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Beans

Cultivos biofortificados: Una estrategia de los sectores agricultura y salud para mejorar la nutrición de poblaciones latinoamericanas y caribeñas (441 kb)
[Biofortified crops: An agriculture and health strategy to improve nutrition of Latin-American and Caribbean people]
S. Beebe, H. Córdoba, W. Gruneberg, G. Hyman, A. Krivanek, C. Martínez, M. Nutti, B. Ospina, H. Pachón, J. Tohme, R. Urbina

Determination of gene flow events in natural "wild-weedy cultivated" complexes in genepools of Phaseolus lunatus L. (192 kb)
C. Suárez-Barón, R.I. Martínez-Garay. R.I. González-Torres, M.C. Duque, D.G. Debouck, J. Tohme

Identification of aluminum resistant common bean genotypes using hydroponic screening method (207 kb)
G. Manrique, I. Rao, S. Beebe

The common bean has been part of the Great American Biotic Interchange: Evidence from the study of cpDNA and implications for conservation and breeding (524 kb)
M.I. Chacón, B. Pickersgill, D.G. Debouck, J.S. Arias

Cassava

Adaptation of biotype "B" of Bemisia tabaci to cassava (109 kb)
A. Carabalí, A.C. Bellotti, J. Montoya-Lerma

Bridging the cassava productivity gap between Africa and the world: Identification of elite CIAT lines adapted to Nigerian agro-ecologies (228 kb)
E. Okogbenin, C. Egesi, C. Mba, E. Espinosa, L.G. Santos, C. Ospina, J. Marín, E. Barrera, J. Gutiérrez, M. Fregene

Cassava propagation by small scale farmers using a low cost in vitro system (586 kb)
R.H. Escobar, L. Muñoz, C.M. Hernández, G. Ospina, E. Caicedo, J. Restrepo, J. Tohme

Development of an in vitro protocol for the production of cassava doubled-haploids and its use in breeding (144 kb)
Ch. Wang, E. Tabares, H. Ceballos, Z. Lentini

Development of ecological practices to manage Phytophthora root rot of Cassava (Manihot esculenta) (200 kb)
E. Alvarez, G. Llano, J. Locke

Improving the production and on-farm utilization of cassava by farmers in Laos and Cambodia (67 kb)
T.M. Aye, R. Howeler

Introduction of inbreeding and analysis of inbreeding depression in eight S1 cassava families (386 kb)
J.C. Pérez, H. Ceballos, Z. Lentini, J. López, N. Morante

Mapping QTLs for resistance to root rots caused by Phytophthora tropicalis in cassava (73 kb)
J. Loke, E. Alvarez, M. Fregene, J. Marín, S. Rivera, G. Llano, J.F. Mejía

Molecular marker-assisted breeding for resistance to the cassava mosaic disease in Latin American cassava gene pools (196 kb)
E. Barrera, J. Marín, C. Ospina, L. Santos, N. Morante, D. Moreta, Y. Moreno, M. Fregene

Molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS) for improvement of local cassava germplasm in Tanzania for pest and disease resistance (193 kb)
A. Kullaya, K. Mtunda, E. Masumba, H. Kulembeka, M. Ferguson, C. Ospina, P. Hurtado, J. Gutiérrez, E. Barrera, J. Marín, A. Castro, A. Morillo, A. Alzate, N. Morante, H. Ceballos, J. Tohme, M. Fregene

Nataima-3, variedad de yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) resistente a mosca blanca Aleurotrachelus Socialis Bondar (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae); una contribución al manejo integrado de plagas (341 kb)
[Nataima-31, a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) variety resistant to the whitefly Aleurotrachelus socialis Bondar (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae); a contribution to the integrated pest management]
B.V. Arias, A.C. Bellotti, H.L.B. Vargas

Root crop-based feeds for intensifying village pig production: A livelihood alternative for shifting cultivators in Northern Laos (196 kb)
K. Fahrney, S. Phongsavath, G. Varney, L. Thao, T.M. Aye

Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) assessment of genetic diversity of local cassava varieties (415 kb)
Cassava Genetics Project

Use of tissue culture techniques to produce disease-free cassava cultivars for small-scale farmers in the department of Cauca, Colombia, affected by frog skin diseases and whiteflies pest (115 kb)
R.H. Escobar, L. Muñoz, E. Caicedo, G. Jaramillo, D. Zapata, A. Mina, J. Tohme

Wild Manihot species as a source for resistance to arthropod pests of cassava (75 kb)
A.C. Bellotti, M. Fregene, A. Carabalí, J. Montoya-Lerna, M. Burbano, A. Alves, A. Farias, J. Tohme

Forages

Brachiaria hybrid cultivar (cv.) Mulato II (CIAT 36087) (217 kb)
J. Miles, M. Peters

Development and validation of a hydroponic screening method to identify acid soil-adapted genotypes of the tropical forage grass Brachiaria (345 kb)
P. Wenzl, A. Arango, A.L. Chávez, M.E. Buitrago, G.M. Patiño, J. Miles, I. Rao

Multipurpose forages for improving livelihoods of smallholder farmers
(General focus) (248 kb)
M. Peters

Multipurpose forages for improving livelihoods of smallhorder farmers
(Products) (381 kb)
M. Peters

Rice

Coexistence of weedy rice and rice in tropical America: Gene flow analysis (374 kb)
L.F. Fory, R. Pineda, E. González, A. Mina, J.C. Florez, K. Arcia, M.C. Duque, Z. Lentini

Gene combinations for durable rice blast resistance in Colombia (91 kb)
F. Correa-Victoria, D. Tharreau, C. Martínez, M. Vales, F. Escobar, G. Prado, G. Aricapa

