Gender, rainfall endowment, and farmers’ heterogeneity in wheat trait preferences in Ethiopia

Hom Nath Gartaula Moti Jaleta (2024, [Artículo])

Wheat is a vital cereal crop for smallholders in Ethiopia. Despite over fifty years of research on wheat varietal development, consideration of gendered trait preferences in developing target product profiles for wheat breeding is limited. To address this gap, our study used sex-disaggregated survey data and historical rainfall trends from the major wheat-growing regions in Ethiopia. The findings indicated heterogeneity in trait preferences based on gender and rainfall endowment. Men respondents tended to prefer wheat traits with high straw yield and disease-resistance potential, while women showed a greater appreciation for wheat traits related to good taste and cooking quality. Farmers in high rainfall areas seemed to prioritize high straw yield and disease resistance traits, while those in low rainfall areas valued good adaptation traits more highly. Most of the correlation coefficients among the preferred traits were positive, indicating that farmers seek wheat varieties with traits that serve multiple purposes. Understanding men's and women's preferences and incorporating them in breeding and seed systems could contribute to the development of more targeted and effective wheat varieties that meet the diverse needs of men and women farmers in Ethiopia.

Trait Preferences Multivariate Probit Model CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA WHEAT AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS GENDER RAINFALL PROBIT ANALYSIS

Propagación sexual y asexual de Brosimum alicastrum Swartz en Campeche, México

Sexual and asexual propagation of Brosimum alicastrum Swartz in Campeche, Mexico

Santillán Fernández Alberto Orlando Valentín Santiago Santes Ezequiel Espinosa ZULEMA GUADALUPE HUICAB PECH FRANCISCO ALFONSO LARQUE SAAVEDRA Jaime Bautista-Ortega (2022, [Artículo])

Brosimum alicastrum is a tree species in Mexico with wide potential for animal and human food, which is distributed naturally with no silvicultural management, so there is little information on the propagation methods of the species. The objective of this work was to analyze the scientific research published on B. alicastrum, through literature review to know the techniques that exist on its propagation. In addition, the quality of the seedling obtained by sexual propagation and asexual methods (cuttings, layers and grafts) was evaluated in the nursery, by means of experimental designs. 550 scientific articles on B. alicastrum were found, the disciplines where they were published were: Ecology (44.18%), Botany (13.27%), Forest Sciences (11.27%, of which 2.54% worked propagation in the nursery), Zoology (11.09%), Agriculture (9.64%), Anthropology (5.45%) and others (5.10%). Regarding the seed propagation method, the best seedling quality was associated with low porosity substrates (bush soil) and containers with large diameters (36 cm). In the case of asexual propagation, with the layering method when peat was used as the substrate 90% survival was obtained, and by lateral grafting technique 75% yield was found. Due to the little research that exists on the propagation of the species, it is recommended that the selection of the propagation technique is based on the purpose of the seedling; if it is required to shorten the seed production cycles of B. alicastrum the asexual techniques grafting and layering can be more efficient. © 2022 Universidad Politecnica Salesiana. All rights reserved.

RAMON SILVICULTURA VIVERO FORESTAL INJERTO ENRAIZAMIENTO DE ESTACAS ACODO AEREO BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL

La pandemia de los anfibios: el caso del hongo Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

EMILIANO HERNANDEZ VALDES (2022, [Artículo])

Así como ocurren brotes de nuevos patógenos en humanos, también sucede con otras especies de animales. Actualmente, los anfibios se encuentran sufriendo la consecuencia de un patógeno nuevo que está acabando drásticamente con las poblaciones de diferentes especies de ranas. El hongo, denominado Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, es una amenaza para la biodiversidad y los ecosistemas en general, debido a que los anfibios son organismos fundamentales para la sustentabilidad de todos los procesos ecológicos que se llevan a cabo en los diferentes ecosistemas que habitan. La quitridiomicosis es la enfermedad causada por este hongo y es responsable de la mayor pérdida de biodiversidad. Por esto, es vital comprender la distribución espacial de esta pandemia y su propagación.

