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Ethnobotanical evaluation and agro-morphological of eleven priority plant species for food security in northwestern Benin, northwest Benin. by Wabi, Faroukou, Boedecker, Julia

“…On the other hand, the commune of Tanguieta, Toucountouna and species significantly influenced the medicinal use value (P < 0.05). Finally, the agro-morphological characteristics varied according to the species and the townships.…”
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Nitrogen cycling in pastoral livestock systems in sub‐Saharan Africa: Knowns and unknowns by Carbonell, V., Merbold, Lutz, Díaz‐Pinés, E., Dowling, T.P.F., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus

“…Our results show that N inputs in pastoral systems are dominated by atmospheric N deposition (˜80%), while inputs due to biological nitrogen fixation seems to play a smaller role. A major N loss pathway is nitrogen leaching (nitrate > DON) from pastures (33%). …”
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One hundred years of zoonoses research in the Horn of Africa: A scoping review by Cavalerie, Lisa, Wardeh, M., Lebrasseur, Ophélie, Nanyingi, M., McIntyre, K.M., Kaba, M., Asrat, D., Christley, R., Pinchbeck, G., Baylis, M., Mor, Siobhan M.

“…Descriptive and observational epidemiological studies were dominant and only a low proportion of publications were multidisciplinary. Finally, we found that a minority of international collaborations were between Global South countries with a high proportion of authors having affiliations from outside the Horn of Africa. …”
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Hydrogeochemical evolution and groundwater recharge processes in arsenic enriched area in central Gangetic Plain, India by Kumar, S., Joshi, S. K., Pant, N., Singh, S., Chakravorty, B., Saini, R. K., Kumar, V., Singh, A., Ghosh, N.C., Mukherjee, A., Rai, P., Singh, V.

“…Thereafter, anoxic conditions prevailed in the post-monsoon season, and finally, in the pre-monsoon season, reducing conditions continued and arsenic released at a rapid rate, which was justified with the seasonal variation of arsenic concentration.…”
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Resistance to aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus in almond advanced selections and cultivars and its interaction with the aflatoxin biocontrol strategy by Moral, J., Garcia-Lopez, M.T., Gordon, A., Ortega Beltran, A., Puckett, R.D., Tomari, R., Gradziel, T.M., Michailides, T.

“…Overall, peach kernels were significantly more resistant to the pathogen than almond kernels, which were more resistant than pistachio kernels. Finally, we studied the combined effect of the cultivar resistance and the biocontrol strain AF36 in limiting aflatoxin contamination. …”
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Innovation for agricultural climate risk insurance: household survey preliminary report by Muriithi, Cyrus K, Osiemo, Jamleck, Mwongera, Caroline

“…This finding is plausible because yield insurance may cover several other perils. Finally, we find that farmers tend to have a high preference for insurance bundled with fertilizer, improved seeds and agricultural advisories, and the use of digital (mobile) platforms in the payment of premiums and requesting compensation.…”
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Longitudinal study of small ruminant zoonoses in Tana River, Kenya by Wainaina, Martin, Lindahl, Johanna F., Dohoo, I., Mayer-Scholl, A., Roesel, Kristina, Mbotha, Deborah, Roesler, U., Grace, Delia, Bett, Bernard K., Al Dahouk, S.

“…We tested for: (i) Coxiella burnetii using an IgG ELISA, (ii) Leptospira spp. using the microscopic agglutination test, and (iii) Brucella spp. using the complement fixation test. We further tested seropositive animals by real-time PCR. …”
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Integrating crop pollination management, native beekeeping, and silvopastoral systems to improve the cattle sector’s sustainability in Latin America by Narjes, Manuel Ernesto, Cardoso, Juan Andrés, Burkart, Stefan

“…At the landscape level, the interplay of pollinators and forage legumes can positively affect the yield of nearby pollinator-dependent crops. Finally, we provide interested stakeholders, policy- and decision-makers with a perspective on how such agroecosystems may be designed and scaled into multifunctional landscapes. …”
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Potential economic benefits of integrating silvopastoral arrangements in Latin American cattle systems by Enciso, Karen, Sotelo, Mauricio E., Peters, Michael, Flórez, Fernando, Burkart, Stefan

“…Silvopastoral systems (SPS) constitute a valuable strategy in this regard, since they generate environmental benefits, related to the reduction of GHG emissions, increased nitrogen fixation, and nutrient cycling, as well as economic benefits, such as increased production efficiency, reduced production costs, and the generation of additional income. …”
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Caracterización de híbridos interespecíficos de papa diploide (Solanum spp.) para su uso en cruzamientos 4x – 2x by Quispe, J.L.

“…The characteristics of stolon length, tuber uniformity, proportion of tubers with sprouts, shape of tuber and eye deepness contributed to the selection of twelve genotypes with the best agronomical characteristics, allowing focus to be placed on the best individuals. Finally, we evaluated the pollen's fertility and ability to produce unreduced pollen of these hybrids. …”
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Invasiveness, biology, ecology, and management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda by Kenis, M., Benelli, A., Biondi, A., Calatayud, Paul-André, Day, R., Desneux, N., Harrison, R.D., Kriticos, D.J., Rwomushana, I., Berg, J. van den, Verheggen, F., Zhang, Y., Agboyi, L.K., Ahissou, R.B., Ba, M.N., Bernal, J., Freitas Bueno, A. de, Carriere, Y., Carvalho, G.A., Chen, X.X., Cicero, L., du Plessis, H., Early, R., Fallet, P., Fiaboe, K., Firake, D.M., Goergen, Georg E., Groot, A.T., Guedes, R.N.C., Gupta, A., Hu, G., Huang, F.N., Jaber, L.R., Malo, E.A., McCarthy, C.B., Meagher Jr, R.L., Mohamed, S., Mota-Sanchez, D., Nagoshi, R.N., Negre, N., Niassy, S., Ota, N., Nyamukondiwa, C., Omoto, C., Palli, S.R., Pavela, R., Ramírez Romero, R., Rojas, J.C., Subramanian, S., Tabashnik, B.E., Tay, W.T., Virla, E.G., Wang, S., Williams, T., Zhang, L.S., Zhang, L., Wu, K.

