Resultados de búsqueda - "Scientist"

Beans to resist weevils por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Wild beans that resist the attack of weevils in stores have been discovered by scientists at the Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Colombia and are being incorporated into new weevil-resistant commercial varieties. …”
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Broadbeds for better yields por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…ILCA (International Livestock Centre for Africa) scientists and their collaborators...…”
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Biotechnology to improve resistance to pests por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Scientists at IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) are using biotechnology to transfer the natural pest resistance found in wild rices into domesticated varieties, and thus develop improved cultivars that require few or no pesticides. …”
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Ill weeds grow apace por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…This useful website with databases of the International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds (ISHRW) is a collaborative effort between weed scientists in over 80 countries, who maintain scientific accuracy in the reporting of herbicide resistant...…”
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Safety nets for improved tilapia por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…With more farmers adopting aquaculture as an option for improving food production and farm income, scientists are looking at ways to raise productivity through genetic improvement. …”
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Infothela: Information technology at your doorstep por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Infothela: Information technology at your doorstep, Times of India, 15 November 2002 Kanpur - Scientists at IIT have developed a battery-powered ´infothela´ equipped with an assortment of Internet and telecom facilities to impart…”
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Listening to different voices - revealing local knowledge through research por Fernández, M.

“…Maria Fernandez, Honorary Research Fellow, Bioversity International, introduces this new video, in which young scientists talk about the challenges they faced doing participatory research and how they worked creatively to overcome them.…”
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Growing sorghum in all day lengths por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Scientists at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India are busy improving six sorghum varieties from Nigeria so that they do not depend on specific periods of sunlight to produce grain. …”
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Better tractor wheels por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A paddy field has been constructed at Silsoe and scientists are planning...…”
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Seeds for traditional crops por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Zambian nutritional experts are echoing findings by local agricultural scientists, in order to encourage consumers to grow and buy time-tested traditional food varieties. …”
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Grass that gets rid of salt por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…To prevent this from happening, gypsum, (calcium sulphate), is used. Scientists...…”
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Improving yam yields por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Scientists at the University of Nigeria have shown that treating tubers of white yam ( Dioscorea rotundata) with the growth regulator IBA before planting ensures dormancy is broken and results in more uniform crop establishment and higher yields....…”
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Agroforestry in bean research por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…CIAT scientists working on the Great Lakes Bean Project in Rwanda have developed an interest in agroforestry - the production system where woody perennials are grown on the same land as agricultural crops. …”
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Fresh ideas for preserving fish por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Scientists in the south of India are experimenting with a plastic pouch that could one day replace canning as a means of preserving fish, especially sardines. …”
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Intercropping: Farming for the future? por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Until recently, intercropping has received relatively little attention from agricultural scientists, even though it has been practised for centuries by millions of farmers in the tropics and is a system which...…”
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Ugandan pasture network por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Ugandan scientists have formed the Uganda Pasture Network (UPANE) to coordinate research and development in animal feed resources. …”
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Cassava multiplication in plastic bags por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The sprouted cuttings establish more quickly in the field and the crop is thus ready for harvesting earlier. Five years ago scientists at the International Institute for...…”
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More water yields more soya por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The technique known as 'saturate soils culture' has been developed by scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation...…”
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Pigeonpea for food and shelter por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Trials by ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) scientists in India, Malawi, Nigeria and northern Australia suggest that perennial pigeonpea can produce as much biomass as Leucaena leucocephala, which is the most...…”
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Biological control of ticks por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…They may not completely replace acaricides, but they could play a significant role in reducing the need to dip or spray livestock. Scientists at the International...…”
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