ANURA BATRACHOCHYTRIUM FUNGI PLAGA QUITRIDIOMICOSIS RANA BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL

Evaluation of sunlight and humidity protection of a bioherbicide for Eichornia crassipes biocontrol

MARICELA MARTINEZ JIMENEZ MARIA ANTONIETA GOMEZ BALANDRA MARIA DEL PILAR SALDAÑA FABELA (2015, [Artículo])

C. piaropi (Cercospora piaropi) and A. zonatum (Acremonium zonatum) have proved to be effective in reducing water hyacinth growth. However, efficacy of these fungi in field is limited by the effect of solar UV (ultraviolet) light and desiccation. In this study, three compounds used as sunscreens and one seed plant that produce mucilage were tested for their effects on the infection produced by C. piaropi and A. zonatum inoculum under laboratory and field conditions. In laboratory conditions, TiO2 (titanium dioxide) and metamucil did not inhibit C. piaropi and A. zonatum viability. Moreover, the addition of TiO2 and metamucil to the inoculum suspension increased fungi infection. The protective effect of TiO2 and metamucil was more evident when the inoculum suspension was applied 4 h before sunset. These results suggest that addition of TiO2 and metamucil provides necessary humidity and solar protection for increasing C. piaropi and A. zonatum infection on water hyacinth plants.

Lirios acuáticos Radiación solar Dióxido de titanio C. piaropi A. zonatum BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA

Caracterización de un sistema híbrido conformado por un stack de celdas de combustible microbianas-paneles fotovoltaicos para la producción de electricidad a través del tratamiento de aguas residuales y radiación solar

Edson Baltazar Estrada Arriaga (2018, [Documento de trabajo])

Contenido del informe: 1. Pruebas preliminares – 2. Inoculación – 3. Condiciones de operación – 4. Análisis y cálculos – 5. Análisis de los ánodos y membranas a través de microscopía electrónica de barrido acoplado a espectroscopía de rayos X (EDX) – 6. Características físico-químicas del agua residual – 7. Generación de electricidad – 8. Tratamiento del agua residual – 9. Curvas de polarización – 10. Análisis elemental.

Energía Tratamiento de aguas residuales Radiación solar Celda de combustible microbianas Colectores solares INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Rainfall water quality at Atlixco, Puebla

Margarita Teutli Andrés Armando Sánchez Erendira Moreno Gutierrez (2021, [Artículo, Artículo])

This work reports the follow up of rainfall water quality at Atlixco, Puebla during the 2018 season. The main objective of this work was to evaluate how height and pollutants define the quality of water precipitated. Samples were collected at the roof of a house in Atlixco center, and others at the roof of a convent located at the San Miguel Hill, this represents a 44 m difference in height. Chemical composition was analyzed for 19 physicochemical parameters using gravimetric and spectrophotometric techniques. Obtained results were compared with drinking water standards finding that Pb and Cd contents are exceeded. Also, it was found a strong contribution of terrestrial sources since the marine rates are above unit, as well as excess concentrations whose values go from negative to positive. Finally, Pearson correlation was obtained finding that most of chemical parameters correlations are in disagreement for both sites, fact which confirms that ionic content is strongly influenced by anthropogenic sources.

rainfall ionic content marine rates excess concentrations Lluvia contenido iónico cociente marino concentración en exceso Estudios urbanos CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA

Morphological characterization of native maize populations of the ratón race from Coahuila, Mexico

Froylan Rincon Cesar Petroli (2023, [Artículo])

Repeatability Index Representative Subset of Diversity Maize Raton Race CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA GENETIC DIVERSITY (AS RESOURCE) ZEA MAYS MORPHOLOGY PHENOTYPING VARIETIES

Fundamentos de radares meteorológicos: aspectos modernos (segunda de dos partes)

MOISES MICHEL ROSENGAUS MOSHINSKY (1995, [Artículo])

En la primera parte se trataron principios de funcionamiento y conceptos esenciales para la correcta interpretación de productos de radar en cuanto a sus características clásicas, aquellas que los radares meteorológicos presentan desde su concepción después de la II Guerra Mundial. En esta segunda parte se hace lo propio para los aspectos modernos de los radares meteorológicos, incluyendo el control y procesamiento digital, la capacidad Doppler y la doble polarización. Se discuten sus productos, la operación rutinaria de un radar meteorológico moderno, su relación con otros sistemas de medición similares, así como sus aplicaciones e impacto en la hidrología.

Radares meteorológicos Operación Meteorología CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA

Dead level contour technical design parameters required for sustainable crop production in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe

Menas Wuta Isaiah Nyagumbo (2021, [Artículo])

Maize Yield Optimum Interval Dead Level Contours CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA TECHNOLOGY DRY SPELLS MAIZE YIELDS RAINWATER HARVESTING

Evaluation of multiple satellite precipitation products for rainfed maize production systems over Vietnam

Paresh Shirsath Dakshina Murthy Kadiyala (2022, [Artículo])

Rainfall Datasets Satellite Rainfall Estimates CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA RAIN RAINFED FARMING DATA SATELLITES