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Smart breeding driven by big data, artificial intelligence, and integrated genomic-enviromic prediction by Yunbi Xu, Zhang Xingping, Huihui Li, Hongjian Zheng, Jianan Zhang, Olsen, Michael, Varshney, Rajeev K., Boddupalli, P.M., Qian Qian

“…A strategy is then proposed for prediction-based crop redesign at both the macro (individual, population, and species) and micro (gene, metabolism, and network) scales. Finally, we provide perspectives on translating smart breeding into genetic gain through integrative breeding platforms and open-source breeding initiatives. …”
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Recombinant Antigen Targets for Serodiagnosis of African Swine Fever by Gallardo, Carmina, Reis, Ana Luísa, Kalema-Zikusoka, Gladys, Malta, Joana, Soler, Alejandro, Blanco, Esther, Parkhouse, R.M.E., Leitão, Alexandre

“…With poorly preserved sera, only the p104R-specific ELISA showed a significant reduction in sensitivity compared to that of the OIE-approved ELISA. Finally, these recombinant proteins also detected antibodies in the sera of the majority of infected warthogs. …”
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Sero-prevalence and factors associated with anti-Brucella antibodies in slaughter livestock in Uganda by Bugeza, James, Roesel, Kristina, Moriyon, I., Mugizi, Denis, Alinaitwe, Lordrick, Kivali, Velma, Kankya, C., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…Seropositivity for anti-Brucella antibodies was associated with region of origin (OR = 4.6,95%CI=1.49-17.75, p = 0.013) for cattle; sex (OR = 2.90, 95% C = 1.5-6.34, p = 0.004), age (OR=4.04, 95% CI = 1.07-8.52, p = 0.006) and species (OR = 2.53, 95% CI = 1.08-6.98, p = 0.048) for small ruminants; and finally sex for pigs (OR = 2.88, 95% CI = 1.07-8.52, p = 0.041). …”
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Big data, small explanatory and predictive power: Lessons from random forest modeling of on-farm yield variability and implications for data-driven agronomy by Silva, ‪João Vasco, Heerwaarden, Joost van, Reidsma, Pytrik, Laborte, Alice G., Tesfaye, Kindie, Ittersum, Martin K. van

“…Crop management related variables were important to explain and predict cereal yields in Ethiopia, while predictive (i.e., known before the growing season) climatic variables and explanatory (i.e., known during or after the growing season) climatic variables were most important to explain and predict cereal yield variability in the Philippines and in the Netherlands, respectively. Finally, model cross-validation for regions or years not seen during model training reduced the R2 considerably for most crop x country combinations, while for wheat in the Netherlands this was model dependent. …”
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How to halt deforestation in the Amazon? A Bayesian process-tracing approach by Brandão, F., Befani, B., Soares-Filho, J., Rajão, R., Garcia, E.

“…They also prove that interventions may be well implemented for a certain period but can lose effectiveness over time. Finally, our findings call attention to synergies among interventions, and in particular to the combination of regulatory interventions to halt frontier expansion with market-based approaches to incentivize non-deforestation behaviour.…”
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Business Model for Sheep Fattening in Ethiopia by Bereket, Yemariam, Solomon, Rahel, Asnake, Woinshet, Ekule, Muluken, Wamatu, Jane, Kassie, Girma

“…Regular veterinary care is also essential to prevent and cure any veterinary issues that may arise Finally, the entrepreneurs need to have a good understanding of the market demand for meat products and develop a marketing strategy to sell their products. …”
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Genetic differentiation of a southern Africa tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A Gray) germplasm collection using high-density DArTseq SNP markers by Mwale, Saul Eric, Shimelis, Hussein, Abincha, Wilfred, Nkhata, Wilson, Sefasi, Abel, Mashilo, Jacob

“…The five sub-populations exhibited variable fixation index (FST). The following genetically distant accessions were selected: Cluster 1:Tars-Tep 112, Tars-Tep 10, Tars-Tep 23, Tars-Tep-86, Tars-Tep-83, and Tars-Tep 85; Cluster 3: G40022, Tars-Tep-93, and Tars-Tep-100; Cluster 5: Zimbabwe landrace, G40017, G40143, and G40150. …”
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Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana by Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Tepa-Yoto, Ghislain, Mkomwa, Saidi, Yeboah, Stephen, Amponsah, Shadrach K., Keteku, Agbesi K., Kyere, Reginald, Waldmann, Kaja, Kariuki, Philip Wanjohi, Bourarach, El Hassane, Kienzle, Josef

“…The workshop also discussed FAO’s Frameworks for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa and highlighted action points that can effectively adopted to promote and scale sustainable agricultural mechanization in Ghana. Finally, the report highlights the need to ensure Gender and Youth Responsiveness of SAM technologies and innovations and a roadmap to harness stakeholder contributions towards the development and promotion of SAM.…”
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Research protocol: On farm field trials to improve mungbean productivity through fertilizer management by Hossain, Md Khaled, Saleh Mohammad Shahriar, Atikuzzamman, Md, Gathala, Mahesh K., Laing, Alison M.

“…This practice has been shown by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) to produce high mungbean yields in Bangladesh without the addition of nitrogen fertilizer by accelerating biological nitrogen fixation (the addition of recommended doses of non-nitrogen fertilizers are still recommended). …”
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