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A chromosome-level reference genome of Ensete glaucum gives insight into diversity and chromosomal and repetitive sequence evolution in the Musaceae by Wang, Ziwei, Rouard, Mathieu, Biswas, Manosh, Droc, Gaetan, Cui, Dongli, Roux, Nicolas Stephan M., Baurens, Franc-Christophe, Ge, Xue-Jun, Schwarzacher, Trude, Heslop-Harrison, J.S., Liu, Qing

“…One E. glaucum chromosome has the same gene content as Musa acuminata, while others show multiple, complex, but clearly defined evolutionary rearrangements in the change between x= 9 and 11. …”
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Improving the resilience of agricultural systems through research partnership: A review of evidence from CPWF projects by Woolley, Jonathan N., Douthwaite, Boru

“…This paper explores the potential benefits of working to improve the resilience of complex adaptive systems in agriculture and aquaculture through engaging in diverse partnerships among different types of research and development institutions, and the people in those institutions. …”
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Stability of humic acid carbon under conservation agriculture practices by Datta, Ashim, Choudhary, Madhu, Sharma, Parbodh Chander, Priyanka, Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Jat, Mangi Lal, Kar, Sanjib

“…Therefore, CA is not only efficient in enriching the organic carbon in soil but also in more stable complex of HA with soil particles having long term implications in soil carbon sequestration for future posterity.…”
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Morphological characterization and pathogenicity of nine Fusarium spp. isolates collected from barley seeds (Hordeum vulgare L.) in Morocco by El Miziani, Inaam, Boukhou, Yassine, Udupa, Sripada M., Ibijbijen, Jamal, Elbouazaoui, Amine, Kumari, Safaa

“…Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the main fungal diseases of grain crops such as wheat, barley and maize caused by different species of the genus Fusarium. The FHB species complex produces mycotoxins that affect livestock feed, the baking, milling quality of wheat, the malting and brewing qualities of malt barley. …”
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Towards a framework for assessing the sustainability of social-ecological landscapes by Atampugre, Gerald, Mensah, E., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Considering the SSEL goals above, a holistic conceptual framework for landscape-based assessment is needed; such a framework must consider the drivers and effects of land use and the individual management interventions as well as the complex interactions among different land uses and interventions across the landscape. …”
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CD8 T‐cell responses against the immunodominant Theileria parva peptide Tp2 49–59 are composed of two distinct populations specific for overlapping 11‐mer and 10‐mer epitopes by Connelley, Timothy K., Li, Xiaoying, MacHugh, Niall D., Colau, Didier, Graham, Simon P., Bruggen, Pierre, Taracha, Evans L., Gill, Andy, Morrison, W. Ivan

“…Molecular dynamic modelling predicts that the two peptide–MHC I complexes adopt structurally different conformations and Tcell receptor β sequence analysis showed that Tp249–59 and Tp250–59 are recognized by non‐overlapping T‐cell receptor repertoires. …”
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Case studies on food waste quantification, characterization, and identification of prevention and reduction options in Colombo, Sri Lanka by Jayathilake, Nilanthi, Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Wickramasinghe, N., Bucatariu, C., Drechsel, Pay

“…The study also focused on assessing the environmental and socio impacts, based on assessed and categorized FW quantities. FW is a complex phenomenon where the amount, causes and consequences are contextually different. …”
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Water-energy-food-environment nexus in action: global review of precepts and practice by Shah, Tushaar

“…Realizing this vision presents a complex challenge in groundwater governance. Global groundwater economy comprises three sub-economies: (a) diesel-powered unregulated, as in Nepal terai, eastern India, Bangladesh, Pakistan Punjab and Sind, and much of Sub-Saharan Africa, where use-specific energy subsidies are impractical; (b) electricity-powered regulated, as in North America and Europe, where tubewells are authorized, metered and subject to consumption-linked energy charges; and (c) electricity-powered unregulated, as in geographies covered by our review – barring China, Bengal and Bangladesh – where unmeasured electricity subsidies have created a bloated groundwater economy. …”
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Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in Kenya's food system: Economic interdependencies and policy opportunities by Nin-Pratt, Alejandro

“…Low- and middle-income countries worldwide share the common challenge of achieving sustainable economic development while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This challenge is complex due to the interconnectedness of economic activities, where policies targeting one industry can have ripple effects on others. …”
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Introgression of the QTL qSB11-1TT conferring sheath blight resistance in rice (Oryza sativa) into an elite variety, UKMRC 2, and evaluation of its backcross-derived plants by Hossain, Mohammed Kamal, Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul, Sundaram, Raman Meenakshi, Bhuiyan, Md. Atiqur Rahman, Wickneswari, Ratnam

