Search Results - Drive for Diversity

Collection, genotyping and virus elimination of cassava landraces from Tanzania and documentation of farmer knowledge by Ferguson, Morag E., Tumwegamire, Silver, Chidzanga, C., Shah, T., Mtunda, K., Kulembeka, H., Kimata, B., Tollano, S., Stephen, M., Mpayo, E., Mohamedi, S., Kasele, S., Palangyo, E., Armachius, J., Ali, A.H., Sichalwe, K., Matondo, D., Masisila, F.F., Matumbo, Z., Kidunda, B., Arati, A.C., Muiruri, R., Munguti, F., Abass, A., Abberton, Michael T., Mkamilo, G.

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Influence of conservation tillage on soil microbial diversity, structure and crop yields in sub-humid and semi-arid environments in Kenya by Kihara, Job Maguta, Vlek, Paul L.G., Martius, C., Amelung, Wulf, Bationo, B. André

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Characterizing the diversity of sweetpotato through growth parameters and leaf traits: Precocity and light use efficiency as important ordination factors by Ramírez, D., Gavilan, C., Barreda, C., Condori, B., Rossel, G., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Andrade, M.I., Monneveux, P., Anglin, Noelle L., Quiróz, R., Ellis, David

“…For effective breeding strategies, knowing and understanding the traits that drive diversity among varieties is required. In this study, a set representing the diversity of sweetpotato varieties was characterized through multivariate ordination based on growth parameters and physiological leaf traits. …”
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Genetic diversity and genome-wide association study for the phenology response of winter wheats of North America, Western Asia, and Europe by Adil El Baouchi, Mohammed Ibriz, Dreisigacker, Susanne, Lopes, Marta S., Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel

“…Investments in cutting-edge technologies, including genomics and precision phenology measurements, can provide valuable tools to drive crop improvement. The objectives of this study were to (i) investigate the genetic diversity in a set of winter wheat lines, (ii) characterize their phenological response under different vernalization and photoperiod conditions, and (iii) identify effective markers associated with the phenological traits. …”
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Understanding smallholder decision‐making to increase farm tree diversity: Enablers and barriers for forest landscape restoration in Western Kenya by Bosshard, Ennia, Carter, Harrison, Aluso, Lillian Olimba, Chumba, Reuben, Kaiser-Bunbury, Christopher N., Kettle, Chris J., Nuno, Ana

“…The potential benefits of on‐farm trees for both people and nature, however, are often constrained by inadequate consideration of local socio‐ecological factors and an overall lack of species diversity. A deeper understanding of what drives farmers' decision‐making in diversifying farm trees is needed to ensure that scaling up tree‐based restoration efforts in smallholder landscapes delivers the promised benefits locally and globally. …”
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Diversity of naturalized hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) populations in central Argentina as a source of potential adaptive traits for breeding by Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo, Chantre Balacca, Guillermo Ruben, Smýkal, Petr, Presotto, Alejandro Daniel, Zubiaga, Luciano, Garayalde, Antonio Francisco, Cantamutto, Miguel Angel

“…Conversely, local adaptation along environmental gradients did not drive the divergence among recently established Argentinian (AR) populations. …”
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Irrigation improves weight-for-height z -scores of children under five, and women's and household dietary diversity scores in Ethiopia and Tanzania by Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Choufani, Jowel, Bryan, Elizabeth, Haile, Beliyou, Ringler, Claudia

“…While small-scale irrigation is a key factor driving agricultural intensification in sub-Saharan Africa, its impact on nutrition has not yet been thoroughly explored. …”
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Targeted improvement of plant-based protein: Genome-wide association mapping of a lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) diversity panel by Johnson, Nathan, Boatwright, Jon Lucas, Bridges, William, Thavarajah, Pushparajah, Agrawal, Shiv Kumar, Thavarajah, Dil

“…The world is increasingly looking to plant-based sources to meet its protein needs.Multiple factors are driving this progression, ranging from nutritional and ethical con-siderations to climate change and population growth. …”
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Sustainable Forests? : values, perceptions and expectations among three stakeholder groups in the light of the Swedish bioeconomy transition by Stenius, Tove

“…The research takes its stance from a broad definition of the concept of diversity, transecting both social and natural science, in its attempts to answer the thesis question: What suggested changes in forestry and forest governance follow from different visions of the bioeconomy transition, and what impacts do these have on aspects of diversity in the north of Sweden? …”

Biofortification: An agricultural tool to address mineral and vitamin deficiencies by Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Biofortification is a feasible and cost-effective means of delivering micronutrients to populations that may have limited access to diverse diets and other micronutrient interventions. …”
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Floral resource strips enhance parasitoid abundance and diversity in apple orchards and promote agroecological advances in a South African biosphere reserve by Ratto, Fabrizia, Steward, Peter Richard, Sait, Steven, Haran, Julian, Gaigher, Rene, Pryke, James, Samways, Michael, Kunin, William

“…Agricultural intensification drives insect declines, including those of parasitoids, through landscape simplification and extensive use of synthetic pesticides. …”
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Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS): untapped potential for enhancing food and nutrition securities in sub-Saharan Africa by Abdullahi, W.M., Mu'az, S.A., Togola, A., Mohammed, G.S., Umar, M.L., Ongom, P.O., Echekwu, C., Boukar, O.

