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Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas, 2012 The paper presents a study on the manioc diversity in the Middle Solimões region, focusing largely on communities located in the Sustainable Development Reserves of Mamirauá and Amanã, state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Deborah Lima +2 more
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Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências HumanasMany commentators highlight the fertility of Anthropogenic Dark Earths (ADE), emphasizing their potential for sustainable agriculture. Some scholars believe that terra mulata (the less fertile, more extensive form of ADE) was created by means of ...
James A. Fraser, Charles Roland Clement
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Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.Development of TPSA‐PBSA bio‐based polymer blends using a dual‐coupling strategy based on tartaric acid (TA) and dicumyl peroxide (DCP), followed by structural, thermal, rheological, and mechanical characterization toward sustainable flexible packaging applications. ABSTRACT This study analyzed the effect of employing coupling agents in the development
Manuela Vargas‐Rojas +2 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales +6 more
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Journal de la Société des Américanistes, 2017 This paper discusses the cultivation of “bitter” manioc (Manihot esculenta) by the ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco, the preparing for consumption, and also the grater used in the process.
Nicolás M. Kamienkowski, Pastor Arenas
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.There is an increasing risk of drought and salinisation of soil and groundwater globally, including in Pacific Island countries such as Tonga. Irrigating crops with slightly saline water, such as that produced by emerging desalination technologies, could help to alleviate droughts.
Harry Myrans +9 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Agricultural innovations underpin most investments that aim to increase agricultural productivity globally. Improved crop varieties have historically constituted the bulwark of agricultural innovation outputs and are credited with the success of large‐scale interventions such as the Green Revolution. Much research has shown, however, that gender shapes
Jing Yi +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann +4 more
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L'ensilage des racines de manioc
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1972 cf. fichier PDF de l'article.
Henri Serres, J.P. Tillon
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.DNA fingerprinting is becoming the standard measurement procedure in crop adoption studies in the Global South, yet the lack of systematic and intentional sampling regarding which farmer to go to the plot with may bias results from these methods. We introduce a methodological innovation, Sampling for Socially Inclusive Adoption Studies (SSAS), to offer
Yoselyn Hernandez Chaves +12 more
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