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Maize productivity and profitability in Conservation Agriculture systems across agro-ecological regions in Zimbabwe: A review of knowledge and practice
Conservation agriculture (CA) is increasingly promoted in southern Africa as a strategy to improve food
security and reverse soil degradation in the face of climate change. However, the performance of CA
under different ...
Intake pattern and nutrient supply of lactating sheep selecting dried forage from woody plants and straw offered in binary or multiple choice
This study investigated whether offering either binary or multiple choice among low quality
forages has an effect on intake and feeding behaviour compared to no-choice situations
where only one single low-quality forage ...
Assessing the prospects of Streptomyces sp. RP1A-12 in managing groundnut stem rot disease caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc
Stem rot of groundnut caused by the soilborne
pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii can cause significant yield
losses. Biological control of stem rot using actinomycetes
is a viable alternative to existing fungicidal management.
Though ...
Genetic characterization of Moroccan and the exotic bread wheat cultivars using functional and random DNA markers linked to the agronomic traits for genomics-assisted improvement
Genetic characterization, diversity analysis and
estimate of the genetic relationship among varieties using
functional and random DNA markers linked to agronomic
traits can provide relevant guidelines in selecting parents
and ...
Résilience des ménages face à l’insécurité alimentaire et au changement climatique dans les régions du centre et du nord-est de la Tunisie : Une analyse empirique
With a clear decrease in the agricultural households’ incomes, the increase of food and production
factors prices, and the negative effects of climate change on agricultural production, smallholders’
farmers are facing ...
Genetic diversity among summer and winter Beauveria bassiana populations as revealed by AFLP analysis
The genetic diversity of Beauveria bassiana was investigated by comparing 40 isolates collected from summer
and overwintering populations of Sunn pest from different areas in Syria and Turkey, using amplified fragment
length ...
Organic breeding in Sarda ewes: utilization of the ram effect in an artificial insemination program
The current study assesses the ram effect as an alternative to conventional hormonal treatment for estrus synchronization prior to artificial insemination. Two groups of 50 anoestrus Sarda ewes were induced to ovulate with ...
Evaluation and Managing Wheat Seed-borne Diseases: Options and Suggestions from the Case of Tajikistan
Wheat seed-borne diseases are among the major constraints reducing crop yield and the quality of seed and grain. In this study we aimed to evaluate the type and prevalence of fungal seed-borne diseases in Tajik wheat seed ...
Commercial behaviours of smallholder farmers in wheat seed use and its implication for demand assessment in Ethiopia
The article presents the commercial behaviour and its determinants of smallholder farmers in wheat seed use, and its implication for seed demand assessment, based on primary data from 524 wheat farmers in the major wheat ...
Toxoplasma gondii infection and toxoplasmosis in North Africa: a review
Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular parasitic protozoan,
Toxoplasma gondii. It is worldwide distributed in all warm-blooded vertebrates including
humans. The present review aimed to ...