Search Results - "vernacular"

Botanical identification of medicinal roots collected and traded in Morocco and comparison to the existing literature by Ouarghidi, A, Martin, G.J., Powell, B., Esser, G, Abbad, A.

“…A literature review revealed heavy reliance on a few key publications for identification of medicinal plant species from local or vernacular names and a lack of citation of voucher specimens in many publications. …”
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Bulungan ethnobiology handbook by Puri, R.K.

“…It is completed with environmental glossary and indexes to scientific names and vernacular names of plants and animals. (YS)…”
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The wealth of a visit by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…In Malawi, there is a vernacular proverb that 'Knowledge is wealth'. Agroforestry workers from eastern and southern Africa went to Malawi and Zambia in January looking for that wealth, and they found it. …”
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Dyes and tannins by Jansen, P.C.M., Cardon, D., Lemmens, R.H.M.J., Oyen, L.P.A.

“…The descriptions are accompanied by line drawings and give information on family, Latin and vernacular names, anatomy, origin and geographic distribution, ecology, production, trade and properties.…”
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Social assistance in crises: Is Harambee replacing Buusaa Goonoofaa among Borana pastoralists? by Mohamed, Tahira Shariff

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Do-it-yourself (DIY) videos on maintenance of maize shelling machines: Northern Ghana, Dagare dialect with English subtitles by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Short, vernacular do-it-yourself (DIY) videos by Africa RISING that smallholder farmers can refer to for tips on maintaining their mechanized maize shelling machines. …”
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Do-it-yourself (DIY) videos on maintenance of maize shelling machines: Northern Ghana, Dagbani dialect with English subtitles by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Short, vernacular do-it-yourself (DIY) videos by Africa RISING that smallholder farmers can refer to for tips on maintaining their mechanized maize shelling machines. …”
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Do-it-yourself (DIY) videos on maintenance of maize shelling machines: Northern Ghana, Gruni dialect with English subtitles by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Short, vernacular do-it-yourself (DIY) videos by Africa RISING that smallholder farmers can refer to for tips on maintaining their mechanized maize shelling machines. …”
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Do-it-yourself (DIY) videos on maintenance of maize shelling machines: Northern Ghana, Wale dialect with English subtitles by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Short, vernacular do-it-yourself (DIY) videos by Africa RISING that smallholder farmers can refer to for tips on maintaining their mechanized maize shelling machines. …”
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Phaseolus germplasm exploration by Debouck, Daniel G.

“…The following aspects to be considered in germplasm collection are analyzed: definition of the genus being looked for, centers of diversity, strategy, contacts, equipment, itinerary, sampling methods of cultivated and wild materials, collector's name and no., place of collection (name, lat., longitude, alt., country, state or province, district or county), date of collection, and common or vernacular name. Germplasm explorations should be carried out to collect the broadest possible range of genetic variability rather than variability pertaining to current breeding objectives. …”
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Traditional food plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda—a cultural crossroads by Masters, E.T.

“…Further studies should assess the intra-species biodiversity of these resources, with respect to farmer-valued traits and vernacular (folk) classification systems.…”
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Meghdoot App to support the digitalization of agroadvisories in India by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The app seamlessly aggregates contextualised district and crop wise advisories issued by Agro Met Field Units every Tuesday and Friday with the forecast and historic weather information to farmers in local vernacular. Meghdoot has disseminated >350k advisories with >45k active users.…”
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Legume by Frison, Emile A., Bos, L., Hamilton, R.I., Mathur, S.B., Taylor, J.D., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

“…An appendix lists Latin and vernacular (English, French, Spanish, German and other) names of major legume species. …”
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Do-it-yourself (DIY) videos on maintenance of maize shelling machines: Northern Ghana, Kasim dialect with English subtitles by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Short, vernacular do-it-yourself (DIY) videos by Africa RISING that smallholder farmers can refer to for tips on maintaining their mechanized maize shelling machines. …”
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Manual práctico para la identificación de las principales especies maderables de la zona del río San Juan, Nicaragua: características para su identificación by Gutiérrez, N., Góngora, C., Arguello, A.

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Black nightshades, Solanum nigrum L. and related species by Edmonds, J.M., Chweya, J.A., Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

“…This monograph attempts to identify the species related to the black nightshade more accurately, by providing an identification key, descriptions of the taxa most widely reported to be of dietary and/or ethnobotanical use in various Asian, African and Indonesian countries, listing some of the many vernacular names used for the species, recording precise uses of the various species and presenting some information on their genetic resources. …”
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Comparative analysis of morphological and farmers' cognitive diversity in yams landraces (Dioscorea spp.) from southern Ethiopia by Tamiru, M., Becker, H.C., Maass, Brigitte L.

“…Few landraces known by the same vernacular name were also morphologically distinct. …”
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Yield loss from plant parasitic nematodes in East African highland banan (Musa spp. AAA) by Speijer, P.R., Kajumba, C.

“…East African Highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA) also known by their vernacular name ‘matooke', are a major staple food for the densely populated high elevation regions of Eastern and Central Africa. …”
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District-Level Training and Dissemination of Seasonal Rainfall Forecast by Umer, Yakob, Wapamesa, A, Makungwe, M., Mwase, R., Chongo, T.

“…Dissemination activities at camp and community levels demonstrated farmers’ ability to understand and apply forecast information when communicated through participatory and localized methods, including the use of vernacular languages and visual aids. Moreover, in partnership with National Agricultural Information Services (NAIS) over 5000 farmers will be reached through broadcast media (radio and television) and social media, in all the 7 official local languages. …”
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Using isozyme polymorphism to assess genetic variation within cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex) of the Republic of Benin by Dansi, A., Mignouna, H., Zoundjihékpon, J., Sangare, A., Asiedu, Robert, Ahoussou, N.

“…For an old and vegetatively propagated crop (with a considerable number of vernacular names) such as yam, and for which a high rate of duplication is expected, the 227 cultivars were found to be good enough to be considered as the adequate number of accessions representing the diversity in the germplasm analysed. …”
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