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Participatory extension as basis for the work of rural extension services in the Amazon by Pokorny, B., Cayres, G., Nunes, W.

“…However, drastic measures are necessary to smooth the way for real participation in governmental and non-governmental organizations acting in the Brazilian Amazon.…”
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Modifying DSSAT crop models for low-input agricultural systems using a soil organic matter-residue module from Century by Gijsman, A.J., Hoogenboom, Gerrit, Parton, WJ, Kerridge, Peter C.

“…Soil N from decomposing SOM and residues was evaluated with data from a Brazilian experiment with seven leguminous residue types. …”
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Reactions of selected bean germ plasm to infection by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. phaseoli by Pastor Corrales, Marcial A., Abawi, G.S.

“…A Brazilian isolate of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. phaseoli (F. o. f. sp. phaseoli) was used to determine the reactions of 66 lines of beans to the Fusarium yellows pathogen in greenhouse tests. …”
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Export-oriented deforestation in Mato Grosso: harbinger or exception for other tropical forests? by Fries, R.S. de, Herold, Martin, Verchot, Louis V., Macedo, M.N, Shimabukuro, Y.

“…The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso was a global deforestation hotspot in the early 2000s. …”
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Canarypox virus expressing infectious bursal disease VP2 protein as immunogen for chickens by Zanetti, Flavia Adriana, Conte Grand, María Daniela, Mitarotonda, Romina Cristina, Taboga, Oscar Alberto, Calamante, Gabriela

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Comparación de algunas coberturas inertes ("mulches") para utilizarlas en viveros de eucaliptos en Brasil by Ayling, R.D, Birzins, P.J.

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Inverted CD4 +/CD8 + T cell ratio in Boran (Bos indicus) cattle by Makau, Maurine C., Powell, Jessica, Prendergast, James G.D., Latré de Laté, Perle, Morrison, Liam J., Fisch, Andressa, Gathura, Peter, Kitala, Phillip, Connelley, Timothy, Toye, Philip G.

“…This paper describes the characteristics of the T cell fractions in the study animals and compares the findings to those of other Boran cattle in Kenya, and four other cattle breeds representing African indicine, African taurine, Brazilian indicine and European taurine cattle. We demonstrate that the consistent observation of inverted CD4+/CD8+ cell ratio was restricted to the Boran.…”
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Declining Amazon biomass due to deforestation and subsequent degradation losses exceeding gains by Fawcett, D., Sitch, S., Ciais, Philippe, Wigneron, J.P., Silva Junior, C.H.L., Heinrich, V., Vancutsem, C., Achard, F., Bastos, A., Yang, H., Li, X., Albergel, C., Friedlingstein, P., Aragão, Luiz E.O.C

“…Our multi-source analysis provides a pessimistic assessment of the Amazon carbon balance and highlights the urgent need to stop the recent rise of deforestation and degradation, particularly in the Brazilian Amazon.…”
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Culture of impact in agricultural research organisations: What for and how? by Ferré, Marie, Blundo-Canto, Genowefa, Stachetti Rodrigues, Geraldo, Ramírez-Gómez, María-Margarita, Vedovoto, Graciela Luzia, Agudelo-Chocontá, Beatriz-Elena, Marques, Daniela Vieira, Flores, Roberto Manolio Valladão, Rodríguez-Borray, Gonzalo-Alfredo, de Souza, Mirian Oliveira, Goulet, Frédéric, Vásquez-Urriago, Ángela-Rocío, Sánchez-Lozano, Juliana-Ivonne, Pinto, Daniela Maciel, Zambrano-Moreno, Gregorio-Salomón, Londoño-Arias, María-Aidé, Zapata-Tamayo, Cristóbal-Alfonso, de Romémont, Aurelle

“…For this, we analyse organisational trajectories of three research organisations: the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Cirad), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), and the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA). …”
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Validation of KASP markers associated with hydrogen cyanide in fresh cassava roots in Uganda cassava germplasm by Kanaabi, M., Mukasa, S., Nuwamanya, E., Iragaba, P., Baguma, Y., Nanyonjo, A.R., Wagaba, H., Muhumuza, N., Namakula, F.B., Wembabazi, E., Ozimati, A., Kayondo, S.I., Esuma, W., Kawuki, R.S.

