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CIAT research on improving livelihoods of smallholder coffee producers in Nicaragua by Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Pérez, L., Zuluaga Gonzalez, V., Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…Participation in BRIDGES appears associated with an increase in bean yields, of about 230 kg per hectare, and in an increase of almost one income source, however these results are sensitive to different model specifications. Finally, participations in BRIDGES appears associated with a 6% reduction in household dependency from coffee income.…”
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Report on field survey of sheep in Ethiopia from August 8th till August 18th, 1970, in the provinces of Wollo, Tigre and Harar by Oppenheimer, B.

“…Management methods and production potential and feed assessment was made with respect to each of the four breeds of sheep. Finally methods of fattening system presented with schematic layout. …”
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Morphological characterisation of the Tswana goat by Katongole, J.B.D., Sebolai, B., Madimabe, M.J.

“…The propensity toward white coat colour and/or in combination with others, especlally black and brown, appears to be an adaptive, charactenstic of Tswana goats to withstand pronounced seasonal fluctuations in the intensity and duration of light, heat and cold. Finally the Tswana goat can be classified as a multicoloured, medium size breed with long lopping ears, short coarse hair tructure, predominantly bearded and horned.…”
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The sawflies of Namibia and western South Africa (Symphyta, Hymenoptera). by Koch, F., Goergen, Georg E., Noort, S. van

“…As a result of current taxonomic revisions, five new junior synonyms are proposed: Athalia limpopo Benson, 1962 syn. n. for A. brevicornis Benson, 1962; A. xantha Benson, 1962 syn. n. for A. incomta Konow, 1908; A. elisabethae Muche, 1979 syn. n. for A. ustipennis Mocsáry 1909; Distega braunsi Enslin, 1911 syn. n. and D. brunniventris Enslin, 1913 syn. n. for D. montium Konow, 1907. Finally, Distega nigeriae Forsius, 1927 sp. rev. is a valid species and is removed from synonymy with D. mocsaryi Enslin, 1913. …”
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Response of Sesbania (Sesbania sesban L. Merr.) to inoculation with indigenous isolates of Rhizobium strains by Woldemeskel, Endalkachew, Dogiso, E., Haile, Wassie

“…Nitrogen fixation through legume-rhizobium symbiosis serves as a cost effective, sustainable and ecofriendly source of N to fodder and grain legume crops. …”
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Olfactory preference for egg laying on citrus substrates in Drosophila by Dweck, H., Ebrahim, S., Kromann, S., Bown, D., Hillbur, Y., Sachse, S., Hansson, B., Stensmyr, M.

“…Moreover, we show that endoparasitoidwasps that parasitize fly larvae are strongly repelled by thesmell of Citrus, as well as by valencene, the primary ligand ofOr19a. Finally, larvae kept in substrates enriched with valencenesuffer a reduced risk of parasitism. …”
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Ant attendance of the cotton aphid is beneficial for okra plants: deciphering multitrophic interactions by Singh, A., Zytynska, S.E., Hanna, R., Weisser, W.W.

“…We also found aphid numbers, aphid predation by syrphids and chewing herbivory to vary across okra varieties. Finally, in the screenhouse, we recorded a 24% reduction in aphid numbers on plants with ant presence. …”
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Designing index based livestock insurance for managing asset risk in northern Kenya by Chantarat, S., Mude, Andrew G., Barrett, Christopher B., Carter, M.R.

“…We describe contract pricing and potential risk exposures of the underwriter using a rich time series of satellite-based vegetation data available from 1982-present. And finally, implementation opportunities and challenges are discussed to spur the product’s pilot potential.…”
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Native legumes in Minas Gerais State, Brazil by Costa, Nuno Maria de Sousa

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Strategic assessment of banana research priorities by CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

“…The next section explains the process of selecting research options to be included in the assessment, followed by a detailed description of the research options, the parameter elicitation process, an overview of parameters used in the assessment and an account of the information sources, and finally the results of the banana priority assessment. …”
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The impact of agricultural research on productivity and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa by Alene, Arega D., Coulibaly, O.

“…Productivity growth is again shown to raise per capita incomes, with income increases finally having significant poverty-reducing effects. …”
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Trade-offs in livestock development at farm level: Different actors with different objectives by Salmon, Gareth R., Teufel, Nils, Baltenweck, Isabelle, Wijk, Mark T. van, Claessens, Lieven, Marshall, Karen

“…Recognising and understanding trade-offs is imperative; therefore we discuss decision making methods, the management of trade-offs and the balance between providing an average benefit for a population and the variation in benefit for individuals. Finally, a (partial) trade-off analysis is illustrated by use of a case study on household dairy cattle enterprises in Senegal. …”
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Current challenges and perspectives for governing forest restoration by Guariguata, Manuel R., Brancalion, Pedro H.S.

“…The effectiveness of payments for environmental services is examined as catalyzers of forest restoration initiatives. Finally, two papers deal with the legal and policy constraints in making restoration through natural regeneration a viable and cost-effective tool. …”
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Qualite du mais et nutrition: guide de recherche de lIita, No. 33 by Kling, J.

“…Les vori41tes se distinguent par leurs proprietes physiques et chimiques, un critere in-f1ueneant leur utilisation finale…”
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Utilization of molecular genetic techniques in support of plantain and banana improvement by Crouch, J.H., Ortiz, R., Crouch, H.K.

“…Furthermore, microsatellite markers have been used to demonstrate the occurrence of recombination during the formation of 2n gametes from triploid plantain and the heterozygosity of a banana accession commonly used as a true breeding genotype in genetic studies and Musa improvement programs. Finally, candidate RAPD and SSR markers for a number of important agronomic characters have been identified. …”
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Seminario sobre extracción y transformación forestal by Dirección General Forestal y de Fauna

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Impacto de agroquímicos sobre la contaminación de suelos y aguas by Costa, Jose Luis

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Ammonium transport and CitAMT1 expression are regulated by light and sucrose in Citrus plants by Camanes, Gemma, Cerezo, Miguel, Primo-Millo, Eduardo, Gojon, Alain, García-Agustín, Pilar

“…On the other hand, results indicate that the effect of stimulating light on CitAMT1 expression and NH4+ HATS activity is independent of the circadian rhythm. Finally, CitAMT1 expression seems to be specifically stimulated by sucrose, suggesting that sucrose is a pivotal signal governing both assimilate partitioning from source organs and assimilate utilization in sink organs.…”
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Cercas vivientes en la agricultura de Costa Rica by Sauer, J.D

“…Las 26 especies más importantes son descritas individualmente en orden sistemático. Las consideraciones finales sobre los orígenes de esta técnica de cercas demuestran claramente que la diversidad de las especies ha sido reducida durante los últimos años, más que todo por la apertura y ensanchamiento de carreteras y debido a la aparición en el mercado de postes tratados con preservativos, que tienden a sustituir las técnicas tradicionales.…”
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The effect of slash and burn agriculture on plant nutrientes in the Tertiary Region of Central Amazonia by Brinkmann, W.L.F, Nascimiento, J.C. do

“…The current availability of nutrients has been significantly reduced due to solid fixation It is concluded, based on the results obtained, that the nutrient return caused by burning is not capable of guaranteeing tropical agriculture in the long term. pH correction and the use of good fertilizers are necessary, as is the use of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides to reduce root competition and plant diseases. …”
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