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Reproduction of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia reveals the ability of convalescent sera to reduce hydrogen peroxide production in vitro by Liljander, Anne M., Sacchini, F., Stoffel, M.H., Schieck, Elise G., Stokar-Regenscheit, N., Labroussaa, F., Heller, M., Salt, Jeremy, Frey, J., Falquet, L., Goovaerts, D., Jores, Joerg

“…Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP), caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae is a severe disease widespread in Africa and Asia. Limited knowledge is available on the pathogenesis of this organism, mainly due to the lack of a robust in vivo challenge model and the means to do site-directed mutagenesis. …”
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Dairy science and health in the tropics: Challenges and opportunities for the next decades by Hernández Castellano, L.E., Nally, J.E., Lindahl, Johanna F., Wanapat, M., Alhidary, I.A., Fangueiro, D., Grace, Delia, Ratto, M., Bambou, J.C., Almeida, A.M. de

“…In the next two decades, the world population will increase significantly; the majority in the developing countries located in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. To feed such a population, it is necessary to increase the availability of food, particularly high-value animal protein foods produced locally, namely meat and dairy products. …”
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Drivers of Phosphorus Efficiency in Tropical and Subtropical Cropping Systems by Das, Bianca, Huth, Neil I., Probert, Merv, Paul, Birthe K., Kihara, Job Maguta, Bolo, Peter Omondi, Rodríguez, Daniel, Herrero, Mario, Schmidt, Susanne

“…We conducted a sensitivity analysis on the parameters of a well-established cropping systems model (APSIM) for a wide range of soil, crop and management factors to understand their influence on yield. …”
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Overview of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) improvement in Africa: past and future by Lorenzen, J., Tenkouano, A., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Vroh, B., Coyne, Danny L., Tripathi, L.

“…Since an unrecorded introduction from Asia in prehistoric times, banana and plantain (Musa spp.), commonly called bananas, have become major food and cash crops in Africa. …”
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Unpacking ‘gender’ in joint forest management: Lessons from two Indian states by Elias, Marlène, Grosse, Alessandra, Campbell, Natalie

“…Gender inequalities and social exclusions in community-based forest management have garnered attention, particularly in South Asia. Yet, framings that homogenize women and marginalized groups fail to capture the nuanced processes by which such exclusions occur. …”
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Africa's growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people by Bett, Bernard K., Grace, Delia, McDermott, John J.

“…In recent decades, most of these zoonotic pathogens were reported in Europe and the United States. More recently still, Asia, Africa, and South America appear to be growing in importance as origins of zoonotic pathogens.…”
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Genome-wide analysis of Nubian ibex reveals candidate positively selected genes that contribute to its adaptation to the desert environment by Chebii, V.J., Oyola, Samuel O., Kotze, A., Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka, Mutuku, Josiah M., Agaba, M.

“…The positive selection signatures identified here provide new insights into the potential adaptive mechanisms to hot deserts in C. nubiana.…”
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Improving performance of index insurance using crop models and phenological monitoring by Afshar, Mehdi H, Foster, Timothy, Higginbottom, Thomas P, Parkes, Ben, Hufkens, Koen, Mansabdar, Sanjay, Ceballos, Francisco, Kramer, Berber

“…Using a biophysical process-based crop model (APSIM) applied for rice producers in Odisha, India, we simulate a synthetic yield dataset to train non-parametric statistical models to predict rice yields as a function of meteorological and phenological conditions. …”
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Grain legume seed systems for smallholder farmers: perspectives on successful innovations by Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng, Omoigui, L.O., Pasupuleti, J., Lenné, Jillian M.

“…Grain legumes are nutritionally important components of smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Unfortunately, limited access to quality seed of improved varieties at affordable prices due to inadequate seed systems has reduced their contribution to improving nutrition and reducing poverty in these regions. …”
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What drives policy change for REDD+? A qualitative comparative analysis of the interplay between institutional and policy arena factors by Korhonen-Kurki, Kaisa, Brockhaus, Maria, Sehring, J., Gregorio, M. di, Assembe-Mvondo, Samuel, Babon, A., Bekele, M., Benn, V., Gebara, M.F., Kambire, H., Kengoum Djiegni, F., Maharani, C., Menton, M., Moeliono, M., Ochieng, R., Paudel, N.S., Pham Thu Thuy, Dkamela, G.P., Sitoe, A.

“…The evaluation of REDD+ revealed that countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America are showing some progress, but some face backlashes in realizing the necessary transformational change to tackle deforestation and forest degradation. …”
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Reconciling oil palm economic development and environmental conservation in Indonesia: A value chain dynamic approach by Purnomo, H., Okarda, B., Dermawan, A., Ilham, Q.P., Pacheco, P., Nurfatriani, F., Suhendang, E.

