October 2014 – CIMMYT knowledge center blog

Compendium of deliverables of the conservation agriculture course 2014

Written on October 9, 2014. Posted in CIMMYT Publications.

Compendium of deliverables of the conservation agriculture course 2014. 2014. Verhulst, N.; Mulvaney, M.J.; Cox, R.; Van Loon, J.; Nichols, V. (eds.). Mexico, DF (Mexico): CIMMYT iv, 43 p. This book is the result of the hard work of 5 CIMMYT trainees who work on sustainable practices in India, Ethiopia...

CIMMYT Annual Report 2013: Agricultural research for development to improve food and nutritional security

Written on October 7, 2014. Posted in CIMMYT Publications.

CIMMYT Annual Report 2013: Agricultural research for development to improve food and nutritional security. 2014. CIMMYT, Int.. : 136 p.. Mexico, DF (Mexico). CIMMYT. Series: CIMMYT Annual Report Through research, development, training and capacity building, CIMMYT works with partners to sustainably...

Antibiosis Mechanism of Resistance to Larger Grain Borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Maize

Written on October 6, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Journal of Entomology 11 (5) : 248-260, 2014 Nhamucho, E.; Mugo, S.N.; Kinyua, M.; Gohole, L.; Tadele Tefera; Mulima, E. Host plant resistance is a valuable component of integrated pest management in maize. Maize stored on-farm without controlled moisture content and insecticide...

Relative preferences for soil conservation incentives among smallholder farmers: evidence from Malawi

Written on October 6, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2014 Marenya, P.; Smith, V.H.; Nkonya, E. This paper uses framed choice experiments to examine the preferences of smallholder farmers in Malawi regarding alternative policy-based incentives to adopt conservation practices that reduce soil erosion...

Modeling the effect of a heat wave on maize production in the USA and its implications on food security in the developing world

Written on October 6, 2014. Posted in Journal Articles.

Published in Weather and Climate Extremes, 2014 Chung, U.; Gbegbelegbe, S.D.; Shiferaw, B.; Robertson, R.; Jin I. Yun; Kindie Tesfaye Fantaye; Hoogenboom, G.; Sonder, K. This study uses geo-spatial crop modeling to quantify the biophysical impact of weather extremes. More specifically, the study...

Month: October 2014

Compendium of deliverables of the conservation agriculture course 2014

CIMMYT Annual Report 2013: Agricultural research for development to improve food and nutritional security

Antibiosis Mechanism of Resistance to Larger Grain Borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Maize

Relative preferences for soil conservation incentives among smallholder farmers: evidence from Malawi

Modeling the effect of a heat wave on maize production in the USA and its implications on food security in the developing world