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Genetic diversity and structure of Musa balbisiana populations in Vietnam and its implications for the conservation of banana crop wild relatives by Mertens, A., Bawin, Y., Abeele, S.V., Kallow, S., Vu, D.T., Le, L.T., Vu, T.D., Swennen, Rony L., Vandelook, F., Panis, Bartholomeus, Janssens, S.

“…Cultivated bananas are a major part of the diet and income of hundreds of millions of people and can be considered as one of the most important fruits worldwide. …”
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Gene action, heterotic patterns, and inter-trait relationships of early maturing pro-vitamin a maize inbred lines and performance of Testcrosses under contrasting environments by Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Obisesan, O., Olumide, O.B., Toyinbo, J.O.

“…The objectives of this study were to determine the gene action modulating the inheritance of grain yield and other traits, group the inbred lines, investigate inter-trait relationships among grain yield and other traits and assess the performance and stability of single-cross hybrids derived from a set of inbred lines under stress and non-stress environments. One hundred and ninety diallel crosses plus six hybrid checks were evaluated under managed drought at Ikenne during the 2016/17 and 2017/18 dry seasons, low soil N conditions at Mokwa and Ile-Ife, Striga infestation at Abuja and Mokwa, and optimal management conditions at Ikenne, Kadawa, Abuja, Bagauda and Mokwa during the 2016 and 2017 growing seasons. …”
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Adoption of complementary climate-smart agricultural technologies: lessons from Lushoto in Tanzania by Ogada, Maurice Juma, Radeny, Maren A.O., Recha, John W.M., Solomon, Dawit

“…Therefore, inter-related technologies should be promoted as a package or bundled while taking into consideration household and farm-level constraints to adoption.…”
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Innovation for agricultural climate risk insurance: household survey preliminary report by Muriithi, Cyrus K, Osiemo, Jamleck, Mwongera, Caroline

“…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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Soil fertility mapping and development of nutrient management zones in maize-based cropping system of the savanna zone of Nigeria by Peter, H.

“…The study was conducted in Ikara, Soba, Doguwa, Bunkure, Faskari, Kankara, Malumfashi, Bakori, Kafur, Funtua, Rogo, Giwa, Birnin Gwari, Sabon Gari, Igabi, Makarfi, Tudun-wada, Lere and Kauru all found in the savanna agroecological zones of Nigeria. Two hundred and ninety three soils samples were analyzed and principal component analysis (PCA) was used to determine soil properties that accounted for more than 60% of variation in soil fertility of the study area. …”
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Co-infection of pigs with Taenia solium cysticercosis and gastrointestinal parasites in Eastern and Western Uganda by Ngwili, Nicholas, Thomas, Lian F., Githigia, S., Muloi, Dishon M., Marshall, Karen, Wahome, R., Roesel, Kristina

“…Materials and Methods: One hundred and sixty-one households were selected randomly and visited between November and December 2019. …”
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Mapping quantitative trait loci and predicting candidate genes for Striga resistance in maize using resistance donor line derived from Zea diploperennis by Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Adewale, S., Agre, P., Offornedo, Q.N., Gedil, Melaku A

“…The parasitic weed, Striga is a major biological constraint to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and threatens food and nutrition security. Two hundred and twenty-three (223) F2:3 mapping population involving individuals derived from TZdEI 352 x TZEI 916 were phenotyped for four Striga-adaptive traits and genotyped using the Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) to determine the genomic regions responsible for Striga resistance in maize. …”
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Yolk fatty acid content, lipid health indices, and oxidative stability in eggs of slow-growing Sasso chickens fed on flaxseed supplemented with plant polyphenol extracts by Tadesse, D., Retta, N., Girma, Mekonnen, Ndiwa, Nicholas N., Dessie, Tadelle, Hanotte, Olivier H., Getachew, P., Dannenberger, Dirk, Maak, S.

“…This study investigated the effects of feeding a moderate level of flaxseed (FS) and plant polyphenol extracts (PPEs) on fatty acid content, oxidative stability, and lipid health indices in eggs of slow-growing Sasso T451A laying hens. One hundred and five hens were assigned to five groups (seven replicates of three) and fed on FS (75 g flaxseed and no antioxidants), VE8 (75 g flaxseed and 800 mg vitamin E), TS8 (75 g flaxseed and 800 mg Thymus schimperi), DA8 (75 g flaxseed and 800 mg Dodonaea angustifolia), and CD8 (75 g flaxseed and 800 mg Curcuma domestica) extract per kg diets. …”
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Combining ability of extra-early maturing provitamin A maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines and performance of derived hybrids under Striga hermonthica infestation and low soil nitroge... by Makinde, S.A., Badu-Apraku, B., Ariyo, O.J., Porbeni, J.B.

“…Development of pro-vitamin A (PVA) maize hybrids with combined resistance/tolerance to the two stress factors is crucial in mitigating the food insecurity and nutrition challenges resulting from low-N deficiency and Striga infestation. One hundred and fifty hybrids plus six hybrid checks were evaluated under low-N, Striga-infested and optimal conditions in Nigeria for two years. …”
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Serological evidence and factors associated with Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever in sheep in Burkina Faso by Dahourou, L.D., Akio, S., Savadogo, M., Yougbaré, B., Ouoba, L.B., Tapsoba, A.S.R., Zerbo, L.H., Ilboudo, Abdoul K., Abga, R.L., Traoré, A., Dione, Michel M., Alambédji, R.B.

