Conservation agriculture (CA) practices such as zero tillage (ZT) and permanent raised beds (PB) accelerate deposition of soil organic matter and augment associated biological properties of soil through enhanced inputs of organic carbon. However, the potential benefit of CA under intensive cereal...
Parihar, CM
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Jat, Shankar L.
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Singh, AK
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Datta, A.
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Parihar, MD
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Varghese, E.
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Bandyopadhyay, K.K.
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Nayak, HS
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Kuri, B.R.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Changes in carbon pools and biological activities of a sandy loam soil under medium‐term conservation agriculture and diversified cropping systems]
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Changes in carbon pools and biological activities of a sandy loam soil under medium‐term conservation agriculture and diversified cropping systems
Climate change is already negatively affecting Sub Saharan African agriculture. One of the most effective ways to adapt on farm is to switch crop varieties. This technological change depends on the policies and institutions involved in governing the seed systems on which farmers rely for access t...
Westengen, O.T.
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Haug, R.
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Guthiga, Paul M.
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Macharia, E.
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[Governing seeds in East Africa in the face of climate change: Assessing political and social outcomes]
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Governing seeds in East Africa in the face of climate change: Assessing political and social outcomes
Rice–wheat (RW) cropping system in India is a major source of N2O emissions. In such system, defining N rates that deliver minimal N2O emissions and economically optimum yield would benefit both food production and the environment. We measured yield and N2O fluxes from RW systems in Northwest IGP...
Sapkota, Tek B
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Singh, Love K
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Yadav, Arvind Kumar
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Jat, Hanuman S
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Sharma, Parbodh C
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Stirling, Clare M
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[Identifying optimum rates of fertilizer nitrogen application to maximize economic return and minimize nitrous oxide emission from rice–wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India]
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Identifying optimum rates of fertilizer nitrogen application to maximize economic return and minimize nitrous oxide emission from rice–wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
Zimmerer, Karl S.
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Jones, Andrew D.
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Haan, Stefan de
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Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.
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Carrasco, Miluska
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Mesa, Krysty
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Tello, Milka
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Amaya, Franklin Plasencia
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Cruz García, Gisella S.
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Tubbeh, Ramzi
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[Climate Change and Food: Challenges and Opportunities in Tropical Mountains and Agrobiodiversity Hotspots]
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Climate Change and Food: Challenges and Opportunities in Tropical Mountains and Agrobiodiversity Hotspots
Background
Humans threat the populations of tree species by overexploitation, deforestation, land use change, and climate change. We present a novel threat assessment at intraspecific level to support the conservation of genetic resources of 80 socioeconomically viable tree species in South Ameri...
Zonneveld, M.J. van
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Thomas, E.
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Castañeda-Álvarez, Nora P.
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Damme, V. van
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Alcázar, C.
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Loo, J.
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Scheldeman, X.
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[Tree genetic resources at risk in South America: A spatial threat assessment to prioritize populations for conservation]
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Tree genetic resources at risk in South America: A spatial threat assessment to prioritize populations for conservation
Future threats of climate variability and change and accelerated soil degradation in southern Africa have increased the need for more sustainable and “climate-smart” agriculture practices. Manual systems of conservation agriculture (CA) based on seeding into planting basins or direct seeding tech...
Thierfelder, Christian
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Matemba-Mutasa R
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Bunderson, W.T.
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Mutenje M
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Nyagumbo, Isaiah
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Mupangwa, W.
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[Evaluating manual conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa]
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Evaluating manual conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa
With increasing pressures from global changes (urbanization, climate change, etc.), cities in Africa will experience difficulties in efficiently managing water resources. Most of the urbanization in Africa over the next 30 years will occur in fast-growing small towns that lack mature infrastructu...
Bahri, A.
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Brikke, F.
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Vairavamoorthy, Kalanithy
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[Managing change to implement integrated urban water management in African cities]
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Managing change to implement integrated urban water management in African cities
Food-insecure households in many countries depend on international aid to alleviate acute shocks and chronic shortages. Some food security programmes (including Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program–PSNP – which provides a case study for this article) have integrated aid in exchange for labour...
In north-western India, maize-based systems are being advocated as an alternative to rice-based systems to address the issues of resource degradation, particularly declining water tables and climate-change-induced variability in rainfall and temperature. Conservation agriculture (CA) based best-b...
Parihar, C.M.
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Jat, Shankar L.
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Singh, A.K.
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Kumar, B.
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Singh, Yadvinder
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Pradhan, S.
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Pooniya, V.
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Dhauja, A.
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Chaudhary, V.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Jat, Raj K.
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Yadav, O.P.
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[Conservation agriculture in irrigated intensive maize-based systems of north-western India: Effects on crop yields, water productivity and economic profitability]
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Conservation agriculture in irrigated intensive maize-based systems of north-western India: Effects on crop yields, water productivity and economic profitability
This paper summarizes currently available data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from African natural ecosystems and agricultural lands. The available data are used to synthesize current understanding of the drivers of change in GHG emissions, outline the knowledge gaps, and suggest future direct...
Kim, Dong-Gill
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Thomas, Andrew D
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Pelster, David E.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Sanz-Cobena, Alberto
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[Greenhouse gas emissions from natural ecosystems and agricultural lands in sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis of available data and suggestions for further research]
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Greenhouse gas emissions from natural ecosystems and agricultural lands in sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis of available data and suggestions for further research