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Perennial ryegrass and novel festulolium forage grasses in the tropical highlands of Central Kenya: Preliminary assessment by Mwendia, Solomon W., Maass, Brigitte L., Njenga, David, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…All perennial ryegrass and festulolium lines contained similar (P>0.05) concentrations of CP (163–190 g/kg DM), ADF (264–281 g/kg DM) and NDF (448–493 g/kg DM). …”
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Experimental huts trial of the efficacy of pyrethroids/piperonyl butoxide (PBO) net treatments for controlling multi-resistant populations of Anopheles funestus s.s. in Kpomè, Sout... by Akoton, R., Tchigossou, G., Djegbe, I., Yessoufou, A., Atoyebi, S.M., Tossou, E., Zeukeng, F., Boko, P., Irving, H., Adeoti, R., Riveron, J., Wondji, C.S., Moutairou, K., Djouaka, R.

“…Conversely, when LLINs containing mixtures of pyrethroids and PBO (Type 1 and Type 3) were introduced in trial huts, we recorded a greater effect against the two mosquito populations (P < 0.0001). …”
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Potential of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus vegetative compatibility groups associated with maize and groundnut in Ghana as biocontrol agents for aflatoxin management by Agbetiameh, D., Ortega Beltran, A., Awuah, R.T., Atehnkeng, J., Islam, M.S., Callicott, K.A., Cotty, P.J., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…Then, the 12 isolates were evaluated for their potential as biocontrol agents for aflatoxin mitigation when included in three experimental products (each containing four atoxigenic isolates). The three experimental products were evaluated in 50 maize and 50 groundnut farmers’ fields across three agroecological zones (AEZs) in Ghana during the 2014 cropping season. …”
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Genetic studies of extra-early provitamin-A maize inbred lines and their hybrids in multiple environments by Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Fakorede, M.A.B., Talabi, A.O., Oyekunle, M., Aderounmu, M., Lum, A.F., Ribeiro, P.F., Adu, G.B., Toyinbo, J.O.

“…TZEEIOR 197 × TZEEIOR 205 (20.1 μg g-1) and TZEEIOR 202 × TZEEIOR 205 (22.7 μg g-1) contained about double the PVA level of the commercial check, TZEEI 58 × TZEE-Y Pop STR C5 (11.4 μgg-1). …”
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Back by popular demand: the benefits of traditional vegetables: One community's story by Moore, C., Raymond, R.D.

“…They are rich in protein and essential amino acids. The leaves contain high levels of protein and iron, which is easily absorbed thanks to the high level of vitamin C that is also present. …”
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Towards a Curriculum for Biodiversity Informatics by Parker-Allie, Fatima, Pando, Francisco, Ganglo, Jean C., Telenius, Anders, Vélez, Danny, Gibbons, Mark John, Talukdar, Gautam, Vargas, Manuel, Radji, Raoufou A., Koivula, Hanna, Heughebaert, André, Svindseth, Christian, Amariles, Daniel, Osawa, Takeshi, Raymond, Melianie, Russell, Laura

“…Training includes data digitization, management, publishing, analysis and use, to enable the accessibility of analogue and digital biological data which currently resides as scattered databases/datasets.A list containing the associated URL's for training and dissemination activities in GBIF Nodes has been developed, based on survey results, and will be presented. …”
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Developing and deploying non- and low-sweet sweetpotato cultivars for expanding markets by Carey, E.E., Swanckaert, J., Dery, E., Akansake, D., Saaka, J., Abidin, P.E., Adofo, K., Baafi, E., Muzhingi, T., David, M., Low, Jan W., Grüneberg, W.J.

“…Consumer sensory panels conducted at the village level consistently rate the majority of advanced selections highly with respect to texture, taste, aroma and appearance, though these contain varying levels of sugars and perceived sweetness. …”
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Economic cost evaluation of selected vegetable post-harvest losses in Babati District Tanzania by Mtui, M.A.

“…Vegetables remain an important source of nutrients in many parts of the world as they contain essential micronutrients, vitamins, antioxidants, and other health-related phytochemicals. …”
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Immunosuppressive effects of sialostatin L1 and L2 isolated from the taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus Schulze by Sajiki, Y., Konnai, S., Ochi, A., Okagawa, T., Githaka, Naftaly W., Isezaki, M., Yamada, S., Ito, T., Ando, S., Kawabata, H., Logullo, C., Silva Vaz, I. da, Maekawa, N., Murata, S., Ohashi, K.

“…Tick saliva contains immunosuppressants which are important to obtain a blood meal and enhance the infectivity of tick-borne pathogens. …”
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Conservation Agriculture and Scale of Appropriate Agricultural Mechanization in Smallholder Systems by Singh, Yadvinder, Sidhu, Harminder S., Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Singh, Manpreet, Chhokar, RS, Setia, Raj, Jat, Mangi Lal

“…CA to reach smallholder farmers needed the publication of simplified technical manual. This manual contains useful technical information on CA practices that offer practical answers to questions normally asked by farmers of what, why, how.…”
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Do wealthy farmers implement better agricultural practices? An assessment of implementation of Good Agricultural Practices among different types of independent oil palm smallholder... by Jelsma, I., Woittiez, Lotte Suzanne, Ollivier, J., Dharmawan, A.H.

