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Variation in root system architecture and drought response in rice (Oryza sativa): Phenotyping of the OryzaSNP panel in rainfed lowland fields

Root growth at soil depths below 30 cm may provide access to critical soil water reserves […]
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Securing the Future of Global Agriculture

This report combines the historical view and a unique moment in the story of agriculture – […]
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The Conservation of Global Crop Genetic Resources in the Face of Climate Change. Summary Statement from a Bellagio Meeting held on September 3-7, 2007

In September 2007, a group of experts from the genetic conservation, climate science, agricultural development, and […]
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Root biology and genetic improvement for drought avoidance in rice

Rice root growth encompasses a remarkable genetic diversity in terms of growth patterns, architecture, and environmental […]
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Marker-Assisted Introgression of resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease into Latin American Germplasm for the Genetic Improvement of Cassava in Africa.

The gene pools for breeding cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Africa currently contain only a fraction […]
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Identification and origin of races of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola from Africa and other bean growing areas

Isolates of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola from Africa and other bean growing areas were categorized into […]
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Genetic diversity for seed mineral composition in the wild legume Teramnus labialis

Teramnus labialis (L.) Spreng. is a wild, tropical legume whose seeds are collected and used as […]
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Genetic diversity of Ganoderma in oil palm plantings

Isolates of Ganoderma spp. associated with basal stem rot of oil palm were obtained by sampling […]
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Ganoderma boninense basidiospores in oil palm plantations: evaluation of their possible role in stem rots of Elaeis guineensis

Basidiospores are implicated in the distribution and genetic diversity of Ganoderma boninense, cause of basal stem rot […]
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Assessment and comparison of AFLP and SSR based molecular genetic diversity in Indian isolates of Ascochyta rabiei, a causal agent of Ascochyta blight in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Ascochyta blight (AB), caused by Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Labr. (anamorph), is the most damaging disease of […]
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Livestock and livelihoods: Highlights from a sample of research projects commissioned on livestock of relevance to resource-poor livestock keepers in Africa, South Asia and Latin America

This document contains a few highlights from completed research projects commissioned by DFID’s LPP over the […]