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Identification of stably expressed quantitative trait loci for grain yield and protein content using recombinant inbred line and reciprocal introgression line populations in rice by Cheng, Lirui, Xu, Qin, Zheng, Tianqing, Ye, Guoyou, Luo, Chenggang, Xu, Jianlong, Li, Zhikang

“…Improvements of rice (Oryza sativa L.) grain yield and protein content are important breeding objectives. Two hundred forty recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between japonica cultivar Xiushui09 and indica breeding line IR2061‐520‐6‐9 were used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) affecting grain yield per plant (GYP) and protein content (PC) in rice. …”
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Effects of drought-tolerant rice varieties and alternate wetting and drying on irrigation water, rice yield, water productivity and farmers’ income by Akpoffo, Marius A.Y., Kone, Pierre, Guindo, Jonathan, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald

“…We therefore concluded that bundling AWD and Sutura could be recommended to the smallholder farmers to increase water and labour productivity, rice yield and farmers’ income in irrigated systems in Mali."…”
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Optimizing breeding strategies for early-maturing white maize through genetic diversity and population structure by Mukiti, H.M., Badu-Apraku, B., Abe, A., Adejumobi, I.I., Derera, J.

“…The objectives of this study were to assess the level of genetic diversity, and population structure, and identify appropriate clustering methods for assigning maize inbreds into heterotic groups. Three hundred and seventy-six elite inbreds extracted from three source populations were genotyped using Diversity Array Technology (DArTtag) mid-density platform. …”
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Screening for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) resistance in early-maturing tropical maize adapted to sub-Saharan Africa by Abubakar, A.M., Adejumobi, I.I., Oyekunle, M., Bonkoungou, T.O., Muhammad, U., Udah, O., Badu-Apraku, B.

“…The objectives of the study were to assess genetic variability, identify promising genotypes for FAW-resistance, and propose a new easy-to-use multi-traits selection index for ideotype selection under FAW infestation. Three hundred and ten genetic materials comprising inbred lines, hybrids, OPVs and landraces were evaluated under artificial fall armyworm infestation at Ile-Ife, in 2021 and 2022. …”
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Unlocking Dolichos bean diversity in the National Genebank: Morphological characterization and core set development to optimize its conservation and utilization by Mohapatra, K.P., Sarkar, Suresh, Kumar, Saurabh, Ramya, K.R., Tripathi, Kuldeep, Chandra, Puran, Gore, Padmavati G., Gautam, R.K., Pranusha, P., Anitha, K., Rana, Jai Chand, Singh, G.P.

“…A few accessions with unique traits, IC621846 with the highest hundred seed weight (55.11 g in Delhi and 55.54 g at Hyderabad), IC586957 with the maximum pod width (3.84 cm at Delhi and 4.52 cm at Hyderabad), IC556813 with earliest days to 50 % flowering (36.22 days at Delhi and 34 days at Hyderabad) were identified. …”
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Post‐harvest conservation practices, related insect pests of stored pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L) R. Br.), and their management in northern Benin by Alagbe, T.O., Loko, Y., Djegbe, I., Gandjala, J., Gavoedo, D.M., Tamo, M.

“…In order to develop an integrated pest management strategy, we documented farmers’ post-harvest conservation practices, perceptions, and management of storage insect pests. Four hundred millet producers were surveyed using a semi-structured questionnaire in 76 villages in northern Benin. …”
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Response of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) growth to post-emergence water stress by Bazie, Lazare Vourbouè, Drabo, Inoussa, Some, Koussao, Rouamba, Armel, Bationo, Pauline

“…This study aims to identify pearl millet lines that are tolerant to water stress at the seedling stage by assessing various water-stress-tolerance traits. Two hundred pearl millet inbred lines were screened for drought tolerance by inducing water stress with polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG 6000) in the laboratory. …”
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Scaling Drought And Flood-Tolerant Rice Varieties, Good Agricultural Practices, And Pest And Disease Management: Insights And Lessons Learned From 2022 To 2025 by Suh, Neville Ndohnwi, Dolo, Minindou, Dossou Yovo, Elliott Ronald

“…The workshop also identified key constraints to scaling and adoption of bundle CSA practices, highlighting insights and lessons learned from scaling innovations between 2022 and 2025 and identifying areas for improvement. …”
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Social and gender determinants of risk of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya by Kimani, V.N., Mitoko, G., McDermott, B., Grace, Delia, Ambia, J., Kiragu, M.W., Njehu, A.N., Sinja, J., Monda, J.G., Kang'ethe, Erastus K.

“…A repeated cross-sectional descriptive study included participatory assessment and household questionnaires (300 randomly selected urban dairy farming households and 100 non-dairying neighbours). One-hundred dairy households randomly selected from the 300 dairy households participated in an additional economic survey along with 40 neighbouring non-dairy households. …”
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Population parameters for traits defining trypanotolerance in an F2 cross of N'Dama and Boran cattle by Waaij, E.H. van der, Hanotte, Olivier H., Arendonk, Johan A.M. van, Kemp, Stephen J., Kennedy, D., Gibson, John P., Teale, A.J.

