Launch of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems
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Traditional and science-based weather forecasts – finding common ground
Helping farmers use seasonal forecasts as a tool for improving crop strategies
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Happy International Day of Biodiversity
Join us on a journey to find out more about work we are doing to promote the use and conservation of agricultural and forest biodiversity. Bioversity International celebrates smallholder farmers who are using and conserving vital biodiversity around th…
As forests disappear, Indonesia must monitor big cats to reduce human wildlife conflict, says scientist
As Indonesia’s national parks face threats from deforestation and human encroachment, it’s vital that tigers, leopards and other large mammals be monitored as part of conservation efforts – otherwise clashes with people will intensify, a senior s…
WorldFish celebrates International Day for Biological Biodiversity
Freshwaters cover only 1% of the earth’s surface, yet they are home to over 10% of all animals and more than 35% of all vertebrates like fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Publications
Screening the banana biodiversity for drought tolerance: can an in vitro growth model and proteomics be used as a tool to discover tolerant varieties and understand homeostasis
There is a great need for research aimed at understanding drought tolerance, screening for drought tolerant varieties and breeding crops with an improved water use efficiency. Bananas and plantains are a major staple food and export product with a worl…
Diversity of the neglected and underutilized crop species of importance in Benin
Many of the plant species that are cultivated for food across the world are neglected and underutilized. To assess their diversity in Benin and identify the priority species and establish their research needs, a survey was conducted in 50 villages dist…
Restriction of transpiration rate under high vapour pressure deficit and non-limiting water …
Drought stress is a major constraint on cowpea productivity, since the crop is grown under warm conditions on sandy soils having low water-holding capacity. For enhanced performance of crops facing terminal drought stress, like cowpea, water-saving strategies are crucial. In this work, the growth and transpiration rate (TR) of 40 cowpea genotypes with contrasting response to terminal drought were measured under well-watered conditions across different vapour pressure deficits (VPD) to investigate whether tolerant and sensitive genotypes differ in their control of leaf water loss. A method is presented to indirectly assess TR through canopy temperature (CT) and the index of [...]
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Research on Gender and Agriculture
Promoting crosscutting research to benefit rural women and integrate gender into all the CGIAR Research Programs.
