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Effect of Mucuna fallow on weed dry matter and composition in succeeding maize
Weeding requires a major proportion of labour in farming of smallholders in Africa. Any technology that can effectively reduce the weeding requirement increases the productivity of the household. Studies were conducted on ...
An integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas
More than 400 million people in the developing world depend on dryland agriculture for their livelihoods. Dryland agriculture involves a complex combination of productive components: staple crops, vegetables, livestock, ...
Temperature-dependent phenology and growth potential of the Andean potato tuber moth, Symmetrischema tangolias (Gyen) (Lep., Gelechiidae)
The Andean potato tuber moth, Symmetrischema tangolias (Gyen) [Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae], is an economically important pest of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in the mid-elevated Andean region and an invasive pest
of partially ...
A Case of Need: Linking Traits to Genebank Accessions
Genebanks are responsible for collecting, maintaining, characterizing, documenting, and distributing plant genetic resources for research, education, and breeding purposes. The rationale for requests of plant materials ...
Germplasm Acquisition and Distribution by CGIAR Genebanks
The international collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) hosted by 11 CGIAR Centers are important components of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s global system of ...
Research for development approaches in mixed crop-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands
This study presents processes and success stories that emerged from Africa
RISING’s Research for Development project in the Ethiopian Highlands. The
project has tested a combination of participatory tools at multiple ...
State of ex situ conservation of landrace groups of 25 major crops
Crop landraces have unique local agroecological and societal functions and offer important genetic resources for plant breeding. Recognition of the value of landrace diversity and concern about its erosion on farms have ...
Overcoming phosphorus deficiency in West African pearl millet and sorghum production systems: promising options for crop improvement
West Africa (WA) is among the most food insecure regions. Rapid human population
growth and stagnating crop yields greatly contribute to this fact. Poor soil fertility,
especially low plant available phosphorus (P) is ...
A framework for scaling sustainable land management options
Improvements in land use and management are needed at a global scale to tackle interconnected global challenges of population growth, poverty, migration, climate change, biodiversity loss, and degrading land and water ...
Innovation Platforms in Agricultural Research for Development: Ex-ante appraisal of the purposes and conditions under which innovation platforms can contribute to agricultural development outcomes
Innovation platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra of agricultural research for development projects and programmes. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve agricultural development ...