Gene flow analysis in rice wild/weedy relatives in tropical America: Understanding crop-biodiversity interactions (201 kb)
L. Fory, E. González, A.M. Velásquez, M. Morales, K. Arcia, A.E. Blanco, M. Quintero, A. Ortiz, E. Pérez, M.C. Duque, Z. Lentini

High-iron and zinc rice lines for Latin America (431 kb)
C.P. Martínez, J. Borrero, S.J. Carabalí, D. Delgado, F. Correa, J. Tohme

Mapping QTL’s and candidate genes associated with durable resistance to rice blast(106 kb)
J. López-Gerena, J. Tohme, F.J. Correa-Victoria, C.P. Martínez, S. Hulbert, R. Zeigler

Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers linked to the blast resistance gene Pi-1 in rice for marker-assisted selection (MAS) (219 kb)
J.L. Fuentes, F. Correa-Victoria, F. Escobar, G. Prado, G. Aricapa, M.C. Duque, J. Tohme

TSBF

A model for promoting a versatile but yet minor crop: Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya (291 kb)
J. Chianu, O. Ohiokpehai, B. Vanlauwe, P. Okoth, K. Roing, A. Adesina, P. Naidoo, J. Opondo, N. Sanginga

Dynamics and definition of poverty in the Colombian Andes: Participatory approaches vs. objective approaches (345 kb)
A. Peralta, J. García, N. Johnson

Enhancing rainwater and nutrient use efficiency for improved crop productivity, farm income and rural livelihoods in the Volta Basin (711 kb)
R. Tabo

Improvement of low fertility soils (Oxisols) for high productivity and sustainability of crop-livestock systems in tropical savannas of Colombia (208 kb)
E. Amézquita, I. Rao, E. Barrios, M. Rondón, M. Ayarza, P. Hoyos, D. Molina, I.I. Corrales

Promoting sustainable land management: A clean development mechanism project in the Caribbean savanna of Colombia (76 kb)
M. Quintero, M. Rondón, S. Cajas, A. Rincón, C. Rodríguez, R.D. Estrada, D. White, M.I. Toro, M. Hurtado, J. Martínez, N. Uribe

Quesungual Slash Mulch Agroforestry System (QSMAS): Improving crop water productivity, food security and resource quality in the sub-humid tropics (530 kb)
A. Castro, M. Rivera, O. Ferreira, J. Pavón, D. Valladares, E. García, E. Amézquita, M. Ayarza, E. Barrios, M. Rondón, L.A. Welchez, I. Rao

Soybean processing and utilization: The way to good health (275 kb)
O. Ohiokpehai

Strategic application of fertilizers (Micro dose) for small farmer prosperity in the Sahel (214 kb)
T. Tabo

The African Network for Soil Biology and Fertility (AfNet) (345 kb)
AfNet Coordination Office

Use of the Nutrient Management Expert System NuMaSS to improve management of nitrogen in maize-based systems in hillsides of Honduras and Nicaragua (599 kb)
M. Trejo, M. Ayarza, T.J. Smyth, D. Finney

Markets, Institutions and Livelihoods

Crop wild relatives and climate change: Predicting the loss of important genetic resources (193 kb)
A. Lane , A. Jarvis, R.J. Hijmans

Development and utilization of high mineral beans in combination with quality protein maize as a nutritional intervention in Southwestern Colombia (217 kb)
M.W. Blair, J. Restrepo, A. Pradilla, B. Gracia, C. Araujo, C. de Plata, M. Mosquera, M. Ariza-Nieto, R.P. Glahn, H. Pachón

From village to sub-sector impacts (175 kb)
R. Lefroy

Information management for agricultural high value product supply chains (186 kb)
N. Neiderhauser, T. Oberthür

Innovation and impact through partnerships: CRS-CIAT agro-enterprise "learning alliance" (450 kb)
T. Remington, R. Best, S. Ferris

Integrating environmental services to agricultural financial mechanisms for promoting rural development in the Andes: The case study of Fuquene watershed (Colombia) (290 kb)
R.D. Estrada

Land use analysis using satellite imagery (384 kb)
Y. Yamamoto, T. Oberthür, R. Lefroy, J. Kashiwagi, S. Sukchan

Linking poor farmers into information management systems (158 kb)
N. Neiderhauser, M. Sparer, W. Ritter

Linking farmers to markets: Participatory agroenterprise development (507 kb)
Africa Team

New technologies and changing livelihoods: How are household and community traditions affected in upland Laos? (247 kb)
P. Moser, D. White, M. Hauser

Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo Empresarial Rural (SIDER) (377 kb)
[Information System for Rural Business Development (SIDER)]
J.J. Hurtado, O. Mayorga

Small-scale agro-enterprise development in the uplands of Lao PDR and Vietnam (SADU): Adapting fruit production to market demand—The experience with persimmon in Da Bac, Vietnam (628 kb)
T. Wandschneider

Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration of mango (Mangifera indica L.) (766 kb)
P. Flórez-Ramos, M.E. Buitrago, J. Cock, Z. Lentini

Stimulating new 'service providers' strategy for sustainable activity + dynamic expansion (157 kb)
R. Lefroy

Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: Assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production (747 kb)
G. Hyman, S. Fujisaka, P. Jones, S. Wood, C. de Vicente, J. Dixon

The CPWF impact pathways approach (118 kb)
B. Douthwhite

Others

CIAT Web publishing for research impact (132 kb)
J. Cardona, S. Staiger, A. Jarvis, T. Oberthür, G. Hyman, C. Perea, D. White, A. Carvajal, G. Rodríguez

HarvestPlus research atlas (229 kb)
C.J. Perea, G. Hyman, E. Barona, G. Lema, L. Pérez