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Fostering Kalanamak rice farmer’s resilience and profitability in India by integrating local knowledge into the seed system and markets by Nayak, Swati, Nath, Anirban, Shukla, Sarvesh, Hossain, S.K. Mosharaf, Badoni, Saurabh, Singh, Vivek Kumar

“…Methods The current study focused on three key aspects: (1) comparing the performance of traditional and improved Kalanamak cultivars within the Geographically Indicated (GI) area, (2) mapping the seed and milled rice value chain, and (3) building farmer capacity for quality seed production of improved Kalanamak varieties. …”
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The future of forests and orangutans (Pongo abelii) in Sumatra: predicting impacts of oil palm plantations, road construction, and mechanisms for reducing carbon emissions from def... by Gaveau, D.L.A., Wich, S., Epting, J., Juhn, D., Kanninen, M., Leader-Williams, N.

“…Under current plans, this RED initiative will be implemented in a defined geographic area, essentially a newly established, 7500 km2 protected area (PA) comprising mostly upland forest, where guards will be recruited to enforce forest protection. …”
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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

“…For us, the reasons why we do continue to organise new meetings are similar to those motivating the funders who support the events: promoting research in areas (topical and geographical) where we feel it is particularly needed; helping promote interactions between researchers; providing high-quality scientific impact, ideally at low cost. …”
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Rural poverty and Food insecurity mapping at district level for improved agricultural water management in the Limpopo River Basin by Magombeyi, Manuel Simba, Akpofure, Taigbenu, Barron, Jennie

“…The purposes of this paper are to: 1) Identify areas in the Limpopo River Basin with high levels of rural poverty and food insecurity; 2) Identify areas where AWM interventions are taking place; and 3) Check whether current activities of the CPWF in the Limpopo Basin are located in areas of need as per poverty profiles and geographical location of smallholder farms. The generated poverty and food insecurity maps were based on food security surveys and estimates of consumption or income-based welfare outcomes at the district level from 2003–2013. …”
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Transhumance livestock production in the Northern Areas of Pakistan: Nutritional inputs and productive outputs by Duncan, Alan J., Rahman, D.A., Miller, D.W., Frutos, P., Gordon, I.J., Atiq-ur Rehman, Baig, A., Ali, F., Wright, Iain A.

“…Factors consisted of two geographical transects and three agro-ecological zones. …”
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The characterization of goat genetic diversity: Towards a genomic approach by Ajmone-Marsan, P., Colli, L., Han Jianlin, Achilli, A., Lancioni, H., Joost, S., Crepaldi, P., Pilla, F., Stella, A., Taberlet, P., Boettcher, P.J., Negrini, R., Lenstra, J.A.

“…A preliminary analysis of the complete goat mtDNA genome supports a single Neolithic origin of domestic goats rather than multiple domestication events in different geographic areas.…”
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Interpretation of commercial production information: a case study of lulo (Solanum quitoense), an under-researched Andean fruit by Jiménez, D., Cock, James H., Jarvis, Andy, García, J., Satizábal, H.F., Damme, Patrick van, Pérez Uribe, A., Barreto Sáenz, MA

“…Fourth, yield was analyzed with a mixed model with the categorical variables of HEC, location, as a proxy for cultural factors associated with a geographic region, and farm as proxy for management skills. …”
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High-resolution mapping of resistance to cassava mosaic geminiviruses in cassava using genotypingbysequencing and its implications for breeding by Rabbi, Ismail Y., Hamblin, M., Kumar, P. Lava, Gedil, Melaku A, Ikpan, A., Jannink, Jean-Luc, Kulakow, Peter A.

“…However, most of the landraces carrying the monogenic resistance are morphologically very similarand come from a geographically restricted area of West Africa, raising the possibility that the diversityof the single-gene resistance could be very limited, or even located at a single locus. …”
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Mapping molecular diversity of indigenous goat genetic resources of Asia by Periasamy, K., Vahidi, S.M.F., Silva, P., Faruque, M.O., Naqvi, A.N., Basar, M., JianHua Cao, Zhao, Shuhong, Le Thi Thuy, Pichler, R., Podesta, M.G., Shamsuddin, M., Boettcher, P.J., García, J.F., Han Jianlin, Marsan, P.A., Diallo, A., Viljoen, G.J.

“…Model based cluster analysis of metadata broadly grouped Asian goats into two major geographical clusters (Chinese and West Asian) which can be partitioned further into four groups: Chinese, West Asian, South East Asian and South Asian. …”
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Reviews and syntheses: Soil N2O and NO emissions from land use and land-use change in the tropics and subtropics: a meta-analysis by Lent, Jeffrey van, Hergoualc'h, Kristell, Verchot, Louis V.

