The savanna region of Africa is a potential breadbasket of the continent but is severely affected by climate change. Understanding farmers perceptions of climate change and the types of adjustments they have made in their farming practices in response to these changes will offer some insights in...
Tambo JA
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Smallholder farmers perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna]
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Smallholder farmers perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna
The intensified rice and wheat cropping systems consume most of the fertilizer and irrigation water in India and are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The InfoCrop simulation model was evaluated to calculate methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fro...
Bhatia, Arti
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Jain, Niveta
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Pathak, Himanshu
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[Greenhouse gas emission from rice and wheat-growing areas in India: Spatial analysis and upscaling]
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Greenhouse gas emission from rice and wheat-growing areas in India: Spatial analysis and upscaling
Watershed Development (WSD) programs in rainfed dryland agriculture in India have been introduced in an effort to promote more sustainable management of the surface and groundwater resources, and to improve the livelihoods of farmers. This paper outlines the planned research for a project explori...
Croke, B.
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Herron, N.
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Pavelic, Paul
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Ahmed, S.
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Reddy, V.R.
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Ranjan, R.
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Syme G
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Samad M
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Rao KV
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[Impacts of meso-scale watershed development in Andhra Pradesh (India) and their implications for designing and implementing improved WSD policies and programs]
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Impacts of meso-scale watershed development in Andhra Pradesh (India) and their implications for designing and implementing improved WSD policies and programs
A low-cost free-air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) system has been developed at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, for assessing the climate change impacts on crops. In the FACE system, the supply and monitoring of CO2 is regulated by the computer-based SCADA system. Carbon dioxide con...
Chakrabarti, B.
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Singh, S.D.
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Naresh Kumar, Soora
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Pathak, Himanshu
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Nagarajan S
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[Low-cost facility for assessing impact of carbon dioxide on crops]
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Low-cost facility for assessing impact of carbon dioxide on crops
Anthropogenic climate change has significant consequences for the sustainability and productivity of agroforestry ecosystems upon which millions of smallholders in the tropics depend and that provide valuable global services. We here consider the current state of knowledge of the impacts of clima...
Dawson, Ian K.
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Vinceti, B.
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Weber, John C.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Russell J
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Lengkeek AG
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Kalinganire, Antoine
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Kindt, Roeland
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Lillesø, Jens-Peter B.
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Roshetko, James
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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[Climate change and tree genetic resource management: maintaining and enhancing the productivity and value of smallholder agroforestry landscapes: a review]
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Climate change and tree genetic resource management: maintaining and enhancing the productivity and value of smallholder agroforestry landscapes: a review
Conservation agriculture based on (1) minimal soil movement, (2) retention of rational amounts of crop residue, (3) economically viable crop rotations restores soil fertility. Conservation agriculture improves soil characteristics, but it remains to be seen how zero tillage (ZT) affected greenhou...
Dendooven, L.
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Patiño-Zúñiga L
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Verhulst, Nele
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Luna-Guido M
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Marsch R
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Govaerts, Bram
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[Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue management in the central highlands of Mexico]
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Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue management in the central highlands of Mexico
The world's wealth of plant genetic resources has much value for world food security, but these resources are under considerable threat. Crop improvement, particularly under climate change, depends on the genetic diversity of our plant genetic resources, which are arguably inadequately conserved ...
Ford-Lloyd, B.V.
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Schmidt M
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Armstrong, S.J.
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Barazani, O.
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Engels, J.
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Hadas R
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Hammer K
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Kell, S.P.
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Kang D
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Khoshbakht K
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Li Y
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Long C
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Lu B-R
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Ma K
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Nguyen VT
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Qiu L
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Ge S
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Wei W
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Zhang, Z.
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Maxted, Nigel
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[Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?]
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Crop wild relatives—undervalued, underutilized and under threat?
Tree rings and stable isotopes in tree rings provide evidence of past climate variability. Given the short instrumental climate records that exist in Africa, dendrochronology adds an essential longer-term perspective on climate change and variability and on the adaptation of agroforestry landscap...
Gebrekirstos, Aster
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Bräuning, A.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Mitlöhner, Ralph
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[Understanding past, present, and future climate changes from East to West Africa]
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Understanding past, present, and future climate changes from East to West Africa
Compares the climates and soils and vegetation of the Ethiopian Rift Vallety with those of other areas in Africa, with particular reference to the screening of forage species. Examines the diversity of climates and soil conditions as they constitute constraints to forage or crop production in the...
Russell-Smith, A.
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[The environment of the Ethiopian Rift Valley compared to other areas of Africa]
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The environment of the Ethiopian Rift Valley compared to other areas of Africa
Schwartz, N.B.
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Uriarte, M.A
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Gutiérrez Vélez, Victor Hugo
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Baethgen, Walter E.
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DeFries, R.
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Fernandes, K.
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Pinedo-Vasquez, M.
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[Climate, landowner residency, and land cover predict local scale fire activity in the Western Amazon]
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Climate, landowner residency, and land cover predict local scale fire activity in the Western Amazon