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Title: Cryptic Diversity Hidden within the Leafminer Genus Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
Author(s)Date: 2018-11-15Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessLeafminer insects of the genus Liriomyza are small flies whose larvae feed on the internal tissue of some of the most important crop plants for the human diet. Several of these pest species are highly uniform from the ... -
Title: Cultivar-dependent variation in lentil (Lens culinaris L.) and implications for selecting food-feed varieties
Author(s)Date: 2016-04-19Type: PosterStatus: Open accessLentil straw is one of the extensively used livestock feed in mixed crop-livestock systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. To identify the importance of varietal and environmental sources of variation in the nutritive value of straw ... -
Title: Cultivation Intensity In Relation To Organic Matter And Related Properties In A Vertisol In Southern Turkey
Author(s)Date: 2011-07-11Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessAs most of the organic carbon (C) in the biosphere resides in the soil in the form of soil organic matter (SOM), tillage practices can potentially increase C losses to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, thus contributing ... -
Title: Cultivation of sweet sorghum on heavy metal contaminated soils by phytoremediation approach for production of bioethanol
Author(s)Date: 2016-12-31Type: Book ChapterStatus: Open accessThe term heavy metal (HM) has a wide range of meanings, and there has been no consistent definition by any authoritative body such as International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) over the past 60 years. But ... -
Title: Cultivos disponibles para los sistemas CLCA en México y Bolivia / Available crops for the CLCA systems in Mexico and Bolivia
Author(s)Date: 2020-03-31Type: Other (Technical Sheet)Status: Open accessA fin de proporcionar a los agricultores, los servicios de extensión y los interesados en la red información técnica sobre los diferentes cultivos disponibles para los sistemas de CLCA en México y Bolivia, se diseñaron ... -
Title: The Culture of Banana Cultivation: Towards a Better Understanding of the Banana Seed System in Central Uganda
Author(s)Date: 2017-09-15Type: Internal ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessBanana is one of the most important staple crops in Central Uganda. In central Uganda most of the banana varieties cultivated, belong to the East African Highland Bananas (EAHB) which include food (Matooke) and beer (Mbidde) ... -
Title: Culture selected somaclonal variants showing low-ODAP and high protein content in nineteen grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) genotypes
Author(s)Date: 2020-07-15Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessTo develop low-ODAP grass pea genotypes with high protein content, in vitro tissue culture techniques were used for inducing somaclonal variation through internode explants that was cultured on B5 medium containing 2 mg ... -
Title: Current and future strategies in breeding lentil for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses
Author(s)Date: 1993-01-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessLentil production is limited by lack of moisture and unfavorable temperatures throughout its distribution. Waterlogging and salinity are only locally important. Progress has been made in breeding for tolerance to drought ... -
Title: Current and residual effects of compost and inorganic fertilizer on wheat and soil chemical properties
Author(s)Date: 2014-09-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessRestoring soil fertility in smallholder farming systems is essential to sustain crop production. An experiment was conducted in 2011 and 2012 to study the effect of compost and inorganic fertilizer application on soil ... -
Title: Current knowledge and breeding perspectives for the miracle plant Synsepalum dulcificum (Schum. et Thonn.) Daniell
Author(s)Date: 2015-02-18Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessSynsepalum dulcificum, an African native shrub, is a valuable species. All plant parts are of medicinal importance whereas the fruit known as magic berry, miracle berry, or sweet berry is consumed fresh. Surprisingly, very ... -
Title: Current knowledge in lentil genomics and its application for crop improvement
Author(s)Date: 2015-02-23Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessMost of the lentil growing countries face a certain set of abiotic and biotic stresses causing substantial reduction in crop growth, yield, and production. Until-to date, lentil breeders have used conventional plant breeding ... -
Title: Current Knowledge on Genetic Biofortification in Lentil
Author(s)Date: 2016-08-24Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessMicronutrient deficiency in the human body, popularly known as “hidden hunger”, causes many health problems. It presently affects >2 billion people worldwide, especially in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Biofortification ... -
Title: Current Perspectives on Introgression Breeding in Food Legumes
Author(s)Date: 2021-01-21Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessFood legumes are important for defeating malnutrition and sustaining agri-food systems globally. Breeding efforts in legume crops have been largely confined to the exploitation of genetic variation available within the ... -
Title: Current Perspectives on Reducing the β-ODAP Content and Improving Potential Agronomic Traits in Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.)
Author(s)Date: 2021-10-18Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessGrass pea is well-established as one of the most resilient and versatile crops that can thrive under extreme climatic circumstances such as cold, heat, drought, salt-affected soils, submergence, and excessive rainfall along ... -
Title: Current Situation, Investment Opportunities, and Future Outlooks of Malt Barley Production in Ethiopia
Author(s)Date: 2015-12-31Type: ReportStatus: Limited accessThis study assesses the current situation and identifies opportunities and constraints along the malt barley value chain in Ethiopia. The future prospects of malt barley production, processing and marketing in line with ... -
Title: The current state on characterisation of indigenous breeds of sheep and goats in Ethiopia
Author(s)Date: 2021-11-22Type: ReportStatus: Open accessFrom the beginning of domestication, the transportation of domestic animals resulted in genetic and demographic processes that explain their present-day global distribution, genetic diversity and structure. Animal genetic ... -
Title: Current status and future strategy in breeding chickpea for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses
Author(s)Date: 1993-01-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessChickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) production has remained static for the past two decades. One major limiting factor has been susceptibility of cultivars to several biotic and abiotic stresses that adversely affect yield. In ... -
Title: Current status and future strategy in breeding grasspea (Lathyrus sativus)
Author(s)Date: 1993-01-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessEfforts in grasspea (Lathyrus sativus) improvement have increased since the development of lines that are very low in the neurotoxin Beta-N-oxalyl-L-alpha-beta-diamino propionic acid (ODAP); also referred to as Beta-N ... -
Title: Current Status and Overview of Farm Mechanization in Morocco
Author(s)Date: 2021-11-01Type: Donor ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessSince its independence, Morocco has placed the agricultural sector at the centre of its development choices in view of the important economic, social and territorial issues raised by this sector (DEPF, 2019). This is ... -
Title: Current Status of Agro-biodiversity in Lebanon and Future Challenges
Author(s)Date: 2011-01-14Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessThough a small country, Lebanon hosts various ecosystems that allow for a large number of plants ranging from cold requiring crops to subtropical ones to live and flourish. More than 80 plant species for food and agriculture ...