“…Moreover, scientific innovations like MAS offer great potential to drive this envisioned change; decades have passed since this technology was first used in the world, but Africa as a continent with more genetic diversity of crops remains underrepresented. …”
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AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds by Tobias, Joseph A., Sheard, Catherine, Pigot, Alex L., Devenish, Adam J.M., Jingyi Yang, Sayol, Ferran, Neate‐Clegg, Montague H.C., Alioravainen, Nico, Weeks, Thomas L., Barber, Robert A., Walkden, Patrick A., MacGregor, Hannah E.A., Jones, Samuel E.I., Vincent, Claire, Phillips, Anna G., Marples, Nicola M., Montaño Centellas, Flavia A., Leandro Silva, Victor, Claramunt, Santiago, Darski, Bianca, Freeman, Benjamin G., Bregman, Tom P., Cooney, Christopher R., Hughes, Emma C., Capp, Elliot J.R., Varley, Zoë K., Friedman, Nicholas R., Korntheuer, Heiko, Corrales Vargas, Andrea, Trisos, Christopher H., Weeks, Brian C., Hanz, Dagmar M., Töpfer, Till, Bravo, Gustavo A., Remeš, Vladimír, Nowak, Larissa, Carneiro, Lincoln S., Moncada R., Amilkar J., Matysioková, Beata, Baldassarre, Daniel T., Alejandra Martínez‐Salinas, Jared D. Wolfe, Philip M. Chapman, Benjamin G. Daly, Sorensen, Marjorie C., Alexander Neu, Ford, Michael A., Rebekah J. Mayhew, Luis Fabio Silveira, Kelly, David J., Nathaniel N. D. Annorbah, Henry S. Pollock, Ada M. Grabowska‐Zhang, Jay P. McEntee, Juan Carlos T. Gonzalez, Camila G. Meneses, Muñoz, Marcia C., Luke L. Powell, Gabriel A. Jamie, Matthews, Thomas J., Oscar Johnson, Brito, Guilherme R.R., Zyskowski, Kristof, Ross Crates, Harvey, Michael G., Maura Jurado Zevallos, Hosner, Peter A., Bradfer‐Lawrence, Tom, James M. Maley, Stiles, F. Gary, Lima, Hevana S., Kaiya L. Provost, Moses Chibesa, Mmatjie Mashao, Jeffrey T. Howard, Edson Mlamba, Chua, Marcus A.H., Bicheng Li, Gómez, M. Isabel, Natalia C. García, Martin Päckert, Jérôme Fuchs, Jarome R. Ali, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Monica L. Carlson, Rolly C. Urriza, Kristin E. Brzeski, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, Matt J. Rayner, Eliot T. Miller, Rauri C. K. Bowie, René‐Marie Lafontaine, R. Paul Scofield, Yingqiang Lou, Lankani Somarathna, Denis Lepage, Illif, Marshall, Neuschulz, Eike Lena, Templin, Mathias, Dehling, D. Matthias, Cooper, Jacob C., Olivier S. G. Pauwels, Kangkuso Analuddin, Jon Fjeldså, Nathalie Seddon, Sweet, Paul R., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Naka, Luciano N., Brawn, Jeffrey D., Alexandre Aleixo, Katrin Böhning‐Gaese, Carsten Rahbek, Susanne A. Fritz, Gavin H. Thomas, Matthias Schleuning

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A geospatial data integration framework for mapping and monitoring tropical landscape diversity in Costa Rica's San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor by Sesnie, S.E.

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A geospatial data integration framework for mapping and monitoring tropical landscape diversity in Costa Rica's San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor by Sesnie, Steven E.

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Food system transformation in Mozambique: An assessment of changing diet quality in the context of a rising middle class by Smart, Jenny, Tschirley, David, Smart, Francis C.

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Food system transformation in Mozambique: An assessment of changing diet quality in the context of a rising middle class by Smart, Jenny, Tschirley, David, Smart, Francis C.

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Diet quality and urbanization in Mozambique by Smart, Jenny, Tschirley, David, Smart, Francis

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Optimizing hybrid vigor: a comprehensive analysis of genetic distance and heterosis in eggplant landraces by Rajan, Neha, Debnath, Sandip, Perveen, Kahkashan, Khan, Faheema, Pandey, Brijesh, Srivastava, Akanksha, Khanam, Mehrun Nisha, Subramaniyan, Vetriselvan, Kumarasamy, Vinoth, Paul, Pronob J., Lal, Mohan

“…Our aim was not only to dissect the genetic diversity among these genotypes but also to determine how genetic distance impacts heterotic patterns, which could ultimately help improve hybrid breeding programs.MethodsGenetic diversity was assessed using 20 SSR markers, and the parental lines were grouped into five clusters based on the Unweighted Pair Group Method of Arithmetic Means (UPGMA). …”
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Resilient, healthy, and sustainable food systems for biodiversity conservation and use 2030 Action Targets: A global collection of good practice cases by Bioversity International, World Wildlife Fund International, Global Crop Diversity Trust, United Nations Environment Programme

“…That today’s unsustainable agricultural practices are both driving and suffering from the effects of climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation is not under dispute. …”
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