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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
wiley   +1 more source

Satsumaimo, the Japanese Sweet Potato

, 2013
This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia ...
Hacker, Randi
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Source-sink synergy is the key unlocking sweet potato starch yield potential

Nature Communications
Sweet potato starch is in high demand globally for food and industry. However, starch content is negatively correlated with fresh yield. It is urgent to uncover the genetic basis and molecular mechanisms underlying the starch yield of sweet potato.
Zhicheng Jiang, Zihao Wei, Jun Zhang, Chenxing Zheng, Hong Zhu, Hong Zhai, Shaozhen He, Shaopei Gao, Ning Zhao, Huan Zhang, Qingchang Liu   +10 more
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Insect Odorant Receptors: From Structure and Evolution to Mechanism and Application

Insects
Insect odorant receptors (ORs) are pivotal molecular interfaces that translate environmental chemical cues into neuronal electrical impulses, thereby governing essential behaviors such as foraging, mating, oviposition, and predator avoidance.
Jinfeng Hua, Huifeng Li, Yongmei Huang, Yanqing Li, Zhenwei Li, Tianyuan Chen, Chao Pan, Renbing Qin, Yongbo Wang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

EFFECT OF USING SWEET POTATO AND POTATO FLOURS ON PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF SPONGE CAKE [PDF]

Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development, 2008
Sponge cake was prepared by replacement sweet potato andpotato flours (refused small size) at levels 10, 20 and 40%. Chemicalcomposition of sweet potato and potato flours showed that sweet potatohad lower moisture and fiber contents. ß- carotene content,
Magda R. Abd El-baki
doaj   +1 more source

From Agro‐Industrial Waste to Functional Packaging Using Antimicrobial and Mechanically Reinforced Starch Foams With Melon Seed and Rosemary

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Agro‐industrial waste was upcycled into biodegradable starch foams reinforced with melon seed and rosemary flours, yielding sustainable food packaging with enhanced mechanical performance, selective antimicrobial activity, and rapid biodegradation. ABSTRACT The demand for sustainable alternatives to petroleum‐based packaging has promoted starch‐based ...
Ana Carolina Agne Ferreira Zão, Naiara Jacinta Clerici, Flávio Fonseca Veras, Cecília Roratto Köhn, Adriano Brandelli, Juliane Elisa Welke, Patrícia Benelli, Alessandro de Oliveira Rios, Simone Hickmann Flôres   +8 more
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Enhancing the Secretion Systems: Genetic Engineering of Super Bioagents for Effective Plant Disease Control

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
Genetic engineering (GE) overcomes BCA limits, enabling robust, scalable crop protection. “Super Bioagents” (SBs) use optimized SSs to enhance bioactive molecule delivery. Optimizing SSs enhance precise, sustainable effector deployment for stable disease suppression. SBs use microbiome‐informed design for scalable, next‐gen sustainable crop protection.
Michael Dare Asemoloye
wiley   +1 more source

Sweet Potato Vines Silage for Improved Dairy Cattle Production

, 2022
The study findings further indicated that majority of dairy cattle farmers actively engage in sweet potato production and face feed scarcity between the months of February to July.
Kabirizi, Jolly
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The Impact of Sustainability Labelling on Consumers' Evaluation and Choice of Food Products: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The last five years of research on sustainability labelling, reported in 175 journal articles, documents its effectiveness in increasing consumer choices of more sustainable food products. Some sustainability labels come out as stronger than others and their impact varies across products, countries, and individual consumers, depending on label
John Thøgersen, Lucía Romero‐Verdú, Anne O. Peschel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential Expression of Phosphate Starvation-responsive Genes among Sweetpotato Cultivars during Establishment and Onset of Storage Root Formation

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
It has been documented that sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) cultivars vary in morphological and physiological adaptations to low phosphorus (P) availability but knowledge of the underlying molecular mechanisms is largely unknown.
Lisa I. Arce, Don Labonte, Arthur Villordon, Jeffrey C. Gregorie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source