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Preparing potato for climate change: Breeding, selection and efficient use of genetic resources for abiotic stress by Amoros, W., Cabello, R., Gutiérrez, R., Kadian, M.S., Carli, C., Salas, E., Munive, S., Bonierbale, Merideth W.

“…Meanwhile, in order to assess wider diversity of cultivated potatoes, a set of 918 potato accessions including landraces, improved varieties and advanced breeding material has been evaluated under full and limited irrigation conditions in Peru. …”
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Effect of production environment, genotype and process on the mineral content of native bitter potato cultivars converted into white chuño by Haan, Stef de, Burgos, G., Ccanto, Raul I., Arcos, J., Scurrah, M., Salas, E., Bonierbale, Merideth W.

“…We speculate that mineral losses are caused by leaching, while increases of iron and calcium are a likely result of absorption. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry…”
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International agricultural research to reduce food risks: Case studies on aflatoxins by Grace, Delia, Mahuku, George S., Hoffmann, Vivian, Atherstone, Christine, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…Agricultural and food systems are intimately connected to health outcomes, but health policy and programs often stop at the clinic door. A consensus is growing that the disconnection between agriculture, health and nutrition is at least partly responsible for the disease burden associated with food and farming. …”
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Flock structure, level of production, and marketing of three Ethiopian goat types kept under different production systems by Tadesse, D., Urge, Mengistu, Animut, G., Mekasha, Yoseph

“…This study was conducted to characterize three Ethiopian indigenous goat types in terms of their composition and dynamics, productivity, and marketing. A set of semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information from 155 goat owners based on single-visit-interviews. …”
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Workshop report: Integrated Modeling of Climate Impacts on Agricultural Productivity and Socio-Economic Status (IMCASE) in the Philippines by Sheinkman, Michael

“…CCAFS and IRRI jointly organized a workshop on potential uses of integrated modelling of Agricultural Productivity and Socio-Economic status on 3-5 September 2013 at IRRI campus, Los Banos, Philippines. …”
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Agricultural research for nutrition outcomes – rethinking the agenda by McDermott, John J., Johnson, Nancy L., Kadiyala, S., Kennedy, G., Wyatt, Amanda

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Climate and Security in Asia and the Pacific (Food, Water and Energy) by Heath, L., Salinger MJ, Falkland T, Hansen, James, Jiang K, Kameyama Y, Kishi, M., Meinke, Holger, Morton K, Nikitina, E., Shukla PR, White I

“…Changes in agronomic practices, such as earlier plant dates and cultivar substitution will be required. Fisheries play a crucial role in providing food security with the contribution of fish to dietary animal protein being very high in the region – up to 90 % in small island developing states (SIDS). …”
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Minjingu phosphate rock availability in low-pH highly weathered soil as affected by added salts by Savini, Isaac, Koala, Saidou, Kihara, Job Maguta

“…For soils with low levels of exchangeable cations and where liming is a recommended intervention measure, Ca from lime will form insoluble P phases and reduce the dissolution of PR and P availability to plants.…”
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Problemas patologicos en el cultivo de la yuca by Lozano, J.C.

“…General recommendations are also given for cassava disease control at a commercial level. (CIAT)…”
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Milk yield, milk composition and kid growth in Boer and East African Goats in Malawi by Banda, J.W., Steinbach, J., Zerfas, H.P.

“…The ADG from birth to 12 weeks of age was 87.9±3.2 g. Season of kidding had a significant effect on this trait. ADG decreased by 8.9g/kid and increased by 19.9g/lactation. …”
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Phenotypic and genetic parameters of growth traits of blended goats at Malya, Tanzania by Das, S.M., Rege, J.E.O., Shibre, M.

“…The Blended goat developed in Malya, Tanzania, is a stabilised three-way cross of the Kamorai (55%), Boer (30%) and indigenous (15%) goats. …”
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Caja de herramientas para género e inclusión: Investigación participativa en cambio climático y agricultura by Jost, Christine, Ferdous, N., Spicer, TD

“…Idealmente, la integración de los marcos de diferenciación social y de género debería hacerse desde el inicio del programa y coordinarse a lo largo de las fases de investigación, diseño, implementación, monitoreo y evaluación. …”
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Multivariable analysis of the association between antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from apparently healthy pigs in Japan by Makita, K., Goto, M., Ozawa, M., Kawanishi, M., Koike, R., Asai, T., Tamura, Y.

“…Fecal E. coli isolates from 250 pigs (one isolate each from a pig per farm) were examined for antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Informe sobre siembra y evaluacion de germinacion de las parcelas sembradas en Mondomo (Cauca) en mayo de 1979 por el Programa de Economia de Yuca : Proyecto conjunto de ensayo y v... by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…In Mondomo, state of Cauca (Colombia), a socioeconomic survey was made of the 7 famers in the area that participated in the program of demonstration plots. …”
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Mejoramiento de la yuca para adaptacion en condiciones de estres : desarrollo de una metodologia by Hershey, Clair H.

“….: lowland tropics, ECZ 1 (low to moderate rainfall and long dry season; high annual temp.), ECZ 2 (moderate to high rainfall on acid, infertile soils), and ECZ 3 (no marked dry season, high rainfall, high constant rh); intermediate alt. tropics, ECZ 4; highland tropics, ECZ 5; and subtropics, ECZ 6. A unique combination of potential pest and disease problems can be identified for each ECZ. …”
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Plan piloto para el desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en algunos departamentos de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia : Segundo informe julio 1982-mayo 1983 by Gómez G., Guillermo G.

“…Economic data are presented regarding updated investments and returns to operate cassava drying plants with drying areas of 500 and 1000 square meters. Partial results of a survey of cassava production and marketing in the region are given. …”
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Plan piloto para el desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en algunos departamentos de la Costa Atlantica de Colombia : Tercer informe junio 1983-junio 1984 by Best, R.

“…The 1st yr of operation (1983-84) of 6 cassava natural drying plants, established in some states of the Colombian Atlantic Coast as a result of the successful operation of the Betulia pilot plant (Sucre) established in 1981, is reported. …”
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Agricultural biodiversity to manage the risks and empower the poor. Proceedings of the International Conference 27-29 April 2015, Rome, Italy. by Padulosi, S., Meldrum, G., Gullotta, G.

“…During these consultations, a thorough analysis of the local situation for nutrition, climate change, vulnerable groups and agricultural biodiversity was made to gain appreciation of how underutilized crops can be mobilized to enhance nutrition, livelihood resilience and income generation, which is captured in the document.…”
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Genetic diversity of tropical early-maturing maize inbreds and their performance in hybrid combinations under drought and optimum growing conditions by Oyekunle, M., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Hearne, S., Franco, J.

“…Significant differences were observed among inbreds and hybrids for most traits under both research conditions. A total of 130 alleles were detected ranging from two for nc133 to nine for phi299852 with an average of 5.7 alleles per locus. …”
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Determinants and role of farmers’ seed and seedling multiplication in the SNNP Region seed system by Walelign, G.

“…Further more t-test and chi-square test were used to supplement or testify significance of results obtained. A Tobit model was employed to identify the determinants variable to farmers’ involvement in seed multiplication activity and intensity of multiplication. …”
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