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Enhancing Mango Productivity through Sustainable Resource Management

Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 2018
Mango the “King of fruits” is the most important fruit crop in India and the area under mango is the largest among fruit crops (2,516 thousand ha) with a production of around 19.69 million tonnes.
Ganeshmurthy A N, Rupa T R, Shivananda T N   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding smallholder decision‐making to increase farm tree diversity: Enablers and barriers for forest landscape restoration in Western Kenya

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Integrating diverse trees and shrubs (hereafter ‘trees’) in agricultural landscapes has emerged as a crucial nature‐based solution to the triple challenge of biodiversity loss, climate change and food security. The potential benefits of on‐farm trees for both people and nature, however, are often constrained by inadequate consideration of ...
Ennia Bosshard, Harrison Carter, Lillian Aluso, Reuben Chumba, Christopher N. Kaiser‐Bunbury, Chris J. Kettle, Ana Nuno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of drying methods on functional components and properties of Tainong mango powder

Shipin yu jixie
ObjectiveTo explore the effects of different drying methods on the functional properties of mango powder.MethodsMango peel, mango sarcocarp, and mango pit powder are prepared by hot air drying, vacuum drying, and far infrared drying, and their particle ...
HU Fangyang, LIU Caihua, HE Lingling, PEI Yanhui, ZHANG Dexiang, ZHU Zhengjie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revitalizing endangered mycocultural heritage in Mesoamerica: The case of the Tlahuica‐Pjiekakjoo culture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind.
Elisette Ramírez‐Carbajal, Magdalena Martínez‐Reyes, Olivia Ayala‐Vásquez, Rodríguez‐Evangelista Fabiola, Mayra Lagunes Reyes, Faustino Hernández‐Santiago, Mónica Rangel Villafranco, Fuqiang Yu, Jesús Pérez‐Moreno   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering compact Physalis peruviana (goldenberry) to promote its potential as a global crop

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) produces sweet, nutritionally rich berries, yet like many minor crops, is cultivated in limited geographical regions and has not been a focus of breeding programs for trait enhancement. Leveraging knowledge of plant architecture‐related traits from related species, we used CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated gene editing to generate a
Miguel Santo Domingo, Blaine Fitzgerald, Gina M. Robitaille, Srividya Ramakrishnan, Kerry Swartwood, Nicholas G. Karavolias, Michael C. Schatz, Joyce Van Eck, Zachary B. Lippman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Factors Affecting Mango Market Supply in Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia

AGRISE, 2019
This study is designed to analyze factors affecting mango market supply and identify the existing market channels in Gomma district, Southwest Ethiopia. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation & frequencies and multiple linear regressions
Yordanos Teka, Hash Malin, Alemayehu Oljira Wolde   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water stress: Opportunities for supply chain research

Production and Operations Management, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Driven by climate change and overuse, water stress is a worsening sustainability concern that threatens businesses and communities across the globe. Leading global organizations such as the United Nations have expressed an urgent need for sustainable water management strategies across nations and economies.
Dustin Cole, Sriram Narayanan, Elizabeth Connors, Meenu Tewari, Kyle Onda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant MITEs: miniature transposable elements with major impacts

Mobile DNA
Miniature inverted repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are short, non-autonomous transposable elements that have attracted considerable attention over the years due to their ubiquitous presence and functional roles in plant genomes.
Abirami Soundiramourtty, Marie Mirouze
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges and limitations of introducing pigeonpea as a new crop into smallholder farming systems through farmer‐to‐farmer education in Zambia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Legume plants offer generous benefits for both the planet and people by supporting sustainable farming, food and feed systems through their ability to symbiotically fix atmospheric nitrogen. While grain legumes are cultivated and consumed globally, their adoption, market development, and integration into cropping systems vary.
Hamid Khazaei, Sebastian Scott, Jarkko K. Niemi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source