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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
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Climate change and perennial crop production: Evidence of yield impact and adaptation in California

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Perennial crops are economically important. They contribute to food security, providing essential nutrients that are often lacking in annual crops, and provide additional environmental benefits compared with annual crops. Despite their importance, empirical research on the impacts of climate change and adaptation on perennial crops remains ...
Yuanyuan Wen, Wei Zhang, Julian M. Alston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Income sharing for common pool resources with uncertain productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We address the interconnected issues of externalities in the use of a natural common‐pool resource system and adverse effects of environmental uncertainty on risk‐averse resource users. We set up a simple analytical model and derive conditions such that insurance by means of an income sharing mechanism mitigates externalities and hence ...
Claudia Kelsall, Martin Quaas, Nicolas Quérou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording, Erik W. Ertsgaard, David E. Giblin, Iris H. Dimpsey, Owen B. Bard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of widespread pollen limitation in diverse specialty crops on commercial farms

Royal Society Open Science
Specialty crops (non-staple fruits and vegetables) have diverse pollination requirements and pollinator communities, yet production may be limited by pollen limitation.
Eleanor Stroh, Ashley Leach, Zeus Mateos-Fierro, Ian Kaplan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interactions between maternal provisioning and natural selection on seed mass fluctuate across heat waves

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Changing climates are leading to more frequent and severe heat waves, potentially threatening plant populations. Both acclimation to stress and selection for heat‐escape or heat‐resistance phenotypes occur during heat waves. However, plastic responses and selection do not necessarily interact cohesively—even producing trait responses ...
Lana F. Gaspard, Elissa Harb, Stacy D. Holt Jr., Courtney M. Patterson, Nicholas J. Kooyers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) occur earlier with increasing temperature

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd, Elise Cadiou, Alain G. Belliveau, Zoe A. Panchen, Terrell T. Roulston, Zoë Migicovsky   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Success of coastal sage scrub restoration is influenced by local adaptations of shrub species

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Restoring plant communities is increasingly challenging with climate change. While practitioners have traditionally used local seed sources, many are recommending assisted migration, possibly from more extreme environments such as inland rather than coastal environments, for restoration.
Moises R. Perea‐Vega, Megan E. Lulow, Julie E. Coffey, Amy K. Henry, Katharina T. Schmidt, Priscilla M. Ta, Kailen A. Mooney, Sarah Kimball   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial patterns and climatic associations of pollination demand, habitat-based supply, and pollination-dependent production in South Korea

Ecological Indicators
Pollination is a critical ecosystem service for agricultural productivity, yet climate change and intensification increasingly destabilize its delivery.
Ayun Maeng, Heejung Nam, Wanmo Kang, Kwangil Cheon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Floral traits and hermaphrodite abundance shape female advantage in a gynodioecious plant

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Gynodioecy is maintained through female advantage in seed fitness that depends on the sex ratio of a population. We hypothesized that females of Silene acaulis would exhibit floral traits associated with elevated outcross pollination and that sex ratio would impact pollen limitation and inbreeding depression such that female advantage ...
Emma K. Chandler, Megan L. DeMarche
wiley   +1 more source