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Microorganisms asssociated with postharvest spoilage of yams
Annals of Tropical Research, 2000 This study isolated the microorganisms causing major spoilage of yams collected during a two-year period from various markets in Orissa, India. Seven fungal and two bacterial species (Erwinia sp.
R.C. Ray, M. Nedunzhiyan, C. Balagopalan
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Governments worldwide are committed to eliminating hunger and conserving biodiversity, reflected in United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger) and 15 (Life on Land). Expanding agricultural lands to meet growing food demands often threatens biodiversity, creating potential trade‐offs between these objectives. To understand the
Abbie S. A. Chapman +12 more
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Economics of Seed Yam Production Using Minisett Technique in Oyo State, Nigeria
Field Actions Science Reports, 2011 The study evaluated the economics of seed yam production using the minisett technique in Oyo State, South West Nigeria. The analysis was based on input and output data collected from sixty yam (Dioscorea spp.) farmers and the existing market price in the
Oguntade Adegboyega Eyitayo +2 more
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, 2017 Thanksgiving dinner with one’s family can be a source of joy and celebration. Or it can devolve into tense interactions, especially if dinnertime conversation turns to politics.
The Regulatory Review
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Molecular characterization of Secoviridae and Potexvirus infecting yams (Dioscorea spp) [PDF]
, 2011 The prevalence of virus species is generally high among vegetatively?propagated crops, because they cannot be sanitized via seed production and therefore accumulate viruses over long periods of time.
Filloux, Denis +5 more
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Building capacity in vector‐borne plant virus research: The CONNECTED Network
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Plant viruses spread by insects decimate crop yields globally, causing food security challenges in vulnerable areas, including regions of Africa. Interdisciplinary research is needed to protect future crop supplies. CONNECTED, the Community Network for African Vector‐Borne Plant Viruses, increased research capacity in Central, East, West and Southern ...
Nina F. Ockendon‐Powell +8 more
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Comparaison des trajectoires d'innovation pour la sécurisation alimentaire des pays du Sud
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2015 Comparison of innovation paths for food security in countries of the South. Description of the subject. The evolution of the concept of food security and of food securization emphasizes the multi-dimensionality of food challenges (quantity, quality ...
Temple, L. +4 more
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International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2016 Soil degradation is a growing problem worldwide because it reduces the fertile top layer of the soil available for food production and one such degradative action is soil erosion due to the harvesting of crops.
Pius Olufemi Olusegun Dada +3 more
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Search for scutellonema bradys resistance in yams (dioscorea spp.)
, 2008 A study to examine variability in susceptibility of yams to Scutellonema bradys and to identify possible sources of resistance in Ghanaian yam germplasm (Dioscorea spp.) for use in yam improvement programmes, particularly, in West Africa was undertaken ...
R A Plowright +7 more
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FIELD EXPERIMENTS ON YAMS IN BARBADOS 1965,-66 [PDF]
, 2017 The yam (Dioscorea!l!1!) is a staple, low priced carbohydra te foodstruff in Barbados! and currently some 15,000 tons are produced annually as a c tach crop from land which is in preparation for sugar cane.
Hoad, R. M., Gooding, E. G. B.
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