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Rising demand for biofuel feedstock: Sweet sorghum's role in future energy markets by Nedumaran, Swamikannu, Habyarimana, Ephrem

“…However, the ongoing "food vs. fuel" debate and the need to reduce dependence on food crops like maize, sugarcane, oilseeds, and wheat for biofuel production have heightened the demand for alternative feedstocks. …”
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Natural occurrence and pathogenicity of Xanthomonas bacteria on selected plants by Chala, A., Kebede, T., Blomme, Guy

“…The bacterial genus Xanthomonas consists of several species of economic importance, among which Xanthomonas campestris pv.musacearum (Xcm), the cause of enset and banana wilt is the most important in tropical Africa.However, the natural occurrence and host range of this species is yet to be clarified.The objectives of this study were to verify the presence of Xanthomonas bacteria on plants growing in and around enset gardens in South and Southwest Ethiopia, and to elucidate the pathogenicity of Xcm strains to cultivated and wild plants.Several economical and ornamental plants were assessed for wilting in South and Southwest Ethiopia.Wilting was visible on Canna spp. with 9.8% incidence and 30% prevalence, while reddish streak symptoms (typical of Xanthomonas bacteria) were observed on the leaves of sugarcane, sorghum and wild sorghum with disease incidence ranging from 20 to 80%, and prevalence varying from 30 to 100%.The pathogenicity of three Xcm isolates to five plant species was tested in a factorial experiment arranged in CRD with five replications.All the tested Xcm isolates were found to be pathogenic to banana, cultivated and wild enset, Canna indica, Canna orchoides, maize, sorghum and finger millet.The analysis of variance for incubation period and disease incidence revealed significant differences (p<0.05)among test plants and isolates.Results suggest marked variations among test plants' ability to resist the bacterium.Variations were also evident in the aggressiveness of the bacterial isolates.On the other hand, enset and banana did not show any symptom after being inoculated with four Xanthomonas isolates from other crops.…”
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Progress in breeding for resistance to maize stem borers sesamia calamistis and Eldana saccharina in West and Central Africa by Ajala, S., Kling, J., Cardwell, K., Schulthess, F., Odiyi, A.

“…The pink stem borer (Sesamia calamistis Walker (Pyralidae)) and the sugarcane borer (Eldana saccharina Hampson (Noctuidae)) are among the most damaging pests of maize in West and Central Africa, a region where IITA invests considerable effort in improving productivity of maize-based systems. …”
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Status and epidemiology of maize lethal necrotic disease in northern Tanzania by Kiruwa, F.H., Mutiga, Samuel K., Njuguna, Joyce N., Machuka, Eunice M., Senay, S., Feyissa, T., Ndakidemi, P.A., Stomeo, Francesca

“…Analysis of a subset (n = 48) of the samples using NGS-Illumina Miseq detected MCMV and Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV) at a co-infection of 62%. …”
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Occurrence, genetic diversity, and recombination of maize lethal necrosis disease-causing viruses in Kenya by Mwatuni, F.M., Nyende, A.B., Njuguna, Joyce N., Xiong, Z., Machuka, Eunice M., Stomeo, Francesca

“…The disease is mainly caused by Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) in combination with Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) or other potyviruses. …”
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Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Santos, C.P. dos, Braga-Pereira, F., Borges, A.K.M., Vliet, N. van, Alves, R.R.N.

“…The occupation of the fathers affected students’ food habits, in those nature-related occupations (farmer, fisherman/woman, sugarcane worker) conditioned greater consumption of wildmeat and fish, while non-nature related occupations lead to greater consumption of protein from domestic sources. …”
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Susceptibility of common weeds and cultivated crops in major maize growing agroecological zones of Uganda to viruses causing maize lethal necrosis disease by Mudde, B., Miano D.W., Olubayo, F.M., Asea, G., Kilalo, D.C., Kwemoi, D.B., Adriko, J., Ssekiwoko, F., Male, A., Kiggundu, A.

“…Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease is caused when maize plants become co-infected with Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and potyviruses notably Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV). Apart from maize, little is known about susceptibility of weed species and cultivated crop species usually growing in proximity with maize to MLN viruses in Uganda. …”
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Climate change, agriculture, and adaptation options for Honduras by Sanders, Arie, Thomas, Timothy S., Rios, Ana R., Dunston, Shahnila

“…We find that for some key crops, such as maize and sugarcane, yield reductions will likely be larger in Honduras than most of the rest of the world will experience. …”
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Identity and variability of Pythium species associated with yield decline in aerobic rice cultivation in the Philippines by Van Buyten, E., Banaay, C. G. B., Vera Cruz, C., Höfte, M.