“…Gaps in the literature on N oxide fluxes included geographical gaps (Africa, Oceania) and LU gaps (degraded forest, wetland (notably peat) forest, oil palm plantation and soy cultivation).…”
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Processes and partnerships for effective regional surveillance of banana diseases by Beed, Fenton D., Kubiriba, Jerome, Mugalula, A., Kolowa, H., Bulili, S., Nduwayezu, A., Murekezi, C., Sakayoya, E., Ndayihanzamaso, P., Mulenga, R., Abass, A., Mathe, L., Masheka, B., Onyango, M., Shitabule, E., Nakato, V., Ramathani, I., Bouwmeester, H.J.

“…The accuracy of global positioning system (GPS) coordinates recorded as the origin of samples from surveys was validated by comparing the altitude given by the GPS with altitude data provided by digital elevation models. Geographical information system (GIS) maps could then be generated to clearly show the prevalence of banana Xanthomonas wilt and banana bunchy top disease for the zones surveyed. …”
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Plateformes d’innovation comme dispositif d’orientation des trajectoires technologiques des filières agricoles. Cas de la filière banane plantain en Côte d’Ivoire by Angbo-Kouakou, E., Temple, L., Mathé, S., Assemien, A.

“…Our results shows that PIPs help to structure the SSI by influencing the public policy decision process (research and innovation) in the selection of the introduced cultivars, the cultural practices and also the food preferences, integrating geographic diversity of recipients of this innovations. …”
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Use of DNA capture kits to collect Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and banana bunchy top virus pathogen DNA for molecular diagnostics by Ramathani, I., Beed, Fenton D.

“…The benefits of using DNA capture kits included: collection of pathogen DNA in a cheap and practical manner, safe and fast transfer of high integrity pathogen DNA across country borders, rapid and precise diagnosis using state-of-the-art molecular technologies and direct comparison of results from geographically diverse samples. This is possible because analysis is performed in a uniform manner in terms of method, date, equipment, reagents and technical staff. …”
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Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa by La Rovere, R., Kostandini, G., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Dixon, J., Mwangi, W., Guo, Z., Bänziger, Marianne

“…Crucial components in this multi-disciplinary study included geographic information system data, data on the probability of failed crop seasons (PFS), yield data from breeders, projected maize adoption rates mainly from seed experts, and poverty data from socioeconomists. …”
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Big data and multiple methods for mapping small reservoirs: comparing accuracies for applications in agricultural landscapes by Jones, S.K., Fremier, Alexander K., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Smedley, D., Ortega Pieck, A., Mulligan, M.

“…Locations, volumes, and temporal dynamics, particularly of small (<1 Mm3) reservoirs are poorly documented globally, thus making it difficult to identify geographic and intra-annual gaps in reservoir water availability. …”
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Greenhouse gas fluxes over managed grasslands in Central Europe by Hörtnagl, L., Barthel, M., Buchmann, Nina, Eugster, W., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Díaz Pinés, Eugenio, Zeeman, M., Klumpp, K., Kiese, Ralf, Bahn, M., Hammerle, A., Lu, H., Ladreiter-Knauss, T., Burri, S., Merbold, Lutz

“…Central European grasslands are characterized by a wide range of different management practices in close geographical proximity. Site‐specific management strategies strongly affect the biosphere–atmosphere exchange of the three greenhouse gases (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane (CH4). …”
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First report of Dasheen mosaic virus infecting taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) from Ethiopia by Kidanemariam, Dawit B., Macharia, M., Harvey, Jagger J.W., Holton, T., Sukal, A., James, A.P., Harding, R.M., Abraham, A.

“…The presence of DsMV presents a serious threat to taro production and further work is needed to determine the geographic distribution, incidence and yield losses associated with DsMV infection in taro growing areas in Ethiopia.…”
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The Fleas (Siphonaptera) in Iran: Diversity, Host Range, and Medical Importance by Maleki-Ravasan, N., Solhjouy-Fard, S., Beaucournu, J-C, Laudisoit, A., Mostafavi, E.

“…Herein, we performed a thorough inventary of the flea species and their associated hosts, their medical importance and geographic distribution throughout Iran. This exercise allowed assessing the diversity of flea species with the potential flea-borne agents transmission risk in the country by arranging published data on flea-host associations. …”
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From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region by Vliet, N. van, Quiceno Mesa, M.P., Cruz Antia, D., Tellez, L., Martins, C., Haiden, E., Ribeiro Oliveira, M., Adams, C., Morsello, C., Valencia, L., Bonnila, T., Yagüe, B., Nasi, Robert

“…Our results show that, despite its geographical position, the region is increasingly dependent on domestic and industrialized sources of animal protein. …”
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Advances in multi-stage planning and implementing managed aquifer recharge for integrated water management by Dillon, P., Pavelic, Paul, Nava, A.P., Weiping, W.

“…This Special Issue starts with four papers that synthesize information from a large number of MAR sites, to demonstrate the scope and geographic distribution of international efforts in MAR, factors affecting the economics of MAR projects, and efforts to find metrics to compare their performance among sites and over time. …”
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