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Use of carbon isotope analysis to understand semi‐arid erosion dynamics and long‐term semi‐arid land degradation [PDF]

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 2008
Abstract Many semi‐arid areas worldwide are becoming degraded, in the form of C 4 grasslands being replaced by C 3 shrublands, which causes an increase in surface runoff and erosion, and altered nutrient cycling, which may affect ...
Turnbull, L., Brazier, R. E., Wainwright, J., Dixon, E. R., Bol, R.   +4 more
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Memorandum of Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Mali and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics for the Creation of a West African Regional Sorghum Research Center [PDF]

, 1987
Memorandum of agreement between Mali and ICRISAT signed on September 11, 1987 for the purpose of establishing a West African regional Sorghum research center.
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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Spatial heterogeneity and irreversible vegetation change in semi-arid grazing systems [PDF]

, 2002
Recent theoretical studies have shown that spatial redistribution of surface water may explain the occurrence of patterns of alternating vegetated and degraded patches in semiarid grasslands.
Andel, J., van, Fryxell, J.M., Hearne, J., Klausmeier, C.A., Koppel, J., van de, Kumar, L., Langevelde, F., van, Prins, H.H.T., Ridder, N., de, Rietkerk, M., Skidmore, A.K., Stroosnijder, L.   +11 more
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Hierarchical Multi‐Material Architectures With Gradient Design for Dynamic‐Range Flexible Tactile Sensing

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Hierarchical multi‐material TPMS lattices are engineered as flexible tactile sensors by combining soft and stiff elastomeric layers with a conformal conductive coating. The bilayer architecture delivers sensitivity at low pressures while maintaining a broad detectable range under large loads, enabling reliable pressure and vibration monitoring for ...
Reza Noroozi, Domenic Quiquero, Yan Yan Shery Huang, HaoTian Harvey Shi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable intensification in coconut for building system resilience and nutritional security of smallholders in Eastern India

npj Sustainable Agriculture
Coconut-based cropping systems are vital to the coastal rural economy, which faces challenges like declining soil fertility, low productivity, pest invasions, and climate change.
Rohan Khopade, Gajanan Sawargaonkar, Santosh Kale, Moses Davala, S. Rakesh, Susree Snigdha Das, RamVikas Verma, Kapil Raje, Ramesh Singh, M. L. Jat   +9 more
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Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation between the Government of Eritrea and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics [PDF]

, 1995
Memorandum of understanding between the Government of Eritrea and ICRISAT signed on October 3, 1995. This MOU establishes collaborative research between the two parties for research work in sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, chickpea, pigeonpea, and ...
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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Microbial Contribution to Soiling and Its Impact on Photovoltaic Module Soiling in Arid Zones of the Atacama Desert

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
Microorganisms colonizing photovoltaic surfaces in the Atacama desert form biofilms that enhance particle adhesion and reduce energy yield. This study identifies UV‐resistant bacteria and carotenoid‐producing strains that interfere with PV performance.
Douglas Olivares, Ricardo Ortíz, Luis Rojas‐Araya, María Teresa Mata, Felipe Galleguillos, Jaime Llanos, Carlos Portillo, Valentina Escobar, Aitor Marzo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing speed breeding and seed/pod chip based genotyping techniques in pigeonpea: A way forward for high throughput line development

Plant Methods
Background The challenge of pigeonpea breeding lies in its photosensitivity and seasonal specificity. This poses a problem to the breeder, as it restricts to single generation advancement in a year.
Prakash I. Gangashetty, Shruthi H. Belliappa, Naresh Bomma, Vinutha Kanuganahalli, Sobhan Babu Sajja, Sunita Choudhary, Ramanagouda Gaviyappanavar, Deekshitha Bomireddy, V. Anil Kumar, Jwala Pranati, Mamta Sharma, Manish K. Pandey   +11 more
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Evaluation of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.)] reference genes in various tissues and under abiotic stress conditions for quantitative real-time PCR data normalization

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Accurate and reliable gene expression data from qPCR depends on stable reference gene expression for potential gene functional analyses. In this study, 15 reference genes were selected and analyzed in various sample sets including abiotic stress ...
Palakolanu eSudhakar Reddy, Dumbala eSrinivas Reddy, Sivasakthi eKaliamoorthy, Pooja eBhatnagar-Mathur, Vincent eVadez, Kiran K Sharma   +5 more
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GROUND COVERS FOR SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPES. [PDF]

HortScience, 1993
The High Plains of Texas is a short-grass prairie with an extremely stressful environment which limits adapted ornamentals. Plant materials capable of consistent performance have yet to be established for this region. Twelve perennial ground covers were evaluated for urban landscape use.
C. B. McKenney, F. Gaitán-Gaitán
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