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Progress in creating a joint research agenda that allows networked long-term socio-ecological research in southern South America : addressing crucial technological and human capaci... by Anderson, Christopher B., Celis-Diez, Juan L., Bond, Barbara J., Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José, Little, Christian, Armesto, Juan J., Ghersa, Claudio Marco, Austin, Amy Theresa, Schlichter, Tomas Miguel, Lara, Antonio, Carmona, Martin, Chaneton, Enrique José, Gutierrez, Julio R., Rozzi, Ricardo, Vanderbilt, Kristin, Oyarce, Guillermo, Fernandez, Roberto J.

“…We have found a number of existing long-term research sites and platforms throughout the region, but at the same time it has been concluded an agenda is needed to create and implement further training courses for students, postdoctoral fellows and young scientists, particularly in the areas of data and information management systems. …”
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New Frontiers in Potato Breeding: Tinkering with Reproductive Genes and Apomixis by Hojsgaard, Diego, Feingold, Sergio Enrique, Massa, Gabriela Alejandra, Bradshaw, John

“…Finally, we visualize an active, central role for genebanks in this endeavor by phenotyping properly genotyped genebank accessions and new introductions to provide scientists and breeders with reliable data and resources for developing innovations to exploit market opportunities.…”
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Phytochemicals as antibiotic alternatives to promote growth and enhance host health by Lillehoj, Hyun, Yanhong, Liu, Calsamiglia, Sergio, Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique, Fang, Chi, Cravens, Ron L., Oh, Sungtaek, Gay, Cyril G.

“…The session on phytochemicals included talks describing recent research achievements, with examples of successful agricultural use of various phytochemicals as antibiotic alternatives and their mode of action in major agricultural animals (poultry, swine and ruminants). Scientists from industry and academia and government research institutes shared their experience in developing and applying potential antibiotic-alternative phytochemicals commercially to reduce AGPs and to develop a sustainable animal production system in the absence of antibiotics.…”
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Framework for transforming best practices for landrace conservation to policies by Munyi, P., Grum, M., Ndung'u-Skilton, J., Bioversity International

“…On the other hand, the scientists on the project primarily judged how effective the practices are in conserving agrobiodiversity at different levels. …”
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Assessment of crop evapotranspiration and deep percolation in a commercial irrigated citrus orchard under semi-arid climate: combined Eddy-Covariance measurement and soil water bal... by Ali, A.A., Bouchaou, L., Er-Raki, S., Hssaissoune, M., Brouziyne, Youssef, Ezzahar, J., Khabba, S., Chakir, A., Labbaci, A., Chehbouni, Abdelghani

“…Thus, the results should support both scientists and farmers in planning and strategy development.…”
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Reaching the unheard: multistakeholder dialogues towards resilient landscape management planning in West Africa by Atampugre, Gerald, Oke, Adebayo, Igbadun, H. E., Tilahun, Seifu A., Cofie, Olufunke O., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Finally, the process gave an opportunity within this mobilization effort to identify citizen scientists, especially in Ghana. The aim was to involve residents in gathering water quality and quantity data and engage them in the MSD. …”
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Agricultural biotechnology for poverty alleviation: one more arrow in the quiver! by Seré Rabé, Carlos, Rege, J.E.O.

“…Importantly, because use of these technologies, as any other, is associated with risks, African scientists need to have access to the knowledge and scientific infrastructure to assess these risks and to contribute to better informed public discussions of the opportunities and challenges of these technologies. …”
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CY-Bench: a comprehensive benchmark dataset for sub-national crop yield forecasting (Preprint) by Paudel, D., Kallenberg, M., Ofori-Ampofo, S., Baja, H., van Bree, R., Potze, A., Poudel, P., Saleh, A., Anderson, W., von Bloh, M., Castellano, A., Ennaji, O., Hamed, R., Laudien, R., Lee, D., Luna, I., Meroni, M., Mutuku, J.M., Mkuhlani, S., Richetti, J., Ruane, A.C., Sahajpal, R., Shai, G., Sitokonstantinou, V., de Souza Noia Junior, R., Srivastava, A., Strong, R., Sweet, L., Vojnovic, P., Athanasiadis, I.N.

