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Water productivity of potato under improved irrigation techniques in Uzbekistan by Djumaboev, Kakhramon, Reddy, J.M., Carli, C., Yuldashev, Tulkun, Anarbekov, Oyture, Eshmuratov, Davron

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Screening preemergence herbicides for weed control in cassava by Ekeleme, F., Dixon, A., Atser, G., Hauser, S., Chikoye, David, Olorunmaiye, P.M., Olojede, A., Korie, S., Weller, S.

“…Herbicide trials were conducted at five locations across eastern, western, and north-central Nigeria over two cropping seasons (2014 and 2015). …”
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Genetic variation and response to selection for storage root dry matter and associated traits in a population of yam bean (Pachyrhizus spp.) interspecies crosses by Agaba, R., Rubaihayo, P.R., Tukamuhabwa, P., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Tumwegamire, Silver, Ndirigwe, J., Heider, B., Grüneberg, W.J.

“…Breeding populations were generated using North Carolina II (NC II) mating design involving high dry matter P. tuberosus chuin cultivar, low dry matter P. ahipa and the high yielding P. erosus yam beans. …”
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Model Comparison and Quantification of Nitrous Oxide Emission and Mitigation Potential from Maize and Wheat Fields at a Global Scale by Tesfaye, Kindie, Takele, Robel, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Khatri-Chhetri, Arun, Solomon, Dawit, Stirling, Clare, Albanito, Fabrizio

“…Irrespective of the models, predicted N2O emissions per hectare were higher in some countries in East and South Asia, North America, and Western Europe, driven mainly by higher N application rates. …”
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Policy Brief: The impact of mechanization in smallholder rice production in Nigeria: Promising business cases for rice smallholders for income increasing and climate smart interven... by Axmann, Heike

“…Wageningen University and Research (WUR), in cooperation with Olam Rice Nigeria, conducted a controlled experiment in Nasarawa State (North Central Nigeria) in which mechanized rice harvesting and threshing were introduced on smallholder farms, part of Olam’s Rice Outgrowers Initiative. …”
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Climate-smart agriculture practices influence weed density and diversity in cereal-based agri-food systems of western Indo-Gangetic plains by Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Kumar, Virender, Kakraliya, S., Abdallah, Ahmed M., Datta, Ashim, Choudhary, Madhu, Gathala, Mahesh K, McDonald, Andrew J, Jat, Mangi Lal, Sharma, Parbodh Chander

“…Full CSA-based maize–wheat system could be a promising alternative for the conveniently managed rice–wheat system in weed suppression in north-west India.…”
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Digital agriculture to enable adaptation: A supplement to the UNFCCC NAP Technical Guidelines by Stephenson, Jim, Chellew, Tom, Köckritz, Luja von, Rose, Alison, Dinesh, Dhanush

“…So far, its greatest influence has been in the Global North, though it has the potential to greatly disrupt the agricultural sector in the Global South this decade. …”
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Monitoring biophysical and socioeconomic impacts of CSA practices at Doyogena and Basona Climate-Smart Landscapes, Ethiopia by Nigussie, Abebe, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Tesfaye, Abonesh

“…This activity was conducted to determine climate-smart agricultural practices’ biophysical and socioeconomic impacts over the last 12 months, using the Doyogena (Southern Ethiopia) and Basona (North Ethiopia) climate-smart landscapes as a case study. …”
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Climate Security in the MENA Region by Läderach, Peter R.D., Merrey, Douglas J., Schapendonk, Frans, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Ruckstuhl, Sandra, Mapedza, Everisto D., Najjar, Dina, Dessalegn, Bezaiet, Amarnath, Giriraj, Vinay, Nangia, Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Biradar, Chandrashekhar M., Pacillo, Grazia, Govind, Ajit, Hakhu, Arunima, Yigezu, Yigezu Atnafe, Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Lahham, Nisreen, Cosgrove, Bethany Emma, Joshi, Deepa, Grosjean, Godefroy, Hugh, Brigitte, Elmahdi, Amgad, Frija, Aymen, Udalagama, Upandha, Nicol, Alan

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Spatio-temporal cluster analysis and transmission drivers for peste des petits ruminants in Uganda by Nkamwesiga, Joseph, Korennoy, F., Lumu, P., Nsamba, P., Mwiine, F.N., Roesel, Kristina, Wieland, Barbara, Pérez, A., Kiara, Henry K., Muhanguzi, D.

“…In Uganda, over the past five years, PPR has extended from north-eastern Uganda (Karamoja) with sporadic incursions in other districts /regions. …”
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Soil fertility mapping and development of nutrient management zones in maize-based cropping system of the savanna zone of Nigeria by Peter, H.