“…When screening P. arrhenomanes isolates from other hosts such as sugarcane, maize and several grasses, a link between pathogenic and genetic variability was detected. …”
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Biofuel finance: global trends in biofuel finance in forest-rich countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and implications for governance by Gelder, J.W. van, German, L.

“…Since 2000, US$ 2.0-2.7 billion has been invested in feedstock cultivation for biofuel in 16 forest-rich countries, mostly in oil palm and sugarcane. An additional US$ 5.7-6.7 billion has been invested in biofuel production, especially sugar-based ethanol. …”
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Understanding and integrating local perceptions of trees and forests into incentives for sustainable landscape management by Pfund, J.L., Watts, J.D., Boissiere, M., Boucard, A., Bullock, Renee, Ekadinata, A., Dewi, S., Feintrenie, L., Levang, P., Rantala, S., Sheil, Douglas, Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…In Indonesia and Tanzania, farmers favor monocultures (rubber and oil palm, and sugarcane, respectively) for their high financial returns, with these systems replacing existing complex agroforests. …”
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Spatial mapping of agricultural water productivity using SWAT model in upper Bhima catchment, India by Garg, Kaushal K., Bharati, Luna, Gaur, Anju, George, B., Acharya, Sreedhar, Jella, Kiran, Narasimhan, B.

“…Agricultural water productivity for sugarcane, sorghum and millet were estimated as 2.90, 0.51 and 0.30?…”
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Milk market of small scale artisan cheese factories in selected livestock watersheds of Honduras and Nicaragua by Holmann, Federico J.

“…This fact suggests that an aggressive program for the promotion of shrub legumes with sugarcane to supplement the herd during the dry season would have more impact that the promotion of grasses or legumes for the rainy season when there is little market for additional milk produced. …”
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The relationship of farm surroundings and local infestation pressure to pest management in cultivated Passiflora species in Colombia? by Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., López Acosta, F.J., Rojas, M., Ocampo, J

“…In all, 15 potential baits were used, of which sugarcane molasses and protein hydrolysate proved popular. …”
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Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN), an emerging threat to maize-based food security in sub-Saharan Africa by Mahuku, George S., Lockhart, B.E.L., Wanjala, Bramwel W., Jones, M., Kimunye, J.N., Stewart, L.R., Cassone, B.J., Sevgan, S., Nyasani, J.O., Kusia, E., Kumar, P. Lava, Niblett, C.L., Kiggundu, A., Asea, G., Pappu, H.R., Wangai, A., Boddupalli, P.M., Redinbaugh, M.G.

“…In eastern Africa, MLN was found to result from coinfection of maize with Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV), although MCMV alone appears to cause significant crop losses. …”
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Bean research and production needs in Malawi by Tinsley, R.L.

“…Also considered was the growing of beans on the flu- cured tobacco estates and relayed into sugarcane ratoons. There was concern about possible duplication of effort with the Maize Commodity Team's work on spatial arrangements of maize bean intercrops. …”
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Increasing land pressure in East Africa: the changing role of cassava and consequences for sustainability of farming systems by Fermont, A.V., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Traditional millet-, cotton-, sugarcane- and/or banana-based farming systems with an important fallow and/or grazing component have evolved into continuously cultivated cassava or cassava/maize-based systems. …”
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Milk market of small scale artisan cheese factories in selected livestock watersheds of Honduras and Nicaragua by Holmann, Federico J.

“…This fact suggests that an aggressive program for the promotion of shrub legumes with sugarcane to supplement the herd during the dry season would have more impact that the promotion of grasses or legumes for the rainy season when there is little market for additional milk produced. …”
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Aplicación de cachaza y vinaza para la corrección de un suelo salino-sódico del Perú by Quintanilla Rosas, José Emanuel, García Bendezú, Sady Javier

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Interacciones radiculares entre Eucalyptus deglupta y gramíneas competitivas by Schaller, Michaela, Schroth, Götz, Beer, John, Jiménez Otárola, Francisco

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