“…An F22 population was created with the N'Dama and the Kenyan Boran (a trypanosusceptible breed). Two hundred and fourteen F2N'Dama x Boran cattle were infected by the bites of tsetse flies infected with the cloned parasite Trypanosoma congolense IL1180. …”
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Structure of genetic diversity among common bean landraces of middle American origin based on correspondence analysis of RAPD by Beebe, Stephen E., Skroch, Paul W., Tohme, Joseph M., Duque E., Myriam Cristina, Pedraza García, Fabio, Nienhuis, James

“…The objective of this study was to analyze a collection of 269 landraces of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by correspondence analysis of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) data to determine the genetic structure of the Middle American gene pool of cultivated bean. One hundred eighty landraces originating in Mexico, the remainder in Central America and secondary centers of diversity within the Americas, and two checks were studied. …”
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Scaling up index insurance for smallholder farmers: Recent evidence and insights by Greatrex, Helen, Hansen, James, Garvin S, Diro, R., Le Guen M, Blakeley S, Rao, Kolli, Osgood, D.

“…In East Africa (Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania), the Agriculture and Climate Risk Enterprise (ACRE) has recently scaled to reach nearly 200,000 farmers, bundling index insurance with agricultural credit and farm inputs. …”
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Malawi Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa by Tall, Arame, Kaur, Harneet, Hansen, James, Halperin, Mea

“…A limited number of women are able to use the advice bundled with the climate information because of their lower control of productive resources and training. …”
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Laying Performance, Egg Characteristics and Egg Compositions in Thai Indigenous Hens by Kreingkrai C., Intr S., Katuhide T.

“…Experiment one: One hundred and ten Thai indigenous pullets, 21 weeks of age, kept in individual cages under a photoperiod of 14 hour light: 10 hour darkness, were used to study laying performance until 60 weeks of age. …”
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Cassava root chips and Moringa oleifera leaf meal as alternative feed ingredients in the layer ration by Tesfaye, E.B., Animut, G.M., Urge, M.L., Dessie, Tadelle

“…A study was conducted to evaluate effects of cassava root chips (CRC) and Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) inclusion in layer rations on egg laying performance, egg quality parameters, fertility, and hatchability. One hundred twenty Dominant CZ layers, 22 wk of age, and 12 cocks were used and equally divided into 4 dietary treatments with 3 replications. …”
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Towards a collaborative research: a case study on linking science to farmers’ perceptions and knowledge on Arabica coffee pests and diseases and its management by Liebig, Theresa Ines, Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Rahn, Eric, Läderach, Peter R.D., Poehling, Hans-Michael, Kucel, Patrick, Asten, Piet J.A. van, Avelino, Jacques

“…Data were acquired by means of interviews and workshops. One hundred and fifty farmer households managing coffee either at sun exposure, under shade trees or inter-cropped with bananas and spread across an altitudinal gradient were selected. …”
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Bioinformatic analysis of genotype by sequencing (GBS) data with NGSEP by Perea, Claudia Samantha, Hoz, Juan Fernando de la, Cruz, Daniel Felipe, Lobaton, Juan David, Izquierdo, Paulo, Quintero, Juan Camilo, Raatz, Bodo, Duitama, Jorge

“…This allows to genotype thousands of genetic markers on populations with hundreds of individuals. Because GBS protocols achieve parallel genotyping through high throughput sequencing (HTS), every GBS protocol must include a bioinformatics pipeline for analysis of HTS data. …”
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A crowdsourcing approach to detect farmers’ preferences: evidences from Ethiopia for adapting to climate change by Fadda, Carlo, Mancini, C., Mengistu, D.K., Gebrehawaryat Kidane, Yosef, Dell'Acqua, M., Pe, M.E.

“…After 2 years several hundred farmers can use better adapted material. • It shows the potential of landraces to provide immediate option for managing climate related risks and calls for broader use of material conserved in gene banks…”
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How is innovation in aquaculture conceptualized and managed? A systematic literature review and reflection framework to inform analysis and action by Joffre, Olivier M., Klerkx, Laurens, Dickson, Malcolm, Verdegem, Marc

“…We conducted a systematic review of the aquaculture literature, using an analytical lens derived from three main bodies of literature on approaches to conceptualize and manage innovation: Technology-driven, Systemic, and Business and Managerial approaches to innovation. One hundred publications were selected from the aquaculture literature covering the topic of aquaculture innovation. …”
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Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation by Hell, K., Ognakossan, Kukom Edoh, Tonou, A.K., Lamboni, Y., Adabe, K. Edoh, Coulibaly, O.

“…Average density of P. truncatus/Kg in PsB (0.30 ± 0.11) was significantly different from levels observed in PPB (0.96 ± 0.12) after 6 months of storage. One hundred percent mortality of P. truncatus was obtained after 3 months of storage in PsB. …”
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