Search Results - "American Scientist"

Book review. Plant stems: physiology and functional morphology by Putz, F.E.

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Building capacity for bioinformatics - Latin America. Project profile. by International Potato Center

“…Data-driven biology could have a major impact on health, agriculture, and environmental management, but Latin American scientist have yet to fully benefit from this new approach. …”
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The power of nexus planning: achieving sustainability entails weighing trade-offs and collaborating among interconnected sectors by Nhamo, L., Mpandeli, S., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

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Making information accessible by Monge, F

“…The following are analyzed: the relation between information and research; characteristics of the Latin American scientist regarding information production and consumption; publication infrastructure, that in Latin America is another illustration of the vicious circle of under-development; the services offered by the Scientific Information Exchange Unit at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); and the concept of consolidated information that includes not only the recollection and dissemination of the results of research but also the mechanisms that synthesize these results and integrate them as scientific and technical knowledge to contribute to the advance ofscience and to the solution of problems. …”
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Global warming could hit rice by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…American scientists are worried that changes in the <<greenhouse effect>> are affecting the earth's climatic pattern and could cause drought and a rise In the ocean level in the next decade. …”
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Insecticide straightjackets pests by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…American scientists have developed an insecticide that traps caterpillars inside the straight-jacket of their old skin. …”
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Prediction and prevention of famine by Mellor, John W.

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Breeding for nutrition by Bouis, Howarth E.

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