“…However, ‘oil palm smallholders’ is a container concept and there has been only limited research into smallholder diversity beyond the organised versus independent farmer dichotomy. …”
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Agroforestry for Carbon Sequestration in Tropical India by Dhyani, S.K., Ram, A., Newaj, R., Handa, A.K., Dev, I.

“…Our atmosphere naturally contains CO2, CH4, N2O, water vapor, and other gases creating a natural greenhouse effect. …”
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A green-gray path to global water security and sustainable infrastructure by Vorosmarty, C.J., Stewart-Koster, B., Green, P. A., Boone, E. L., Florke, M., Fischer, Gundula, Wiberg, David A., Bunn, S. E., Bhaduri, A., McIntyre, P. B., Sadoff, C., Liu, H., Stifel, David

“…Sustainable development demands reliable water resources, yet traditional water management has broadly failed to avoid environmental degradation and contain infrastructure costs. We explore the global-scale feasibility of combining natural capital with engineering-based (green-gray) approaches to meet water security threats over the 21st century. …”
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Dietary agrobiodiversity for improved nutrition and health outcomes within a transitioning indigenous Solomon Island food system by Vogliano, Chris, Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, Coad, Jane, Tutua, Shane, Wham, Carol, Lachat, Carl, Burlingame, Barbara

“…Indigenous food systems of Pacific Small Island Developing Countries contain vast biological and cultural diversity. However, a nutrition transition is underway, characterized by shifts away from traditional diets in favour of imported and modern foods, contributing to some of the highest rates of obesity and Diabetes Type 2 Mellitus in the world. …”
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Wood Density and Dispersal Modes of Trees Regenerating in Disturbed Forests and Agroforests in Indonesia by Rahayu, S., Pambudi, S., Permadi, D., Tata, H.L., Martini, E., Rasnovi, S., Nuroniah, H.S., Kindt, R., Nugraha, M., Dewi, S., Noordwijk, M. van

“…Logged-over forest managed by community (village forest) and rubber agroforest in Sumatra contained larger fractions of heavy-wood-density trees (including rubber). …”
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AgroFIMS: A tool to enable digital collection of standards-compliant FAIR data by Devare, Medha, Aubert, Céline, Benites Alfaro, Omar Eduardo, Pérez Masias, Ivan Omar, Laporte, Marie-Angélique

“…Such data pools need to contain well-described, machine-interpretable, and openly available data (represented by high-scoring Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable—or FAIR—resources). …”
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Where is my crop? Data-driven initiatives to support integrated multi-stakeholder agricultural decisions by Andrade, Robert Santiago, Urioste, Sergio, Rivera Vasco, Tatiana Carolina, Schiek, Benjamin, Nyakundi, Fridah Nyabate, Vergara, Jose, Mwanzia, Leroy, Loaiza, Katherine, González, Carolina

“…Observatories are being developed for rice, cassava, beans, plantain and banana, and tropical forages, containing information on production, prices, policies, breeding, agronomy, and socioeconomic variables of interest. …”
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Technical Guidelines for the Safe Movement of Cacao Germplasm. Revised from the FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines No. 20 (Fourth Update 2021) by End, Michelle J., Daymond, Andrew J., Hadley, Paul

“…In addition, experts have contributed sections giving detailed information on the following: Virus diseases (Cacao necrosis virus, Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV), Cacao Yellow mosaic virus), Fungal diseases (Witches’ broom disease, Moniliophthora pod rot, Phytophthora pod rot, Vascular streak die-back, Verticillium wilt, Ceratocystis wilt, Rosellinia root rot), Insect pests (Cocoa pod borer, mirids/capsids, mosquito bug, other insect pests) and nematodes. Each section contains information on physical symptoms, geographical distribution, biology of the pest or disease and recommended quarantine measures. …”
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Nutrient deficiencies are key constraints to grain legume productivity on "non-responsive" soils in sub-Saharan Africa by Baijukya, F., Heerwaarden, J. van, Franke, A.C., Brand, G. van den, Foli, S., Keino, L., Seitz, T., Servan, L., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Plant growth and mean biomass were measured on soils to which a full nutrient solution, containing phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), sulfur (S) and micronutrients (MN) were added, and which were compared to a control (no nutrient added), and individual omissions of each nutrient. …”
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Transcriptional profiling of the leaves of near-isogenic rice lines with contrasting drought tolerance at the reproductive stage in response to water deficit by Moumeni, A., Satoh, K., Venuprasad, R., Serraj, R., Kumar, A., Leung, H., Kikuchi, S.

“…In IR77298-5-6-B-18, promoters containing a GCAC[AG][ACGT][AT]TCCC[AG]A[ACGT]G[CT] motif, common to MADS(AP1), HD-ZIP, AP2 and YABBY, were induced, suggesting that these factors may play key roles in the regulation of drought tolerance in these two DTNs under severe WD. …”
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