Root and tuber crops technologies

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Adoption of Root and Tuber Technologies Disseminated by the National Root Crops Research Institute in Anambra State

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2016
The study examined the adoption and diffusion of National Root Crops Research Institute disseminated technologies and factors influencing them in Anambra State.
Chika Ezebuiro, Justin Enyinnaya Ewuziem
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Genome Editing in Root and Tuber Crop Development in Sub‐Saharan Africa [PDF]

Plant-Environment Interactions
Precision genome editing, particularly using Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR‐associated protein 9 (Cas9), is advancing crop improvement by enabling targeted and efficient genetic modifications.
Himanshu Saini +8 more
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Agriculture versus climate change – A narrow staple-based rural livelihood of Papua New Guinea is a threat to survival under climate change

Sains Tanah: Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 2020
This paper presents a synthesis related to the assessment of climate change and its impacts on productivity of staple crops in Papua New Guinea (PNG), paying close attention to the change in population in the next 80 years.
Patrick S. Michael
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Innovative Digital Technologies to Monitor and Control Pest and Disease Threats in Root, Tuber, and Banana (RT&B) Cropping Systems: Progress and Prospects

, 2022
AbstractThis chapter provides the first comprehensive review of digital tools and technologies available for the identification, monitoring, and control of pests and diseases, with an emphasis on root, tuber, and banana (RT&B) crops. These tools include systems based on identification keys, human and artificial intelligence-based identification ...
Jan Kreuze +8 more
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Regenerative strategies for climate justice

Ecocycles, 2018
The starting-point for this paper is a growing concern about the strong and creative tension between what is global and what is local in the context of climate change and food systems.
May East
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Cumin-Harvesting Mechanization of the Xinjiang Cotton–Cumin Intercropping System: Review of the Problem Status and Solutions

Agriculture
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) is a globally important spice crop, particularly significant in Xinjiang, China, where it is extensively cultivated in cotton–cumin intercropping systems.
Sheng Tai +4 more
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Perception of urine diverting dry toilet and baobab cultivation in Adaklu District of Ghana

Sustainable Environment
The adoption, of human excreta compost improves soil health and yields of crops. It also supports baobab cultivation, livelihoods, nutrition, and incomes, in a healthy sanitary safe environment.
Godwin S. A. Horlu +3 more
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Social technology and rescue of native seeds in the Venezuelan Andes Páramo

Frontiers in Political Science
This study analyzes the recovery and conservation of potato landraces in the Venezuelan Andes Páramo, specifically in the Mérida region. Smallholder potato farmers in the Venezuelan Andes have been actively creating knowledge, processes, and socio ...
Iraima Lugo Montilla, Carla Ladeira Pimentel Águas +1 more
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Awareness and adoption of root and tuber crops technologies among farmers in South-eastern Nigeria

Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology
Agricultural technologies are only useful when farmers are aware of and adopt them. Interaction among stakeholders in the Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs) would enhance the discovery and adoption of best practices. Comparative analysis of farmers' awareness and adoption of root crops technologies in Abia, Anambra and Imo states was carried ...
Uzoamaka Nwugo Akwiwu, Samuel Olajire Olatunji, Ngozi Nwakor +2 more
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Dissecting the role of bHLH transcription factors in the potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd)-tomato pathosystem using network approaches.

PLoS ONE
Viroids, minimalist plant pathogens, pose significant threats to crops by causing severe diseases. Transcriptome profiling technologies have significantly advanced the analysis of viroid-infected host plants, providing critical insights into gene ...
Katia Aviña-Padilla +4 more
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