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Bacterial blight, caused by Burkholderia glumae, is attacking Brachiaria in Colombia: First report by Álvarez, Elizabeth, Latorre, Michael A.

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Intensive Soybean Management : an Integrated Systems Approach by Balboa, Guillermo R., Stewart, Mike, Salvagiotti, Fernando, García, Fernando O., Francisco, Eros Artur Bohac, Ciampitti, Ignacio A.

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Sistema de información de suelos para el Altiplano Cundiboyacense (Iraka) by Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo Alfonso, Martínez Maldonado, Fabio Ernesto, Varón Ramírez, Viviana Marcela, Gómez Latorre, Douglas Andrés, Estupiñán Casallas, Jhon Mauricio, Silva Arero, Elías Alexander, Jaramillo Barrios, Camilo Ignacio, Molina Varón, José Alfredo, Vergara Rivas, David, González Jaimes, Eduardo

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CGIAR International Centers Week, Washington, D.C., July 29 - August 2, 1974: Informal Summary of Proceedings by CGIAR Secretariat

“…The Group received TAC comments on aquaculture, tropical fruit, Latin American bean research, water buffaloes, and transitional funding for the CARIS information system. …”
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Genetic and phenotypic characterization of rice grain quality traits to define research strategies for improving rice milling, appearance, and cooking qualities in Latin America an... by Cruz, Maribel, Arbeláez Vélez, Juan D., Loaiza, Katherine, Cuásquer, Juan B., Rosas, Juan, Graterol Matute, Eduardo Jose

“…This study provides the foundation for deploying effective molecular breeding strategies for grain quality in Latin American rice breeding programs.…”
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Identification and fine mapping of a major QTL (qRtsc8-1) conferring resistance to maize tar spot complex and validation of production markers in breeding lines by Jiaojiao Ren, Penghao Wu, Huestis, Gordon M., Ao Zhang, Jingtao Qu, Yubo Liu, Hongjian Zheng, Alakonya, Amos, Dhliwayo, Thanda, Olsen, Michael, San Vicente, Felix M., Boddupalli, P.M., Jiafa Chen, Xuecai Zhang

“…Tar spot complex (TSC) is a major foliar disease of maize in many Central and Latin American countries and leads to severe yield loss. …”
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Status and opportunities for improvement in greenhouse gas emission inventories for the cattle production in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A perspective by Ruden, Alejandro, Torres, Felipe, Berndt, Alexandre, Gómez, Carlos, Salazar, Francisco, Casallas, Ivon, Montenegro, Johnny, Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos, Manrique, María Lourdes, García Ascolani, Mariana, Alfaro, Marta, Cornejo, Paulo, Oyhantçabal, Walter, Misselbrook, Tom H., Arango, Jacobo

“…However, some relevant activities within Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries, such as enteric methane emissions and methane and nitrous oxide emissions from cattle manure management are still estimated using tier 1 methods, which leads to a high uncertainty due to the importance of livestock emissions in the national totals for these countries. …”
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Opportunities to improve water productivity in farmer-led irrigation: a case study of Ethiopia by Tegegne, Desalegn

“…To construct economic growth and poverty reduction, farmer-led irrigation is increasing nowadays in many African, South Asian, and Latin American countries. Smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate shocks due to rainfall variability, frequent droughts, and inadequate water resources, which threaten agricultural productivity and food security is known. …”
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Local to regional-scale mechanisms behind successful climate services for agriculture in Latin America by Giraldo, Diana, Ríos, David, Navarro-Racines, Carlos, Camacho, Kemly, Martinez-Valle, Armando, Prager, Steven D., Obando, Diego, Zelaya, Carlos, Martinez-Baron, Deissy, Muñoz, Ángel G., Ramirez Villegas, Julian

“…We apply this framework to 26 MTAs across four Latin American countries, namely, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Colombia. …”
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) molecular diversity in cattle, sheep, and goats from Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review by Correa-Valencia, Nathalia M., Moyano, Roberto Damian, Hernández-Agudelo, Miguel, Fernández-Silva, Jorge A.

“…Regardless the high diversity of techniques used so far to genotype Latin American and Caribbean MAP isolates, the original question of this systematic review has been answered. …”
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Diversity of the BoLA-DRB3 gene in cattle breeds from tropical and subtropical regions of Argentina by Valenzano, Magali Nicole, Caffaro, María Eugenia, Lia, Veronica Viviana, Poli, Mario Andres, Wilkowsky, Silvina Elizabeth

“…To date, however, the characterization of the BoLA-DRB3 gene in Latin American Zebu and mixed zebuine breeds is scarce. …”
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Feed sorting behavior and performance of Argentinian Creole, Braford and crossbred steers during the growing and fattening phases by Della Rosa, Maria Milagros, Corva, Pablo Marcelo, Royo, Victoria, Zimerman, Maria, Bottegal, Diego Nicolas, Nasca, Jose Andres

“…Local Latin American cattle breeds are considered highly adapted to grazing systems in harsh environments, but their potential in more intensified beef production systems, particularly when compared to imported breeds, is still a matter of debate. …”
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Cassava Annual Report 2019 by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) has supported cassava farmers for nearly five decades since CIAT created its Global Cassava Program in the early 1970s, prioritizing cassava research on the Latin American germplasm to provide solutions to the crop’s production and sustainability challenges in its home as well as in Africa and SEA, working with partners such as the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). 50 years on, the Program continues to deliver on its initial objective, embracing the challenges outlined in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals which guide its theory of change path to deliver impact. …”
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Are horticultural exports a replicable success story?: evidence from Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire by Minot, Nicholas, Ngigi, Margaret

“…Ivorian exports rely on preferential access to European markets relative to Latin American exporters, raising doubts about sustainability. …”
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A tool for community-based assessment of the implications of development on water security in hillside watersheds by Luijten, JC, Jones, James W., Knapp, E.B.

“…Development and population growth in Latin American countries with steep slope farming are likely to further increase pressures on water and land resources. …”
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Soil organic matter in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados by Neufeldt, Henry, Resck, DVS, Ayarza, Miguel Angel, Zech, W.

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Cassava production, marketing and utilization by Pachico, Douglas H.

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La importancia de la utilización de la diversidad genética vegetal en los programas de investigación agrícola en América Latina by Deobuck, Daniel, Ebert, Andreas, Peralta, Eduardo, Barandiarán, Miguel A., Ramírez, Marlina

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From theory to practice: what should we have in mind when building an effective and sustainable Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme for silvopastoral systems? Evidence fro... by Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan

“…In most Latin American countries, payment for ecosystem services (PES) can be a useful strategy for restoration and conservation of the environment, increasing productivity and promoting sustainable development in rural areas. …”
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Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children : Case studies from five countries by Pachón, Helena, Simondon, KB, Fall, ST, Menon, Purnima, Ruel, Marie T., Hotz, C, Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M., Arce, B., Liria Domínguez, M.R., Frongillo, Edward A., Brown, D.L.

“…Data on intake of animal-source foods in grams were only available for the Latin American case-study sites, where daily milk intake was high in Mexico and Peru (195 and 180 g/day, respectively) and the intakes of meat, fish, and poultry (MFP) (29.0 and 13.6 g/day) and of egg (18.4 and 4.9 g/day) were low. …”
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