor approach
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This study investigates, in a montane forest in Kenya, the changes in amount and stability of soil organic carbon (SOC) as a consequence of: a) forest degradation, by comparing primary and degraded forests; b) the replacement of degraded forests with cypress and tea plantations, by consideri...
Chiti, T.
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Díaz Pinés, Eugenio
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Marzaioli, F.
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Valentini, R.
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[Soil organic carbon changes following degradation and conversion to cypress and tea plantations in a tropical mountain forest in Kenya]
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Soil organic carbon changes following degradation and conversion to cypress and tea plantations in a tropical mountain forest in Kenya
Halewood, Michael
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[What kind of goods are plant genetic resources for food and agriculture? Towards the identification and development of a new global commons]
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What kind of goods are plant genetic resources for food and agriculture? Towards the identification and development of a new global commons
A survey was conducted in 1994 to describe the maize storage systems, quantify the aflatoxin levels in these storage systems, and identify the main problems of maize storage recognized by both men and women farmers in five agroecological zones in Nigeria. Maize storage in bags was the most common...
Udoh, J.M.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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Ikotun, T.
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[Storage structures and aflatoxin content of maize in five agroecological zones of Nigeria]
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Storage structures and aflatoxin content of maize in five agroecological zones of Nigeria
Viral diseases in crop plants constitute a major obstacle to food security in the developing world. Subsistence crops, including cassava, sweetpotato, potato, banana, papaya, common bean, rice and maize are often infected with RNA and/or DNA viruses that cannot be controlled with pesticides. Henc...
Kreuze, J.F.
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Valkonen, Jari
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[Utilization of engineered resistance to viruses in crops of the developing world, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa.]
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Utilization of engineered resistance to viruses in crops of the developing world, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa.
Oberthür, Thomas
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Cock, James H.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Naranjo Mafla, Rosa Nohelia
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Castañeda, Darío
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Blair, Matthew W.
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[Acquisition of low altitude digital imagery for local monitoring and management of genetic resources]
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Acquisition of low altitude digital imagery for local monitoring and management of genetic resources
Genetic control of the lignification process through use of brown mid-rib (bmr) mutations has offered the most direct and productive approach to reducing lignin concentration and increasing digestibility of sorghums. Brown midrib genes were introgressed from IS 21888 (bmr-3) and IS 21891(bmr-8) i...
Umakanth, A.V.
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Bhat, B.V.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Aruna, C.
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Seetharama, N.
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Patil, J.V.
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[Yield and stover quality of brown mid-rib mutations in different genetic backgrounds of sorghum]
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Yield and stover quality of brown mid-rib mutations in different genetic backgrounds of sorghum