“…Scenarios that build synergies between Indonesian palm oil development and forest conservation can help guide the new frontiers of oil palm development in Asia, South America, and Africa.…”
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Fruit Tree-Based Agroforestry Systems for Smallholder Farmers in Northwest Vietnam—A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment by Do, V.H., La, N., Mulia, R., Bergkvist, Goran, Dahlin, A.S., Nguyen, V.T., Pham, H.T., Öborn, I.

“…Rapid expansion of unsustainable farming practices in upland areas of Southeast Asia threatens food security and the environment. …”
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Global habitat suitability of Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae): key parasitoids considered for its biological control by Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T., Tonnang, Henri E.Z., Goergen, Georg E., Subramanian, S., Kimathi, E.K., Abdel-Rahman, E.M., Flo, D., Thunes, K.H., Fiaboe, K., Niassy, S., Bruce, A., Mohamed, S.A., Tamo, Manuele, Ekesi, S., Saethre, M.G.

“…Model predictions showed particularly high establishment potential of the five hymenopteran parasitoids in areas that are heavily affected by FAW (like the coastal belt of West Africa from Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to Nigeria, the Congo basin to Eastern Africa, Eastern, Southern and Southeastern Asia and some portions of Eastern Australia) and those of potential invasion risks (western & southern Europe). …”
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Kit me dongo ki gwoko kodi pa lupur buk cing pa lapur (ma kiyubu). Doro yub, ribbe, cik ki roto ngo ma kibittimu weng. Buk mw 3 ikom 3 [Luo version] by Vernooy, Ronnie, Bessette, Guy, Sthapit, Bhuwon R., Porcuna Ferrer, Anna

“…Each booklet focuses on a theme presented by the members of a community seed bank in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Booklet 1 of 3 (Luo) can be found here: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113785. . …”
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Progeny fitness determines the performance of the parasitoid Therophilus javanus, a prospective biocontrol agent against the legume pod borer by Souna, D.A., Bokonon-Ganta, A.H., Ravallec, M., Alizannon, M., Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B.R., Volkoff, A.N., Tamo, Manuele

“…Therophilus javanus (Bhat & Gupta) is an exotic larval endoparasitoid newly imported from Asia into Africa as a classical biological control agent against the pod borer Maruca vitrata (Fabricius). …”
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Eipone Lo Edukunere Ka Ayait Aingadis Na Ikinyom. Itaabon Lu Ikakoriok. Eitaabo 1 Kotoma 3. Adukun Aingadis Na Ikinyom [Ateso version] by Vernooy, Ronnie, Bessette, Guy, Sthapit, Bhuwon R., Dibiloane, Angeline, Lettie Maluleke, Nkat, Abner Matelele, Lehlogonolo, Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia, Phora, George, Sema, Precious, Thabo, Tjikana

“…Each booklet focuses on a theme presented by the members of a community seed bank in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Booklet 2 of 3 (Ateso) can be found here: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113897. …”
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Eipone Lo Edukunere Ka Ayait Aingadis Na Ikinyom. Itaabon Lu Ikakoriok. Eitaabo 3 Kotoma 3. Eyaitene, Arucokina, Ikisila Ka Nu Ebeit Atupit [Ateso version] by Vernooy, Ronnie, Bessette, Guy, Sthapit, Bhuwon R., Porcuna Ferrer, Anna

“…Each booklet focuses on a theme presented by the members of a community seed bank in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Booklet 1 of 3 (Ateso) can be found here: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113895. …”
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社区种子库:农民手册.第1册.建立种子库 by Vernooy, Ronnie, Bessette, Guy, Sthapit, Bhuwon R., Dibiloane, Angeline, Lettie Maluleke, Nkat, Abner Matelele, Lehlogonolo, Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia, Phora, George, Sema, Precious, Thabo, Tjikana

“…Each booklet focuses on a theme presented by the members of a community seed bank in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Booklet 2 of 3 (Chinese) can be found here: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113974. …”
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Who is likely to benefit from public and private sector investments in farmer-led irrigation development? Evidence from Ethiopia by Kafle, Kashi, Omotilewa, O., Leh, Mansoor, Schmitter, Petra S.

“…Considering its rapid expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, we take the case of Ethiopia and explore the relationship between irrigation suitability and farmers’ socio-economic status. …”
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Unpacking future climate extremes and their sectoral implications in western Nepal by Chapagain, D., Dhaubanjar, Sanita, Bharati, Luna

“…First, future projections of 26 climate indices relevant to six climate-sensitive sectors in Karnali are made for the near (2021–2045), mid (2046–2070), and far (2071–2095) future for low-and high-emission scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, respectively) using bias-corrected ensembles of 19 regional climate models from the COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment for South Asia (CORDEX-SA). …”
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