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Variations of Major Flavonoids, Nutritional Components, and Antioxidant Activities in Mung Beans (Vigna radiate L.) of Different Seed Weights

Foods
This study examined the levels of major flavonoids, nutritional components, total secondary metabolite contents, and antioxidant activities in 136 mung bean accessions and statistically analyzed the effect of seed weight difference on each.
Kebede Taye Desta, Yu-Mi Choi, Jungyoon Yi, Myoung-Jae Shin, Young-ah Jeon, Hyemyeong Yoon   +5 more
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Fruit Morphology, Citrulline, and Arginine Levels in Diverse Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Germplasm Collections

Plants, 2020
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a non-seasonal, economically important, cucurbit cultivated throughout the world, with Asia as a continent contributing the most.
Awraris Derbie Assefa, On-Sook Hur, Na-Young Ro, Jae-Eun Lee, Ae-Jin Hwang, Bich-Saem Kim, Ju-Hee Rhee, Jung-Yoon Yi, Ji-Hyun Kim, Ho-Sun Lee, Jung-Sook Sung, Myung-Kon Kim, Jae-Jong Noh   +12 more
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Extensive but fragmented evidence limits understanding of factors shaping farmers' decisions regarding diversified farming systems: A global evidence map

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2212-2232, July 2026.
Abstract Diversified farming systems are increasingly recognised for their potential to enhance the sustainability and resilience of food systems. Yet it remains unclear whether empirical research adequately captures the drivers and constraints shaping farmers' decisions regarding diversified farming systems across stages of decision‐making ...
Andrea C. Sánchez Bogado, Damien Beillouin, Natalia Estrada‐Carmona, Cécile Chéron‐Bessou, Bruno Rapidel, Sarah K. Jones   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The political ecology of 'ethnic' agricultural biodiversity maintenance in Atlantic Nicaragua

Journal of Political Ecology, 2016
Correlations between farmer ethnic identity and the agrobiodiversity they maintain have been identified globally. This has been maintained even as small-scale farmers are increasingly connected to extra-local political economic systems, which are cited ...
Nicholas E. Williams
doaj   +1 more source

Agrobiodiversity and in situ conservation in ethnic minority communities of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017
Background Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, southwest of China belongs to a global biodiversity and cultural hotspot. Agrobiodiversity plays an essential role in local livelihoods and traditional culture in the region.
Shicai Shen, Gaofeng Xu, Diyu Li, David Roy Clements, Fudou Zhang, Guimei Jin, Jianyong Wu, Pingfang Wei, Song Lin, Dayuan Xue   +9 more
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF AGROBIODIVERSITY TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FAMILY FARMING IN COLOMBIA

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2020
Background. Family gardens represent spaces that promot the conservation and use of agrobiodiversity, generating welfare and sustainability conditions for rural communities. Objective.
Alvaro Acevedo-Osorio, Stefan Ortiz Przychodzka, Jorge Eduardo Ortiz Pinilla   +2 more
doaj  

Ethephon as a bloom-delaying agent for frost-sensitive tree crop flowers at risk from a changing climate

BMC Plant Biology
Background Climate change increases the risk of late spring frosts, which damage flowers and developing fruitlets in tree crops. Ethephon, a plant growth regulator, may delay flowering and potentially reduce frost damage.
Anna Maria Geisthoff, Marco Ferrante, Wiebke Kämper   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agrobiodiversity Conservation

Journal of the Selva Andina Biosphere, 2019
Aunque la Real Academia Española (RAE), en su diccionario, no incluye la definición del término agrobiodiversidad, este es un asunto que concierne a todos. La agrobiodiversidad o biodiversidad agrícola (BA) es la diversidad de los sistemas agrícolas, incluyendo desde los genes hasta variedades, especies, y desde las prácticas agrícolas hasta la ...
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Mountain Agrobiodiversity in Peru

Mountain Research and Development, 2000
Abstract Conservation of agricultural biodiversity has become an important paradigm in efforts to promote sustainable development throughout the world. This is especially the case in Andean countries, where ex situ conservation of crops has been a focus of attention since the 1970s.
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D7.7. Agrobiodiversity Toolbox

This report demonstrates newly developed tools and platforms developed during the project (RADIANT-LCA and DSS; Agrobiodiversity Platform; CropBASE-EU; the Toolbox for quantifying ESs by farmers; the e-RADIANT mobile phone app; and the Policy Incentives Catalogue) have been available at the RADIANT website as a dedicated Agrobiodiversity Toolbox.
Moreira, Diana, Santos, Carla, Silva, Marta Nunes, Pinto, Elisabete, Salgado, Joana, Santos, Adriana   +5 more
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