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Forecasting the Rising Threat How Climate Change Could Amplify Rice Brown Spot in Côte dIvoire
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Enhancing genomic prediction ability of blast resistance using genomewide association studyderived marker weights in two rice Oryza sativa L populations
Leaf and panicle blast resistances were moderately correlated and controlled by several genes, including Pi2/Pi9 and Pi33. GWAS-based marker...
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Chapter 11 Integrated water and land management practices demanddriven participatory research in the semiarid agricultural landscapes of Tanzania
The semi-arid agricultural landscape of Tanzania is characterized by erratic and variable rainfall. Land degradation and the absence of improved...
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Chapter 5 Agricultural water management in maizebased systems challenges opportunities and sustainable solutions in Kenya Malawi Zambia and Zimbabwe
The farmers across the four countries are heterogeneous and thus the agricultural water management practices need to be customized for each locality....
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Chapter 10 Impacts and interventions for extreme weather events in Southern Africa
The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in Southern Africa, particularly El Niño-induced extreme events like heatwaves and...
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Chapter 7 Optimizing water productivity challenges and opportunities in smallholder irrigation schemesa case study from South Africa
Irrigated agriculture is a climate change adaptation strategy due to its various benefits, particularly for smallholder farmers. It is feasible to...
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Chapter 6 The critical role of water in facilitating agroecology transitions in semiarid regions of subSaharan Africa
Global agriculture is facing growing challenges with food and water systems, including persistent food insecurity, declining water resources, water...