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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Breeding Short-Day Strawberry Genotypes for Cultivation in Tropical and Subtropical Regions

Horticulturae, 2023
The main strawberry cultivars grown in tropical regions originated from breeding programs developed in temperate countries, which limit the expression of their maximum productive potential when grown in warm climates. Additionally, strawberry cultivation
Israel Felipe Lustosa da Silva, Gabriel Danilo Shimizu, Eduardo Ladislau dos Santos, Lígia Erpen-Dalla Corte, André Ricardo Zeist, Sergio Ruffo Roberto, Juliano Tadeu Vilela de Resende   +6 more
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Evaluating the African arid corridor hypothesis: A meta‐analysis including the phylogenetic and biogeographical history of Sesamothamnus

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky, Jeffrey P. Rose, Ricardo Kriebel, Bryan T. Drew, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Alan R. Lemmon, Kenneth J. Sytsma   +6 more
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Deteksi dan Identifikasi Molekuler Kapang Berpotensi sebagai Penghasil Patulin pada Buah Tropis

Jurnal Teknologi dan Industri Pangan, 2023
Production and export of tropical fruits in Indonesia have an increasing trend every year. The important factor in the production and export of fruits is food safety.
Ratih Paramastuti, Winiati Pudji Rahayu, Siti Nurjanah   +2 more
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Use of calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits : its application and hazards [PDF]

, 2005
A review of different articles related to artificial ripening was done. Focus was given on the hazards and applications of calcium carbide for artificial ripening, being a very common practice in Nepalese Market.
Bhattarai, Uttam Kumar, Shrestha, Kshitij   +1 more
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Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) parkland mycorrhizal potential within three agro-ecological zones of Senegal [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction. Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) belongs to the Fabaceae family; it is a multipurpose tree with slow growth. In order to help improve its growth and development, we assessed mycorrhizal diversity of tamarind parklands in Senegal.
Bourou, Sali, Diop, Tahir, Diouf, Macoumba, Ndiaye, Fatimata, Van Damme, Patrick   +4 more
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Zebrafish and CRISPR—A synergistic approach to decipher and cure human diseases

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Zebrafish, with high genetic homology to humans, serves as a powerful vertebrate model for disease modeling and drug discovery. Integration of CRISPR/Cas9 technology enables precise genome editing, facilitating the development of translational models for human diseases.
Manikandan Sivaprakasam, Aashika Raagavi Jeanpierre, Salma Mohammed, Rajesh Srinivasan, Aman Kumar Mohanty   +4 more
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Climate Change as an Existential Threat to Tropical Fruit Crop Production—A Review

Agriculture
Climate change is an emerging threat to global food and nutritional security. The tropical fruits such as mango, bananas, passionfruit, custard apples, and papaya are highly sensitive to weather changes especially; changes of monsoon onset and elevated ...
Chinnu Raju, Sellaperumal Pazhanivelan, Irene Vethamoni Perianadar, Ragunath Kaliaperumal, N. K. Sathyamoorthy, Vaithiyanathan Sendhilvel   +5 more
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Influence of climate on mandarin fruit quality: comparative studies between Brazil and France cultural and environmental conditions : S02O02 [PDF]

, 2013
Brazil is leader of concentrated and frozen orange juice production in the world. However, the extension of fresh orange and mandarin market could provide higher gains for the producers, as occurred in Spain and California (USA).
Costantino, Gilles, Do amaral, D.O.J., Gesteira, Abelmon S., Luro, François, Micheli, Fabienne, Ollitrault, Patrick, Passos, O.S., Santos, M.G., Soares Filho, Walter dos Santos, Soares, L.K.D.   +9 more
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Biological Control of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Argentina: Releases of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Fruit-Producing Semi-Arid Areas of San Juan [PDF]

, 2014
The Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) is one of the major pests of fruit crops in Argentina and it is a phytosanitary barrier to the export of fresh fruits.
Bezdjian, Laura Patricia, Escobar, Jorge, Lara, Natalia, Murúa Bruna, Albérico Fernando, Ovruski Alderete, Sergio Marcelo, Rubio, Jose Luis, Schliserman, Pablo, Suárez, Lorena, Tareti, Gustavo, Van Nieuwenhove, Guido Alejandro   +9 more
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