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Is ‘social cooperation’ for traditional irrigation what ‘technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? by Dessalegn, M.

“…Local classification of irrigation practices also associate the mechanism of irrigation use and management including water use regulations and water use turns with traditional irrigation in contrast to motor pump irrigation. …”
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Malaria vectors in a traditional dry zone village in Sri Lanka by Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Amerasinghe, Felix P., Konradsen, Flemming, Fonseka, K.T., Wirtz, R.A.

“…Malaria transmission by anopheline mosquitoes was studied in a traditional tank-irrigation-based rice-producing village in the malaria-endemic low country dry zone of northcentral Sri Lanka during the period August 1994-February 1997. …”
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Comparing traditional and new breeds of dairy animals—Senegal dairy genetics by Marshall, Karen, Tebug, Stanly Fon, Juga, J., Tapio, M., Missohou, Ayao

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Traditional strategies and adaptive resource use by crop-livestock producers in the Sahel by Williams, Timothy O.

Subjects: “…traditional technology…”
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Pre-weaning kid and lamb losses in traditional African management systems by Wilson, R.T., Traoré, A., Peacock, C.P., Mack, S.D., Agyemang, K.

Subjects: “…traditional methods…”
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Summary: Symposium on the management of livestock and natural resources in traditional pastoral societies by Ellis, J.E., Reid, Robin S.

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Evidences for endophytes parasiting traditional clones of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) by Rivera, M.F., Laberry Saavedra, Rafael Alberto, Lozano, J.C.

“…The existence of endophytes in cassava was suspected for the following reasons: (a) A wide range variation of root yield is frequent among disease-symptomless plants growing on the same plot; (b) root yield of low-yielding, virus-free plants of traditional clones can be increased by meristem culture; (c) the performance (i.e. root yield) of meristem-culture derived plants decreases sharply and uniformly under field conditions; and (d) the long growing cycle of cassava and its vegetative propagation allow infection and dissemination of these parasites. …”
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Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? by Dessalegn, Mengistu, Merrey, Douglas J.

Subjects: “…traditional farming…”
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Traditional livestock in semi-arid north eastern Zimbabwe: Mashona cattle by Hall, S.J.G.

“…Productivity data were gathered from Mashona cows (n=187) in 28 traditionally managed herds in two areas, separated by a corridor 20 – 30 km wide of almost uninhabited bush in NE Zimbabwe. …”
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Indigenous goats: Productivity in traditional livestock systems of semi-arid Africa by Wilson, R.T.

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Northern Nigeria: Sheep and goat production in the traditional Fulani agropastoral sector by Otchere, E.O., Ahmed, H.U., Adenowo, T.K., Kallah, M.S., Bawa, E.L.K., Olorunju, S.A.S., Voh, A.A.

“…Data are presented on the performance of Yankasa sheep and Red Sokoto goats kept by Fulani pastoralistst in a traditional agropastoral system in north Nigeria. Some comparisons are made with data from other studies in Nigeria and various West African countries. …”
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Why Ethiopian farmers prefer traditional faba bean management practices by Adie, Aberra, Mekonnen, Kindu, Bezabih, Melkamu, Ergano, Kebebe

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Reproductive prefomance of goats in traditional livestock systems in communal areas in Zimbabwe by Monicat, F., Keravec, J., Borne, P.M.

“…Individual and herd performances of goats were monitored in nine communal areas in Zimbabwe, which are representative of the various traditionally managed production systems. Between 1 September 1990 and 1 November 1991, 6950 goats from 254 farms were monitored twice monthly on an individual basis. …”
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Analysis of blast resistance in rice, comparing biotechnology methods with traditional breeding by Amézquita, María Cristina, Martínez Racines, César Pompilio, Correa Victoria, Fernando J., Lema, Germán

“…The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an application of the logit model to compare biotechnology methods (Anther Culture) with the traditional breeding method (the Pedigree Method) in their efficiency to generate rice lines with stable resistance to blast, the most important disease of rice world-wide. …”
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Legal Framework Indicators: Tenure and Traditional Land Use Planning Indicators by Steni, B, Firdaus, A.Y., Widiyanto

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Traditional processing and utilization of cassava in Africa: IITA research guide, No. 41 by Hahn, S.K.

“…Processing of cassava has several objectives and advantages. Traditionally, cassava is processed into many products. …”
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Tofu recipes: introducing tofu (soy cheese) into traditional African foods by Nakayama, O., Osho, S.M.

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Carotenoids retention in biofortified yellow cassava processed with traditional African methods by Taleon, Victor, Sumbu, Dan Mazenga, Muzhingi, T., Bidiaka, S.

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Early detection of Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei) of chickpea by traditional PCR by Valetti, Lucio, Cazon, Luis Ignacio, Crociara, Clara Sonia, Pastor, Silvina Estela

“…Since the first report of Ascochyta rabiei's isolation in Argentina in 2012, the pathogen has caused severe economic losses in crop production; so, the detection and rapid identification of the pathogen in early stages is key for the management of the disease. In this work, a traditional PCR procedure for detection of A. rabiei directly from plant tissues has been described based on beta-tubulin gene. …”
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Analysis of blast resistance in rice, comparing biotechnology methods with traditional breeding by Amézquita, M.C., Martínez, C.P., Correa Victoria, F., Lema, G.

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