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The geography of large-scale land acquisitions: Analysing socio-ecological patterns of target contexts in the global South by Messerli, P, Giger, M, Dwyer, M.B., Breu, T., Eckert, S.

“…Improving and enhancing large datasets of georeferenced land deals is an important next step; at the same time, careful choice of the spatial scale of analysis is crucial for ensuring compatibility between the spatial accuracy of land deal locations and the resolution of available geospatial data layers. …”
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Reframing the concept of alternative livelihoods by Wright, J.H., Hill, N.A.O., Roe, D., Rowcliffe, J.M., Kümpel, N.F., Day, M., Booker, F., Milner-Gulland, E.J.

“…Interventions based on flawed assumptions about people's needs, aspirations, and the factors that influence livelihood choice are unlikely to achieve conservation objectives. …”
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Participatory definition of breeding objectives and implementation of community based sheep breeding programs in Ethiopia by Duguma, G.

“…Four study areas: Afar (pastoral), Bonga and Horro (crop-livestock), and Menz (sheep-barley) were considered. Choice experiments were employed to define traits preferences in the different production systems. …”
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Identification of key root volatiles signaling preference of tomato over spinach by the Root Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita by Murungi, L.K., Kirwa, H., Coyne, D., Teal, P.E., Beck, J.J., Torto, B.

“…In olfactometer assays, J2s were attracted to root volatiles from both crops over moist sand (control), but in choice tests using the two host plants, volatiles of tomato roots were more attractive than those released by spinach. …”
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Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do? by Rurinda, J., Wijk, Mark T. van, Mapfumo, Paul, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Supit, I., Giller, Kenneth E.

“…We quantified the response of maize yield to projected climate change and to three key management options – planting date, fertilizer use and cultivar choice – using the crop simulation model, agricultural production systems simulator (APSIM), at two contrasting sites in Zimbabwe. …”
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Willingness to pay for biofertilizers among grain legume farmers in northern Ghana by Banka, M., Aidoo, R., Abaidoo, Robert C., Fialor, S.C., Masso, C.

“…The double bounded dichotomous choice (DBDC) format of contingent valuation approach was employed to elicit willingness to pay values and determinants of farmers WTP was evaluated using the maximum likelihood estimation procedure. …”
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The Prickle Effect Comes From Fabrics Made of South American Camelid (Alpaca and Lama) Fibers. Mechanical and/or Genetic Solutions by Prieto, Alejandro, Castillo, Maria Flavia, Seghetti Frondizi, Diego G., Mamani Cato, Rubén Herberht, Hick, Michel Victor Hubert, Frank, Eduardo

“…This is essential for light fabrics, where the effect of prickle plays a critical part in consumer´s choice. Yet the genetic solution of the problem lies in the slow selection response. …”
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Nematodo del nudo de la raíz Meloidogyne spp. by Picca, Cecilia Nelida

“…En el suelo se desarrollan los individuos filiformes: ● Juveniles de segundo estadio: pequeños, de cola cónica y estilete visible. ● Machos: nematodos largos, de cola redondeada y estilete robusto, sin cápsula cefálica, pero con labios bien marcados. …”
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The agro-ecological suitability of Atriplex nummularia and A. halimus for biomass production in Argentine saline drylands by Falasca, Silvia Viviana, Pizarro, María José, Mezher, Romina Nahir

“…The choice of the best species to cultivate in semi-arid and arid climates is of fundamental importance, and is determined by many factors, including temperature and rainfall, soil type, water availability for irrigation and crop purposes. …”
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Diagnosis and Detection of Plum Pox Virus: State-of-the-Art and Future Options by Cambra, Mariano, Bertolini, Edson, Martínez, M. Carmen, Gorris, María T., Vidal, Eduardo, Olmos, Antonio

“…Different formats including direct systems for sample preparation are included in the current IPPC-FAO (2012) protocol for PPV. The choice of the most appropriate detection method is crucial and must be related to the final goal or purpose of the analysis. …”
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Effect of lanosterol on the in vitro maturation in semi-defined culture system of prepubertal ewe oocytes by Marco-Jiménez, Francisco, Vicente, José Salvador, Viudes-De-Castro, María P.

“…The choice of medium and supplements can affect meiotic regulation and may have an impact on the regulation of mammalian oocyte growth and embryonic cell function. …”
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Improvement of regeneration in pepper: a recalcitrant species by Gammoudi, Najet, San Pedro, Tania, Ferchichi, Ali, Gisbert, Carmina

“…Dark incubation does not seem to improve organogenesis in pepper, and hypocotyl explants clearly represent a better explant choice-with respect to cotyledonary explants-for the pepper cultivars assayed.…”
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Quality of aphid honeydew for a parasitoid varies as a function of both aphid species and host plant by Monticelli, Lucie S., Tena, Alejandro, Mathilda, Idier, Amiens-Desneux, Edwige, Desneux, Nicolas

“…In this context, we assessed the relationship between the adult fitness (in terms of longevity and fecundity) of the aphid parasitoid Aphelinus abdominalis (which prefer attack aphid species belonging to the Macrosiphini tribe), fed on honeydew produced by 19 different plant-aphid combinations, and parasitoid preference (i.e., the choice of female to oviposit) and ability to produce offspring in these combinations. …”
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El cultivo de mora (Rubus glaucus Benth.) by Bonnet, José Gabriel

“…Las flores con cinco sépalos y cinco pétalos de color blanco, carpelos libres distintos y numerosos colocados sobre un eje, en forma cónica y reunidos con los estambres. Su fruta formada por un conjunto de drupas perteneciente a una sola flor, que forma un aquenio de color morado brillante y ovalado, requiriendo la polinización por parte de las abejas y algunos otros insectos.…”
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Experimental field exclosure of birds and bats in agricultural systems — Methodological insights, potential improvements, and cost-benefit trade-offs by Maas, Bea, Heath, Sacha, Grass, Ingo, Cassano, Camila, Classen, Alice, Faria, Deborah, Gras, Pierre, Williams Guillén, Kimberly, Johnson, Matthew, Karp, Daniel S., Linden, Valerie, Martínez Salinas, Alejandra, Schmack, Julia M., Kross, Sara

“…Common constraints include, among other things, the choice of material and experimental duration, as well as the consideration of local versus landscape factors. …”
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Öppen dagvattenhantering i stadens offentliga rum by Amanda, Karlsson

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Molekylärgenetisk analys av dilaterad cardiomyopati hos hund by Kanold, Anja

“…We started our study with a candidate gene approach, and the gene of our choice was desmin, since it has been documented to be the cause of DCM in certain studies of human families. …”

Jordbearbetningens påverkan på ekosystemtjänster i lantbruket by Ferguson, Anna

Evaluation of the Sunlabob Battery Lantern from the perspective of users in rural Lao PDR by Bergsten, Tomas

“…The addition of such a model would give the villagers a choice and in order to provide the right lantern to different villages around the world, pilot studies should be conducted before providing any village with the full intended amount of lanterns.…”
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Val av produktion vid generationsskifte by Månsson, Pernilla