“…CY-Bench was conceptualized and developed within the Machine Learning team of the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgML) in collaboration with agronomists, climate scientists, and machine learning researchers. It features publicly available sub-national yield statistics and relevant predictors—such as weather data, soil characteristics, and remote sensing indicators—that have been pre-processed, standardized, and harmonized across spatio-temporal scales. …”
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Innovative participatory crop improvement approaches for enhanced farm productivity, climate resilience, and efficient local seed systems by Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun, Terefe, Hailu, Hailemariam, Bogale Nigir, Tilahun, Mulugeta, Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Fadda, Carlo

“…A cornerstone of the study was the deployment of crowdsourcing trials using the TRICOT (triadic comparison of technologies) method, engaging farmers as citizen scientists to evaluate pre-selected varieties under real farmers’ management conditions. …”
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Basic Molecular Evolution Workshop—A trans-African virtual training course. “Virtual Workshops”: Is Africa ready to embrace the concept? by Ommeh, S., Budd, A., Ngara, M.V., Njaci, I., Villiers, Etienne P. de

“…At first glance, this might seem strange for scientists keen to promote development within the African continent – surely there are many more important topics to focus on in that context? …”
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Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems by Neufeldt, Henry, Jahn, Molly M., Campbell, Bruce M., Beddington, J.R., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Pinto, Alex de, Gulledge, J, Hellin, Jonathan, Herrero, Mario, Jarvis, Andy, LeZaks, D, Meinke, Holger, Rosenstock, Todd S., Scholes, M, Scholes, Robert J., Vermeulen, Sonja J., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…In this opinion piece authored by scientists from a variety of international agricultural and climate research communities, we argue that the concept needs to be evaluated critically because the relationship between the three dimensions is poorly understood, such that practically any improved agricultural practice can be considered climate-smart. …”
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Aflatoxins, major contributions to harvest loss - what do we know and not know? by Lindahl, Johanna F., Grace, Delia

“…In addition to this, scientists have found associations between chronic aflatoxin exposure and childhood stunting. …”
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Water-centered growth challenges, innovations and interventions in Ethiopia by Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele

“…It has also been attempted to make the paper suitable for decision-makers rather than scientists, in order to raise useful ideas for dialogue and further discussions, studies and researches. …”
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Agronomy research in the Asian cassava network: Towards better production without soil degradation by Howeler, Reinhardt H.

“…Since 1987 cassava agronomy research has been conducted by scientists from national cassava programs in Asia in collaboration and with small financial assistance from the CIAT cassava program. …”
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Soil fertility regulates invasive herbivore performance and top-down control in tropical agroecosystems of Southeast Asia by Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Burra, Dharani Dhar, Tran, D.H., Graziosi, Ignazio, Walter, Abigail Jan, Nguyen, T.G., Trong, H.N., Le, B.V., Le, T.T.N., Fonte, Steven J.

“…In agroecosystems the performance of (invasive) herbivores and their impacts on crops is of particular concern. Scientists are presently challenged with making reliable inferences on invader success, natural enemy performance and efficacy of biological control, particularly in tropical agroecosystems. …”
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A review of research on the effects of drought and temperature stress and increased CO2 on Theobroma cacao L., and the role of genetic diversity to address climate change by Medina, V., Laliberte, B.

“…A vast network of public and private sector partners including research institutes, producer organizations, and industry representatives around the world participated and were involved to collect additional information on unpublished and on-going research work in this area. Over a 100 scientists from 50 institutes across 29 countries participated. …”
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Food safety research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Tapping the expertise of German partners by Roesel, Kristina, Makita, K., Grace, Delia

“…More than 30 food safety practitioners, students and scientists were trained in specific laboratory methods for hazard identification (i.e. …”
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Willows in Patagonia: the challenge of understanding and controlling invasions by Orellana Ibáñez, Ivonne Alejandra, Amico, Ivana Lourdes, Vincón, Sergio Gabriel, Bonansea, Tomas

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Implementation of a cashmere goat breeding program amongst nomads in Southern Iran by Mueller, Joaquin Pablo, Ansari-Renani, Hamid R., Seyed Momen, S.M., Ehsani, M., Alipour, O., Rischkowsky, Barbara

“…This experience shows that a participatory breeding program can be successfully implemented under nomadic conditions through intensive collaboration of nomad herders, regional extension officers and scientists…”
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Miljöfaktorers påverkan på ornelukt by Johansson, Hanna

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