“…<b>Methods</b> Three hundred and sixty-four sheep sera have been taken from 73 herds in four municipalities and two provinces. …”
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Can gender- and nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs improve resilience? Medium-term impacts of an intervention in Bangladesh by Hoddinott, John F., Ahmed, Akhter, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Rakshit, Deboleena

“…Our results suggest that bundling nutrition and agriculture training may contribute to resilience as well as to sustained impacts on consumption, women’s empowerment, and asset holdings in the medium term. …”
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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 demonstration trials utilize participatory research and extension approaches by using existing partnerships. The technology bundle consists of improved SAM technologies such as Ripping, Jab planter, Direct seeding, no-till farming combined with improved maize and cowpea seed, vine technology and horizontal staking. …”
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Serological and RT‑PCR evaluation of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich) Harms) accessions to viral resistance under field condition by Jeffrey, I., Kehinde, I., Ayo-John, E., Bankole, P., Abberton, M., Kumar, P.L., Adegboyega, T., Oyatomi, O.

“…The low yield of the crop is attributed to production constraints such as attacks by pest and disease-causing organisms such as fungi, bacteria and viruses. In this study, one hundred AYB accessions were evaluated for resistance to viral infection. …”
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Increased farmer willingness to pay for quality cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) planting materials: Evidence from experimental auctions in Cambodia and Lao PDR by Delaquis, Erik, Slavchevska, Vanya, Almekinders, Conny J. M., Newby, Jonathan C., Sareth, Chea, Tanthapone, Chanphasouk, Struik, Paul C.

“…In Lao PDR, mean auction bids for a bundle of 20 planting stems were 0.54, 0.92, and 1.40 USD for farmer, elite, and elite tested stems, while in Cambodia the analogous mean bids were 0.58, 0.77, and 1.16 USD, respectively. …”
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Association mapping of septoria tritici blotch resistance in bread wheat in Bale and Arsi highlands, Ethiopia by Binalf, Lakachew, Shifa, Hassen, Tadesse, Wuletaw

“…This study was carried out to evaluate spring bread wheat lines for their reaction to STB disease under field conditions; to associate phenotypic and genotypic data for identification of STB disease resistance; and to identify genomic region(s) associated with resistance to STB in spring bread wheat lines. Two hundred forty (240) spring bread wheat lines were evaluated under field conditions in non-replicated trials, using an augmented design. …”
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Presence of Plasmodium falciparum strains with artemisinin-resistant K13 mutation C469Y in Busia County, Western Kenya by Makau, M., Kanoi, B.N., Mgawe, C., Maina, M., Bitshi, M., Too, E.K., Naruse, T.K., Abkallo, Hussein M., Waweru, H., Adung'o, F., Kaneko, O., Gitaka, J.

“…This study investigated the presence of all reported mutations of K13 propeller domains in the parasite population in Busia County, Kenya, a known malaria-endemic region. Two hundred twenty-six participants with microscopically confirmed uncomplicated malaria were recruited for this study. …”
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Biofortification: Future challenges for a newly emerging technology to improve nutrition security sustainably by Bouis, Howarth E., Foley, Jennifer, Lividini, Keith, Jumrani, Jaya, Reinke, Russell, Van Der Straeten, Dominique, Zagado, Ronan, Boy, Erick, Brown, Lynn R., Mudyahoto, Bho, Alioma, Richard, Hussain, Munawar, Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.

“…After twenty years of investment, biofortified staple food crops are being produced by farmers in over 40 countries and are eaten by hundreds of millions of people. Published nutrition trials have shown nutrient-rich crops to be efficacious. …”
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The state of the agri-, food-, and climate-tech innovation ecosystem in Egypt by Vitón, Roberto, Al-saffar, Reem, Menza, Gianpiero, Zaccari, Claudia, Dowling, Kevin

“…Over the last decade, Egypt’s agri-, food-, and climate-tech sector has grown, driven by digitalization and supported by various stakeholders. With close to a hundred startups therein, the sector attracts youth, creates jobs, and supports economic development. …”
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Genome-wide association studies of photosynthetic and agronomic traits in cowpea collection by Sansa, O., Abberton, M.T., Ariyo, J., Paliwal, R., Ige, A., Dieng, I., Ayo-Vaughan, M., Olowe, V.I., Oyatomi, O.

“…A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to identify marker–trait associations for agronomic and photosynthetic traits measured under well-watered and water-stressed conditions. One hundred and twelve cowpea accessions from IITA were phenotyped for agronomic and photosynthetic traits across 3 locations in 2 years: Ibadan, Ikenne (2020 and 2021), and Kano (2021 and 2022). …”
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A partial C-4 photosynthetic biochemical pathway in rice by Lin, HsiangChun, Arrivault, Stéphanie, Coe, Robert A., Karki, Shanta, Covshoff, Sarah, Bagunu, Efren, Lunn, John E., Stitt, Mark, Furbank, Robert T., Hibberd, Julian M., Quick, William Paul

“…Introduction of a C4 photosynthetic pathway into C3 rice (Oryza sativa) requires installation of a biochemical pump that concentrates CO2 at the site of carboxylation in modified bundle sheath cells. To investigate the feasibility of this, we generated a quadruple line that simultaneously accumulates four of the core C4 photosynthetic enzymes from the NADP-malic enzyme subtype, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (ZmPEPC), NADP-malate dehydrogenase (ZmNADP-MDH), NADP-malic enzyme (ZmNADP-ME), and pyruvate phosphate dikinase (ZmPPDK). …”
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