“…The disease resistance in rice is a complex quantitative trait controlled by a few major genes. …”
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Fostering community-based water quality and quantity monitoring through citizen science in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: a citizen science training report by Adusei-Gyamfi, J., Gyebi, A. S. A., Amponsah, Andoh Kwaku, Atampugre, Gerald, Tilahun, Seifu A., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Citizen Science (CS) is increasingly being integrated into advanced scientific approaches to address complex problems and produce real-time evidence-based information for decision-making. …”
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Roundtable synthesis: setting a demand-driven research agenda for advancing Anticipatory Action and addressing Fragility, Conflict, and Migration dynamics by Nohayi, Ngowenani, Sanchez Ramirez, Juan Carlos, Ruckstuhl, Sandra

“…This report, therefore, lays the foundation for an ongoing commitment to continued collaboration; it summarizes the strategic importance of demand-driven research in addressing the complex challenges of Anticipatory Action and dynamics of fragility, conflict and migration. …”
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Understanding sustained adoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers: insights from a sentinel site in Malawi by Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri, Ngoma, Hambulo, Thierfelder, Christian

“…In essence, this paper offers a different perspective to the current narrative that CA systems are too complex and knowledge intensive to be adopted despite its long-term promotion and significant investments. …”
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Haiti: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary implications: Interim report by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Piñeiro, Valeria, De Salvo, Carmine Paolo, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…The current situation is to a large extent the continuation of a very complex political and social history. The more recent period opened after the ousting of the dictator JeanClaude Duvalier (known as Baby Doc) in 1986 and a sequence of military governments, when in 1990 Haiti had the first free election in modern history. …”
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Data on Costs of Advisory Services in Mozambique and Tanzania by International Food Policy Research Institute, The World Bank, Mama's Hope Organization for Legal Assistance, Government of Mozambique

“…The spatial details of costs are richer and more complex in the Mozambique program. Costs at the lowest (community) level center around goods and services directly provided to contact farmers. …”
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Une analyse comparative des méthodes de mise á jour et de rééquilibrage des matrices de comptabilité sociale by Traoré, Fousseini, Camara, Alhassane, Fonton, Kike Yra

“…Decaluwé, Martens et Savard (2001) en donnent les principales caractéristiques : « d’une part, la MCS offre une présentation cohérente des transactions qui prennent place dans une économie déterminée, qu’ils s’agissent d’un pays, d’une région, ou encore d’un ensemble de pays ou de régions et, d’autres part elle fournit aux décideurs de la politique économique la base comptable d’un cadre analytique susceptible de faciliter leur choix ».Cependant l’élaboration d’une MCS désagrégée pour une année récente peut se révéler complexe et laborieuse, car elle exige la disponibilité, l’accès, la compilation et la mise en cohérence des données provenant de diverses sources. …”
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Improving child nutrition and development through community-based childcare centres in Malawi – The NEEP-IE study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Gelli, Aulo, Margolies, Amy, Santacroce, Marco, Sproule, Kathryn, Theis, Sophie, Roschnik, Natalie, Twalibu, Aisha, Chidalengwa, George, Cooper, Amrik, Moorhead, Tyler, Gladstone, Melissa, Kariger, Patricia, Kutundu, Mangani

“…Discussion Assessing the simultaneous impact of preschool meals on diets, nutrition, child development and agriculture is a complex undertaking. This study is the first to explicitly examine, from a food systems perspective, the impact of a preschool meals programme on dietary choices, alongside outcomes in the nutritional, child development and agricultural domains. …”
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Spatiotemporal variability of soil moisture over Ethiopia and its teleconnections with remote and local drivers by Jimma, Tamirat B, Demissie, Teferi, Diro, Gulilat T, Ture, Kassahun, Terefe, Tadesse, Solomon, Dawit

“…An empirical orthogonal function (EOF) and KMeans clustering algorithm have been employed to classify the large domain into homogeneous zones. Complex maximum covariance analysis (CMCA) is applied to evaluate the covariability between SM and selected local and remote variables such as rainfall (RF), evapotranspiration (ET), and sea surface temperature (SST). …”
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Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference by Piñeiro, Valeria, Campos Azofeifa, Adriana, Piñeiro, Martin

“…Countries are increasingly adopting protectionist measures in response to recent crises and the decreased competitiveness of value chains, due to rising production, marketing and transportation costs. The complex multilateral trade system and the urgent need to implement concrete actions in this area are prompting countries to work towards the adoption of new standards that aim to protect and preserve the environment but could also become barriers to trade that impose a significant economic and social cost on other countries. …”
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Conceptualizing the intersection of the water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) Nexus, human security, and inclusive society: insights from Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Sub-Sa... by Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Weston, S., Shahid, S., Brouziyne, Youssef, Mujtaba, I., Al Naber, M.

“…The intersectionality of WEFE Nexus with human security underscores the complex interconnections between access to resources, societal inclusion, and the protection of individual well-being. …”
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