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Positional cloning of a peanut CC-NBS-LRR gene, AhRRS6, confers resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science
Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a destructive disease with no effective chemical control, severely affecting global crop production. This study applied BSR-seq on 581 recombinant inbred lines (RILs), combined with linkage mapping, to
Huiwen Fu   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Various inputs applied for growing sweet potato in the tidal swamp area of south Borneo of Indonesia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2020
In South Borneo, sweet potato baking is very good market and has to be shipped from Java for fulfilling the demand of the people. Preparation of sweet potato as additional food is only simple by put in oven, so it is sold fresh from the oven.
Y Widodo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Selecting novel material of vegetable pea for mechanical harvesting and canning [PDF]

open access: yesRatarstvo i Povrtarstvo, 2016
Breeding of novel pea cultivars is of significant interest in scope of increasing food shortages. The cultivars of new generation have to be highly technological and appropriate for mechanical treatment in all stages of planting.
Kaigorodova Irina M.   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary evaluation of perennial forage legumes for organic farming in Finland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
In 1998-2001 fourteen forage legume species were evaluated for their productivity in mixed organic swards. The aim was to find new alternatives for red clover. Medicago falcata produced the highest dry matter yield (about 11 000 kg/ha/year).
Leinonen, P.   +2 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Resistance of Soybean Genotypes to The Pod Feeding Insects

open access: yesPlanta Tropika: Jurnal Agrosains, 2019
One of the constraints impeding soybean production in the tropics is yield losses due to the damage by pod feeding insects. The research objective was to identify the resistance of soybean genotypes to the pod feeders.
Ayda Krisnawati, Mochammad Muchlish Adie
doaj  

Mineral concentrations of chickpea and lentil cultivars and breeding lines grown in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

open access: yesCrop Journal, 2018
Diseases and health complications caused by mineral deficiencies afflict billions of people globally. Developing pulse crops with elevated seed mineral concentrations can contribute to reducing the incidence of these deficiencies.
George J. Vandemark   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prospect and importance of green mulching on the soil status of tropical tasar plantation fields in India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The soils of tropical tasar plantation fields in general are sloppy and are primarily deficient of nutrition due to top soil erosion and constant leaf productivity exploitation to rear tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury.
Ramkumar -, Rangareddygari Manohar Reddy
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Closed genomes of commercial inoculant rhizobia provide a blueprint for management of legume inoculation

open access: yesApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Rhizobia are soil bacteria capable of establishing symbiosis within legume root nodules, where they reduce atmospheric N2 into ammonia and supply it to the plant for growth.
MacLean G. Kohlmeier   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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