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Introgression of alleles from maize landraces to improve drought tolerance in an adapted germplasm by Meseka, S.K., Fakorede, M.A.B., Ajala, S., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Menkir, A.

“…No significant differences were observed among genotypes for grain yield and most of the traits measured under DS and FI. Significant differences were recorded among genotypes for grain yield and other agronomic traits measured in ML and across 11 environments. …”
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Assessment of reaction patterns of hybrids to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. under artificial infestation in Kenya and Nigeria by Menkir, A., Makumbi, Dan, Franco, J.

“…In the combined analysis of variance, mean squares for country, location (country), year × country, hybrid × year × country, and hybrid × location (country) interactions were not signifi cant for all measured traits. The variance for year, hybrid, year × location (country), hybrid × year, hybrid × country, and hybrid × year × location (country) interactions were signifi cant for some or all measured traits. …”
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Definition of smallholder Sheko cattle keepers’ breeding objectives through phenotypic ranking and choice experiments in Ethiopia by Bayou, E., Haile, Aynalem, Gizaw, Solomon, Mekasha, Yoseph

“…Then they were provided with life history of each cow, including age, milk yield, parity, calving interval and heart girth measurements; while for bulls, age, milk yield of dam, sire fertility and heart girth measurements were described to determine whether she/he would consider re-ranking them. …”
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Mobile Devices for Community-Based REDD+ Monitoring: A Case Study for Central Vietnam by Pratihast, A.K., Herold, Martin, Avitabile, Valerio, Bruin, S. de, Bartholomeus, H.M., Souza, C.M, Ribbe, L.

“…The results show that the local community is able to provide data with accuracy comparable to expert measurements (index of agreement greater than 0.88), but against lower costs. …”
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Imaging the 3D distribution of cation adsorption sites in undisturbed soil by Keck, Hannes

“…This assumption is likely to be invalid, which may have significant consequences on the performance of these models. The cation exchange capacity (CEC) as a measure of the abundance of cation adsorption sites is commonly positively correlated with the soils' clay and organic matter content. …”
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Association between economic growth and early childhood nutrition by Alderman, Harold, Haddad, Lawrence, Headey, Derek D., Smith, Lisa C.

“…Or: what do asset indices tell us about trends in economic performance?.Rev Income Wealth. 2013; 59: s37-s61Crossref Scopus (61) Google Scholar But the little cross-country variation in their data exacerbates the measurement error bias and makes it difficult to document strong associations with individual-level nutrition outcomes. …”
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Corrección de la acidez en molisoles de la región pampeana: efecto sobre propiedades químicas biológicas y el rendimiento de los cultivos by Larrea, Gaston Emiliano

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Adjustment and Scale-Up Strategy of Pilot Liquid Fermentation Process of Azotobacter sp. by Quiroga Cubides, G., Díaz, A., Gómez, M.

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Uso de abonos orgánicos y sombra para almácigos de café orgánico by Castellón Benavides, Jorge Ulises

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Agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP), 1991-2015: 2019 Global Food Policy Report Annex Table 4 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Because PFP measures are easy to estimate, they are often used to measure agricultural production performance. …”
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Agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP), 1991-2014: 2018 Global Food Policy Report Annex Table 5 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Because PFP measures are easy to estimate, they are often used to measure agricultural production performance. …”
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Agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP), 2000-2016 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Because PFP measures are easy to estimate, they are often used to measure agricultural production performance. …”
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Diurnal patterns of methane emissions from paddy rice fields in the Philippines by Weller, Sebastian, Kraus, David, Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Wassmann, Reiner, Tirol-Padre, Agnes, Kiese, Ralf

“…Application of correction factors allows the performance of flux measurements at any time of day. …”
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Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages by Hernandez, Olegario, Lopez, Agustin, Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza, Alabi, Cham Donald AdégbéÏga, Loza, Cecilia, Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica, Fissolo, Hector Miguel, García, Elisa Mariana, Gere, José Ignacio

“…This study evaluated enteric methane (CH₄) emissions, dry matter intake (DMI), and performance in rearing beef heifers fed either a Guinea-grass-only diet (0WCS) or Guinea grass supplemented with whole cottonseed (WCS) at 0.5% of body weight (BW). …”
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Soil carbon is a useful surrogate for conservation planning in developing nations by Peri, Pablo Luis, Lasagno, R.G., Martínez Pastur, G., Atkinson, R., Thomas, E., Ladd, Brenton

“…We find that soil carbon significantly improves the performance of a biodiversity surrogate elaborated using abiotic variables to predict the presence of threatened species. …”
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Cocoa marketing chain in developing countries: how do formal-informal linkages ensure its sustainability in Cameroon? by Nkouedjo, L.L., Mathé, S., Fon, D.E., Geitzenauer, M., Manga, A.A.

“…Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyse how the cocoa marketing chain operates by measuring and comparing the marketing margins of the formal and informal actors. …”
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Polycentric irrigation water governance: irrigation water users associations service delivery in Ketar Subbasin, Ethiopia by Sida, Y. G., Simane, B., Assefa, E., Haileslassie, Amare

“…This study examined the Irrigation Water User Associations (IWUAs) service delivery performance in the Ketar subbasin, Ethiopia, focusing on four irrigation schemes. …”
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Factoring labour when comparing in situ rainwater harvesting technologies for semi-arid areas of central Tanzania by Swai, E., Mwinuka, L., Shitindi, M.J., Manda, J., Whitbread, Anthony M., Bekunda, Mateete A.

“…Data were collected on labour requirements and crop performance. RTR increased economic returns by 29% and 80% over ATR and CT, respectively. …”
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The unintended consequences of confinement: Evidence from the rural area in Guatemala by Castillo, Jose Gabriel, Hernandez, Manuel A.

“…Individual and social preferences have shown to be important factors in individual decision making and general economic performance. Yet, they are usually assumed as given and stable, underestimating their impact in the rhythm of economic recovery after a natural disaster or pandemic. …”
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An agricultural policy review of Egypt: First steps towards a new strategy by Kassim, Yumna, Mahmoud, Mai, Kurdi, Sikandra, Breisinger, Clemens

“…This paper reviews agricultural and other related policies and their impact on the overall economic performance of the agricultural sector in Egypt. This stocktaking of policies is to serve as the basis for developing a more comprehensive agricultural strategy and policy framework that aligns sectoral policy objectives with policy measures in an effective and consistent manner. …”
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