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Climate Risk Management for Agricultural Extension: Processes, Experiences, And Lessons Learnt from Ethiopia by Belay, Berhanu, Amha, Yosef, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Demissie, Teferi, Solomon, Dawit

“…The training process comprises four stages: AICCRA-IRI trains university staff, who then train Subject Matter Specialists (SMS), Development Agents (DAs), and facilitators. …”
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Genome-wide association study of common resistance to rust species in tetraploid wheat by Marone, Daniela, Laidò, Giovanni, Saccomanno, Antonietta, Petruzzino, Giuseppe, Azevedo, Cleber V. Giaretta, De Vita, Pasquale, Mastrangelo, Anna Maria, Gadaleta, Agata, Ammar, Karim, Bassi, Filippo, Wang, Meinan, Chen, Xianming, Rubiales, Diego, Matny, Oadi, J. Steffenson, Brian, Pecchioni, Nicola

“…The wheat panel was phenotyped in the field and subjected to growth chamber experiments across different countries (USA, Mexico, Morocco, Italy, and Spain); then, a mixed linear model (MLM) GWAS was performed. …”
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Biomass accumulation and partitioning in cacao (Theobroma cacao Linn.) as affected by age, fertilizer application and canopy exposure by Ajibona, O.A.

“…Data collected on shoot, root and leaf parameters were subjected to Analysis of Variance and means were separated using Least Significant Difference at 5% probability level. …”
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Evaluation of agronomic trait of some cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotype using ground penetraiting radar by Omole, D.A.

“…GPR scanning was done to obtain GPR data and was processed using "RELEASE” software, a demo version produced by IDS Georadar. Data were subjected to ANOVA using R software at α0.05. Pearson’s product-moment correlation tests were performed to compare the relationship between GPR and agronomic data sets. …”
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Host plant resistance to infestation of Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), in tropical maize, (Zea mays L.), germplasm by Udah, O.

“…Data obtained for each objective were subjected to analysis of variance and significant means were compared using least significant difference at p ≤ 0.05. …”
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Genomic characterization of Vibrio cholerae isolated from clinical and environmental sources during the 2022–2023 cholera outbreak in Kenya by Mageto, L.M., Aboge, G.O., Mekuria, Z.H., Gathura, P., Juma, John, Mugo, M., Kebenei, C.K., Imoli, D., Ongadi, B.A., Kering, K., Mbae, C.K., Kariuki, S.

“…The environmental (n = 17) and clinical (n = 70) isolates were then subjected to phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. …”
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A survey and analysis of the data requirements for stakeholders in African agriculture by Clapp, A., DauSchmidt, N., Millar, M., Hubbard, D., Shepherd, Keith D.

“…Databases and information gathering requirements aimed at development impact should be based on information values identified by quantitative modeling of key decisions rather than by routine, intuition, or purely subjective means. Initiatives to develop awareness of the key decisions and what data is needed to support them should be widespread and routine. …”
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First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybean causing rust in Tanzania by Murithi, H., Beed, Fenton D., Madata, C.S., Haudenshield, J.S., Hartman, G.L.

“…To confirm the pathogen, symptomatic soybean leaf tissue of approximately 1 cm2 was excised from each of the samples, and DNA was extracted using the FastDNA Spin Kit (MP Biomedicals, Solon, OH), with further purification using the MicroElute DNA Clean-up Kit (Omega Bio-Tek, Norcross, GA). The DNA was subjected to quantitative PCR using published Taqman assays for P. pachyrhizi, P. meibomiae, and a multiplexed exogenous internal control reaction to validate negative results (2). …”
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Consuming Iron Biofortified Beans Increases Iron Status in Rwandan Women after 128 Days in a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial by Haas, Jere D., Luna, Sarah V., Lung'aho, Mercy G., Wenger, Michael J., Murray-Kolb, Laura E., Beebe, Stephen E., Gahutu, Jean-Bosco, Egli, Ines M.

“…Results: At baseline, 86% of subjects were iron-deficient (serum ferritin <15 mg/L) and 37% were anemic (hemoglobin <120 g/L). …”
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Yield and water use efficiency of furrow irrigated potato under regulated deficit irrigation, Atsibi-Wemberta, North Ethiopia by Kifle, Mulubrehan, Gebretsadikan, T.G.

“…The highest yield was found in T1 (18770 kg/ha) which was not subjected to water stress (full water requirement) whereas minimum yield of potato was obtained under the fully stressed treatment T8 (7037 kg/ha). …”
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Approaches to reinforce crop productivity under rain-fed conditions in sub-humid environments in Sub-Saharan Africa by Chikowo, Regis, Zingore, Shamie, Nyamangara, Justice, Bekunda, Mateete A., Messina, Joseph, Snapp, Sieglinde S.