“…The prediction maps produced indicated that soil fertility of the study area increased towards the north. Soil fertility of the area was generally low with an average TN of 0.06 %, Av.P of 5.6 mg kg-1, OC of 0.66 % and ECEC of 5.6 cmol(+) kg-1. …”
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Spatio-temporal analysis of peste des petits ruminants in Uganda by Nkamwesiga, Joseph, Korennoy, F., Lumu, P., Nsamba, P., Mwiine, F.N., Roesel, Kristina, Wieland, Barbara, Pérez, A., Kiara, Henry K., Muhanguzi, D.

“…In Uganda, over the past five years, PPR has extended from north-eastern Uganda (Karamoja) with sporadic incursions in other districts. …”
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Climate smart agricultural practices improve soil quality through organic carbon enrichment and lower greenhouse gas emissions in farms of bread bowl of India by Datta, Ashim, Nayak, Dali, Smith, J.U., Sharma, Parbodh Chander, Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Yadav, A.K., Jat, Mangi Lal

“…Implications: CSAP provide an alternative to conventional agriculture practices in north-west India, irrespective of farm type and size. …”
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Prediction of near-term climate change impacts on UK wheat quality and the potential for adaptation through plant breeding by Fradgley, Nick, Bacon, James, Bentley, Alison R., Costa Neto, Germano, Cottrell, Andrew, Crossa, José, Cuevas, Jaime, Kerton, Matthew, Pope, Edward, Swarbreck, Stéphanie M., Gardner, Keith A.

“…Notably, negative impacts on quality traits were predicted in the East of the UK due to increased summer temperatures while the climate in the North and South-west may become more favourable with increased summer temperatures. …”
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A comparison of global mangrove maps: Assessing spatial and bioclimatic discrepancies at poleward range limits by Ximenes, Arimatéa C., Cavanaugh, Kyle C., Arvor, Damien, Murdiyarso, Daniel, Thomas, Nathan, Arcoverde, Gustavo F.B., Conceição Bispo, Polyanna da, Stocken, Tom van der

“…Latitudinal differences between mangrove range limits in the datasets exceed 5°, 7° and 10° in western North America, western Australia and northern West Africa, respectively. …”
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Genetic potential of tropically adapted exotic maize (Zea mays L.) heat-tolerant donor lines in sub-tropical breeding programs by Ronica Mukaro, Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando, Magorokosho, Cosmos, Mutari, Bruce, Zaidi, Pervez Haider, Dumisani Kutywayo, Julia Sibiya

“…In this study, 14 heat stress tolerant-donor lines (HSTDLs) sourced from CIMMYT-India (males) were crossed with 15 locally adapted elite lines (females) developed within the CIMMYT-Zimbabwe maize-breeding program using the North Carolina Design II mating scheme. The resultant 175 single crosses were evaluated alongside five commercial hybrids and adjacent to the trial of parental lines used in the crosses across two locations representing heat stress and optimal environments in Zimbabwe. …”
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Factors affecting willingness to adopt climate insurance among smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka by Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Amarasinghe, Upali, Amarnath, Giriraj, Alahacoon, Niranga

“…This paper assesses the factors that influence willingness to enroll for crop insurance among farmers in irrigated and rainfed farming system in the drought-prone North Central Province of Sri Lanka using a logistic regression model. …”
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Contraintes et Défis de la Transition Agroécologique Comme Perçus par les Agriculteurs en Tunisie by Souissi, Asma, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Frija, Aymen, Alary, Veronique, Majri, Rihab, Oueslati-Zlaoui, Meriem, Dhraief, Mohamed Zied

“…Focus groups, workshops and an open-ended survey were conducted with farmers in the north-eastern region of Tunisia, where the mixed crop-livestock system is omnipresent. …”
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Genome Wide Association Mapping of Net Form Net Blotch resistance in Barley reveals multiple disease resistance loci for resistance to biotrophic and necrotrophic pathogens by Rehman, Sajid, Al-Jaboobi, Muamar, Al-Abdallat, Ayed, Verma, Ramesh Pal Singh, Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel, Visioni, Andrea

“…The identification and introgression of common QTL conditioning resistance to three diseases could help in attaining durable disease resistance to three major diseases of barley in North Africa.…”
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Evaluation and Association Mapping of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum) pre-breeding Lines for Reaction to Leaf Rust (Puccinia triticina) by Amounane, Fatima, Backhaus, Anna Elisabeth, Moulakat, Adil, Al-Jaboobi, Muamar, Amri, Ahmed, Belquadi, Loubna, Kehel, Zakaria

“…Bread wheat was domesticated 8,000 years ago and spread over the world and became the staple food of major civilizations in Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. Today, around 95% of the wheat grown in the world is hexaploid wheat, Triticum aestivum (2n= 42 chromosomes). …”
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