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Seed system innovation to accelerate access to robust potato varieties
, 2022 This video describes the International Potato Center’s work in Uganda to build more effective seed systems for delivering more robust potato varieties to smallholder farmers.
International Potato Center
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Promotion of Quality Seed for Potato
, 2014 This data study contains data from on-farm trials to compare the performance of quality seed versus poor quality seed and field day at flowering and harvesting season.
International Potato Center (CIP)
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Research on local seed potato value chain gaps and bottlenecks in Tajikistan. Potato production support and research to improve food security in Khatlon, Tajikistan [PDF]
, 2016 This study examines potato value chains and recommends the promotion of potato as a tool for improving diets and decreasing child malnutrition. It is necessary to ensure that farmers have access to quality seed, fertilizers and pesticides, as well as ...
International Potato Center
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Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundIn regions facing chronic stress such as the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya, there is poor quality of diet among women and children in humanitarian situations, mainly due to multiple climatic shocks that exacerbate local food systems.
Frederick K. E. Grant +8 more
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Frontiers in AgronomyCrop diversification through integration of sweetpotato with legumes such as soybean presents a viable option for achieving food and nutrition security, income generation, soil fertility improvement, and adaptation to climate change in Malawi.
Gbenga Moses Akinwale +6 more
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Priority quality traits for gendered sweetpotato breeding in Mozambique
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 IntroductionSweetpotato breeders strive to develop varieties that address productivity challenges farmers face in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, adoption of these varieties is low, partly attributed to limited attention to attributes desired by the ...
Sarah Mayanja +7 more
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Impact of climate change on the potato crop and biodiversity in its center of origin
Open Agriculture, 2018 The Andean region is the most important center of potato diversity in the world. The global warming trend which has taken place since the 1950s, that is 2-3 times the reported global warming and the continuous presence of extreme events makes this region
Quiroz Roberto +8 more
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Boosting potato production to enhance rural livelihoods—Georgia. Project profile.
, 2020 This project aims to improve the livelihoods of Georgian farmers and rural communities by increasing the profitability and sustainability of potato crops and building the capacity of national stakeholders in the seed potato value ...
International Potato Center
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International Journal of Food ScienceIn sweet potato and potato, sensory traits are critical for acceptance by consumers, growers, and traders, hence underpinning the success or failure of a new cultivar.
Judith Ssali Nantongo +7 more
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Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang +2 more
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