“…The study used six HCN competitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (KASP) markers that had previously been developed in a Brazilian population and verified in segregating West African cassava populations. …”
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Potential of silvopastoral systems in the rain forests by Toledo, José M., Torres, F

“…Given the high cattle population and high levels of demand for beef and milk in tropical America, ranching for cattle production in the humid tropics has been expanding in the Brazilian Amazon and in Central America. Also small farmers after clearing the forest for crop production move into mixed farming systems incorporating cattle as a way of saving and income generation. …”
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Introducción y evaluación de leguminosas forrajeras arbustivas en el Cerrado brasileño by Pizarro, Esteban A., Carvalho, Marcelo Ayres, Ramos, Allan Kardec Braga

“…Between 1991 and 1995, 10 genera and 88 accessions of shrub species were evaluated in the Brazilian Cerrados. The total cumulative DM production of these species during the first year of growth ranged between 0.5 t/ha for Cratylia argentea CIAT 18516 and 2.5 t/ha for Mimosa sp. …”
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Phytotoxicity indexes and removal of color, COD, phenols and ISA from pulp and paper mill wastewater post-treated by UV/H2O2 and photo-Fenton by Carvalho Neves, Ludmila, Beber de Souza, Jeanette, de Souza Vidal, Carlos Magno, Herbert, Lucila Thomsett, de Souza Vidal, Kely Viviane, Martins, Kely Geronazzo, Young, Brian Jonathan

“…A comparison of four phytotoxicity indexes was carried out. PPMWW from a Brazilian treatment plant was characterized by high values of phenols, color, integrated spectral area (ISA), and chemical oxygen demand (COD), and caused significant inhibition to seedling development. …”
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Origin of new lineages by recombination and mutation in avian infectious bronchitis virus from South America by Marandino, Ana, Vagnozzi, Ariel Eduardo, Tomás, Gonzalo, Techera, Claudia, Gerez Miranda, Rocio Del Carmen, Hernández, Martín, Williman, Joaquín, Realpe, Mauricio, Greif, Gonzalo, Panzera, Yanina, Pérez, Ruben

“…The current IBV scenario in South America includes the GI-16 lineage, recombinant GI-11 strains sharing high similarity with GI-16 outside S1, and Brazilian GI-11 strains with a divergent genomic background. …”
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Synonymy of Ixodes aragaoi with Ixodes fuscipes, and reinstatement of Ixodes spinosus (Acari: Ixodidae) by Labruna, Marcelo B., Onofrio, Valeria C., Barros Battesti, Darci M., Gianizella, Sergio L., Venzal, José Manuel, Guglielmone, Alberto

“…Some of the specimens previously reported as I. fuscipes are now confirmed as I. spinosus, with records in two Brazilian biomes, Amazon and Atlantic rainforest. We present lists of the ticks examined in this study, with their current taxonomic status.…”
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Culture of impact in agricultural research organisations: What for and how? by Ferré, Marie, Blundo Canto, Genowefa, Rodrigues, Geraldo Stachetti, Ramírez Gomez, María Margarita, Vedovoto, Graciela Luzia, Agudelo Chocontá, Beatriz Elena, Marques, Daniela Vieira, Valladao Flores, Roberto Manolio, Rodríguez Borray, Gonzalo Alfredo, de Souza, Mirian Oliveira, Goulet, Frédéric, Vásquez Urriago, Angela Rocío, Sanchez Lozano, Juliana Ivonne, Pinto, Daniela Maciel, Zambrano Moreno, Gregorio Salomón, Londono Arias, María Aidé, Zapata Tamayo, Cristóbal Alfonso, de Romémont, Aurelle

“…For this, we analyse organisational trajectories of three research organisations: the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Cirad), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), and the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA). …”
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The effect of integrated conservation and development programs in protected areas on human wellbeing by Swartz, Elan

“…Using a case study, additionality was determined by comparing two proximate reserves in the Brazilian Bolsa Floresta Programme that received the programme to varying degrees. …”
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Population improvement via recurrent selection drives genetic gain in upland rice breeding by Pereira de Castro, Adriano, Breseghello, Flávio, Volpi Furtini, Isabela, Utumi, Marley Marico, Pereira, José Almeida, Cao, Tuong-Vi, Bartholomé, Jérôme

“…In rice, population improvement through recurrent selection has been used very little to date, except in Latin America. At Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), the upland rice breeding program is conducted in two phases: population improvement followed by product development. …”
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Banana genotype-associated microbiomes play an essential role in suppressing Fusarium wilt by Zhang, Wenlong, Xu, Shengtao, Bai, Tingting, Aman, Bonaventure Omondi, Wang, Yongfen, Li, Shu, Wang, Jielin, Qin, Yue, Wang, Yun-Yue, Zheng, Sijun

“…Inoculation with the RG biomarker Penicillium sp., which showed high relative abundance in the root periphery, significantly reduced the FWB disease index in the susceptible banana genotypes Brazilian and Guijiao No.1 by 51.67% and 51.72%, respectively. …”
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Science for the poor: how one woman challenged researchers, ranchers, and loggers in Amazonia by Shanley, P.

“…A new version of the book, requested by the government of Brazil, contains the contributions of 90 leading Brazilian and international scientists and local people. …”
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