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Adapting to Change: The Dynamic Crop Production Systems of Smallholder Farmers in the PNG Highlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder sweet potato farmers in Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands Province (EHP) face challenges as they navigate social, economic, demographic, and environmental change. While they routinely adapt to weather variability and shifting markets, population growth is placing additional strain on an already finely balanced farming system ...
Geoff Kuehne, Joe Koima, Lonica Aris, Ismael Nae, Akia Aira, Bennie Afigini, James Aniau, John Gahekave, Naomi Paul, Steven Crimp   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the Value Chains for Root and Tuber Crops in Malawi: The Case of Sweet Potatoes [PDF]

, 2018
• Sweet potato yields have increased over the past decade partly due to introduction of improved high yielding varieties but yields still fall short of the potential.
Kanyamuka, Joseph S., Nankhuni, Flora J., Dzanja, Joseph K.   +2 more
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Farmer participation in root and tuber crops Technology Development and Transfer (TDT) in Benue State Nigeria

Nigeria Agricultural Journal, 2019
The factors influencing farmer participation in Roots and Tuber crops Technology Development and Transfer (TDT) in Benue State were estimated. Sixty (60) extension contact farmers who participated in the TDT activities were purposively sampled from six local Government Areas where the farmer participatory trials and demonstration plots were established.
openaire   +1 more source

Do aphid endosymbiotic bacteria influence parasitoid searching behaviour through changes in aphid honeydew production?

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Hamiltonella defensa infection increases honeydew production in certain aphid genotypes, potentially modifying aphid feeding behaviour. Parasitoid wasps, Aphidius ervi, are more attracted to honeydew from H. defensa‐infected aphids; though larger honeydew amounts may slightly deter searching.
Desiré Macheda, Alexandre Foito, Katharine F. Preedy, Colin J. Alexander, Ankush Prashar, Alison J. Karley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone

, 2017
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop.
Fomba, S.N., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Massaquoi, F.B., Sanni, Lateef O., Samura, A.E., Sawi, M.K., Fornah, D.S., Sartie, A.M., Jalloh, A., Anthony, N.A., Onadipe, O., Norman, P.E., Mansaray, A., Benya, M.T.   +13 more
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Crops that feed the world: Production and improvement of cassava for food, feed, and industrial uses

, 2017
\ua9 2017 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. and International Society for Plant Pathology Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the oldest root and tuber crops, used by humans to produce food, feed and beverages.
Hensel O, Sturm B, Parmar A
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Fluoride‐Free Mouthwashes Available Over‐The‐Counter in the US‐An Overview

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Fluoride‐free mouthwashes (FFM) are commonly used by patients for a variety of cosmetic and/or therapeutic reasons. The purpose of this study was to investigate the composition and purposes of FFM available over‐the‐counter in the US.
Astrid C. Valdivia‐Tapia, Jaime A. Cury, Antonio P. Ricomini‐Filho, Frank Lippert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Status of Root and Tuber Crops Improvement, Production and Utilization in Sierra Leone

, 2018
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop.
Fomba, S.N., Massaquoi, F.B., Sanni, Lateef O., Samura, A.E., Sawi, M.K., Onadipe, O.O., Fornah, D.S., Sartie, A.M., Jalloh, A., Dixon, A., Anthony, N.A., Norman, P.E., Mansaray, A., Benya, M.T.   +13 more
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Optimized TadA‐derived base editors efficiently manipulate mRNA splicing by A‐to‐G and C‐to‐K editing in potato

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Two optimized TadA‐derived base editors efficiently generate diverse splicing variants by targeting specific splice sites in potato. ABSTRACT Pre‐messenger RNA (pre‐mRNA) splicing is a critical mechanism for post‐transcriptional regulation in plants. Through alternative splicing, plants produce diverse transcriptomes and proteomes that finely regulate ...
Kaiyuan Chen, Yan Zhang, Jiuzhou Deng, Lumin Zhang, Huiying Zhou, Yaxin Duan, Enle Xiao, Guangtao Zhu, Chunzhi Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconfiguring biofortification strategies to transform food systems and address micronutrient deficiency of the 21st century

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
This review explores how to make staple foods and horticultural crops more nutritious, including how artificial intelligence‐based screening of gene banks helps deploy nutritionally rich germplasm into breeding. Genome editing can help develop crops richer in minerals, vitamins, and health‐promoting compounds, supporting healthier diets and more ...
Rhowell Jr. N. Tiozon, Alisdair R. Fernie, Nese Sreenivasulu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source