“…Secondly, we deal with the subject of fertilization across nutrient gradients, where a poor agronomic N use efficiency of <18 kg grain kg−1 of applied N is demonstrated for soils with <0.4 % organic carbon, compared with >35 kg grain kg−1 of N applied when soil organic carbon >0.5 %. …”
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Application of molecular marker-assisted selection in breeding for improved farmer/market preferred cassava varieties in Tanzania by Kullaya, A., Mkamilo, G.S., Mtunda, K., Kulembeka, H.P., Masumba, E., Marandu, E., Kanju, E., Ferguson, Morag E., Ospina, C., Marin, E.J., Santos, Luís Guillermo, Barrera, E., Morante, N., Ceballos, H., Jarvis, A., Tohme, Joseph M., Fregene, Martin A.

“…About one third of the plants (6,000) did not show any CMD, CGM and CBSD symptoms. These were then subjected to marker assisted selection using four molecular markers associated with resistance to CMD, namely RME1, RME4, NS158 and NS169. …”
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Characterization of Phaseolus coccineus interspecific germplasm accessions for disease resistance, grain market class and yield attributes by Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha, Amongi, Winnyfred, Sebuliba, Sulaiman, Musoke, Stephen, Acam, Catherine

“…The lines including root rot resistant and susceptible checks; MLB-49-89A, RWR 719 and CAL 96, were also subjected to inoculum of two major root rot pathogens; Fusarium solani f.sp. phaseoli (isolate FSP3) and Pythium ultimum (isolate MS61) under screen house conditions to select for root rot resistance. …”
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China's conversion of cropland to forest program: a systematic review of the environmental and socioeconomic effects by Gutiérrez Rodríguez, L., Hogarth, N.J., Zhou, W., Xie, Chen., Zhang, Kun., Putzel, L.

“…Following initial screening of 879 titles and abstracts, 169 studies underwent full text screening, followed by 61 studies being subjected to quality assessment. Eighteen papers did not meet minimum quality criteria, while the remaining 43 papers were eligible and underwent data extraction and subsequent analyses. …”
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Inheritance and characterization of cooking time, seed iron and zinc content in selected African common bean germplasm by Mukai Mughi, Irene

“…The F1’s were advanced to F2 generation which was subjected to cooking time, Fe and Zn content tests. …”
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Interacting land use and soil surface dynamics control groundwater outflow in a montane catchment of the lower Mekong basin by Ribolzi, Olivier, Lacombe, Guillaume, Pierret, A., Robain, H., Sounyafong, P., Rouw, Anneke de, Soulileuth, B., Mouche, E., Huon, S., Silvera, N., Latxachak, K.O., Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth, Valentin, Christian

“…We assessed how land use change influences streamflow and its groundwater contribution in a small headwater catchment subject to shifting cultivation in Montane Southeast Asia. …”
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Morphological and molecular characterization of an Elaeis oleifera (H.B.K) Cortes germplasm collection located in Ucayali, Peru by Camacho Villalobos, Alina Alexandra, Serna Chumbes, Manuel Fernando, Flores Jaramillo, Jhoffre David, Flores, Hector, Manrique, Paulo, Bendezu, Jorge

“…The African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) is a crop that is widely distributed in tropical regions around the world; however, this crop is subject to limitations such as rapid trunk growth and susceptibility to bud rot and red ring diseases particularly in South America. …”
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Biosecurity for small growers of local and organic export banana in Peru – seeking synergies with food safety and ecological intensification by Staver, C., Delgado, R., Rojas Llanque, Juan Carlos, Rivas, J. C.

“…Inspectors for certification in both regions and input sales representatives on the north coast arriving from abroad are not subject to biosecurity measures. Practical training on disease symptoms, characteristics and management of healthy planting material and epidemiology-based risk assessment and the promotion of multi-purpose living hedges as barriers could contribute to biosecurity, productivity and food safety, while control of international and local visitors addresses biosecurity and food safety.…”
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Agricultural research and extension: trends and challenges in Peru and around the world (2015–2025) by Olano Camán, Yadhira Milagros, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro, Alvarez Robledo, Yeltsin Abel, Chuquibala Checan, Beimer, Arce Inga, Marielita, Tafur Culqui, Josué, Fernandez Zárate, Franklin Hitler, García Frias, Larry Dustin, Taboada Mitma, Víctor Hugo, Ganoza Roncal, Jorge Juan, Tineo Flores, Daniel, Goñas Goñas, Malluri

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Variability of Allium sativum group sativum clones in Mendoza, Argentina by Portela, Jose Antonio, Lanzavechia, Silvina Beatriz, Burba, Jose Luis, Lucero, C., Ocañas, Ramon Orlando

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