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Conservation and Use of Latin American Maize Diversity: Pillar of Nutrition Security and Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Guzzon, Filippo, Arandia Rios, Luis Walquer, Caviedes Cepeda, Galo Mario, Céspedes Polo, Marcia, Chávez Cabrera, Alexander, Muriel Figueroa, Jesús, Medina Hoyos, Alicia Elizabeth, Jara Calvo, Teófilo Wladimir, Molnar, Terence L., Narro León, Luis Alberto, Narro León, Teodoro Patricio, Mejía Kerguelén, Sergio Luis, Ospina Rojas, José Gabriel, Vásquez, Gricelda, Preciado Ortiz, Ricardo Ernesto, Zambrano, José Luis, Palacios Rojas, Natalia, Pixley, Kevin

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Influence of cultivar and environment on quality of Latin American wheats by Vázquez, Daniel, Berger, Andrés G., Cuniberti, Martha Beatriz, Bainotti, Carlos Tomas, Zavariz de Miranda, Marta, Scheeren, Pedro Luiz, Jobet, Claudio, Zúñiga, Javier, Cabrera, Graciela, Verges, Rubén, Peña, Roberto Javier

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Latin American and Caribbean Forests in the 2020s: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities by Ardila, Juan, Arieira, Julia, Simone Carolina, Bauch, Tathiana, Bezerra, Blackman, Allen, David, Olivia, Finegan, Bryan, Nascimento, Nathália, Nepstad, Dan, Nobre, Carlos A., 6 autores más.

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The Latin American forage seed market: Developments, trends, and future opportunities by Gallo Caro, Irieleth, Enciso, Karen, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Burkart, Stefan

“…The transformation of the cattle sector not only has future implications but also economic, social, and cultural connotations in the present. The Latin American cattle sector contributes with approximately 30% of the global beef trade and 46% of the agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) of the region. …”
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The Latin American forage seed market: recent developments and future opportunities by Gallo Caro, Irieleth, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan, Castiblanco, Valheria

“…Cattle farming in the Latin American (LA) lower tropics is characterised by extensive production systems with low productivity levels and negative environmental impacts. …”
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Light as a crucial factor for the induction of somatic embryogenesis in Latin American and African cassava cultivars by Akano, A.O., Fregene, Martin A., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Taylor, Nigel J., Fauquet, Claude M.

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Marker-assisted introgression of resistance to cassava mosaic disease into Latin American germplasm for the genetic improvement of cassava in Africa by Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Porto, M.C.M., Egesi, Chiedozie N., Mba, C, Espinosa, E., Santos Meléndez, Luís Guillermo, Ospina, C., Marín, J.A., Barrera Sabogal, E., Gutiérrez Artunduaga, Janneth Patricia, Ekanayake, I.J., Iglesias, C.A., Fregene, Martin A.

“…The gene pools for breeding cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Africa currently contain only a fraction of the existing genetic variation found in Latin America where the crop originates. Our research aimed to broaden the genetic base in Africa by introducing Latin American (LA) germplasm. …”
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Mapping food businesses with regenerative potential in the Amazon and Central American Dry Corridor by Yamauchi Levy, Max, Amante, Bruna L., Borrero, Daniel, Bonilla-Muñoz, Víctor H., Guzmán, Rosmaiky, Rojas, Claudia, Cotto, Héctor, Detlefsen, Guillermo, Vagliente, Pablo

“…This article presents the results of a mapping effort using specific criteria and analytical frameworks to build a better understanding of how regenerative food business models are evolving in Latin America. The mapping was conducted across six countries in the Central American Dry Corridor and five in the Amazon Biome. …”
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Cultural and economic barriers and opportunities for the participation of women in agricultural production systems: A case study in Guatemala by Hernandez, Manuel A., Alarcón, Constanza, Berrospi, Maria Lucia, Lopera, Diana Carolina, Quintero, Diana, Reyes, Byron A., Olivet, Francisco

“…As in other Latin American countries, agricultural activities in Guatemala contribute with 32% of the total employment (65% in rural areas), but only one in every ten individuals employed in these activities are women. …”
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Assessing the governance capacity to implement resource-oriented sanitation and waste management systems in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean by García Aguilar, Mónica Carlota

“…Implementing systems that allow to reuse resources contained in the organic waste streams (OWS) is an approach that can bring many benefits, especially in low-medium income areas as the Latin American and Caribbean region, where excreta, wastewater, and waste are not properly managed. …”
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Weed control in cassava by Calle, Fernando, Ceballos, H.

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Methodology for hardening large numbers of In vitro cassava plants by Segovia, Roberto J., Bedoya, Armando, Triviño, William, Ceballos, H., Fregene, Martin A., Gálvez E., Guillermo E., Ospina Patiño, Bernardo

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Cassava pest management by Bellotti, Anthony C., Arias V., Bernardo, Reyes Q., Jesús Antonio

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Biotechnology for cassava improvement:Genetic modification and clean-seed production by Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul, Escobar Pérez, Roosevelt H., López, Danilo, Beltrán, Jesús A., Roca, W., Tohme, Joseph M.

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Cassava biotechnology research at CIAT/Colombia by Fregene, Martin A., Ceballos, H., Roca, W., Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Akano, A., Mba, Chikelu, Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul, Tohme, Joseph M., Ospina Patiño, Bernardo

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Tree-Growth Variations of Nothofagus antarctica Related to Climate and Land Use Changes in Southern Patagonia, Argentina by Vettese, Evangelina Soledad, Villalba, Ricardo, Orellana Ibáñez, Ivonne Alejandra, Peri, Pablo Luis

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Abstract book 10th WPC- XXVIII ALAP 2018 Congress: Biodiversity, Food Security and Business by Barandiarán Gamarra, Miguel Ángel

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Cooperacion internacional by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Cassava program scientists visited the national programs of several Latin American and Asian countries to follow up the progress in cassava research and gather information. …”
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Control of the taeniosis/cysticercosis complex: Future developments by Flisser, A., Rodríguez Canul, R., Willingham, Arve Lee

“…The infection causes substantial human morbidity and mortality, particularly in several Latin American countries and parts of Africa and Asia, as well as economic losses in pig husbandry due to condemnation of infected pork meat. …”
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The potato and its contribution to the human diet and health by Burgos, G., Felde, T. zum, André, C.M., Kubow, S.

“…On the other hand, in some rural areas of Africa and in the highlands of Latin American countries, potato is considered a staple crop and is consumed in large quantities with intakes that vary from 300 to 800 g per day for adults. …”
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