E. African spring wheat breeding pipeline and Network (CIMMYT-KALRO)

sridhar bhavani (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA WHEAT PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH NETWORKS

Multi-environment genomic prediction of plant traits using deep learners with dense architecture

Osval Antonio Montesinos-Lopez Jose Crossa (2018, [Artículo])

Shared Data Resources Deep Learning Genomic Prediction CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA ACCURACY GENOMICS NEURAL NETWORKS FORECASTING DATA MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION

Sorghum value chain analysis in semi-arid Zimbabwe

Abbyssinia Mushunje Munyaradzi Junia Mutenje Charles Pfukwa (2019, [Artículo])

Small Scale Farmers Extension Networks CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA AGRO-INDUSTRIAL SECTOR MARKETING MARGINS SORGHUM VALUE CHAINS

Multimodal deep learning methods enhance genomic prediction of wheat breeding

Carolina Rivera-Amado Francisco Pinto Francisco Javier Pinera-Chavez David González-Diéguez Matthew Paul Reynolds Paulino Pérez-Rodríguez Huihui Li Osval Antonio Montesinos-Lopez Jose Crossa (2023, [Artículo])

Conventional Methods Genomic Prediction Accuracy Deep Learning Novel Methods CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA WHEAT BREEDING MACHINE LEARNING METHODS MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION

On-farm storage loss estimates of maize in Kenya using community survey methods

Hugo De Groote Anani Bruce (2023, [Artículo])

Maize is the most important staple in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with highly seasonal production. High storage losses affect food security, but good estimations are lacking. A new method using focus group discussions (FGDs) was tested with 121 communities (1439 farmers, 52% women) in Kenya's six maize-growing zones, to estimate the maize losses to storage pests and analyze farmer practices. As control strategies, half of the farmers used chemical pesticides (49%), while hermetic bags (16%) and botanicals (15%) were also popular. Relative loss from weevils in the long rains was estimated at 23%, in the short rains 18%, and annually 21%. Fewer farmers were affected by the larger grain borer (LGB) than by maize weevils: 42% in the long rainy season and 32% in the short rainy season; losses from LGB were also smaller: 19% in the long season, 17% in the short season, and 18% over the year. Total storage loss, from both species combined, was estimated at 36%, or 671,000 tonnes per year. The greatest losses occur in the humid areas, especially the moist mid-altitudes (56%), and with smaller loss in the drylands (20–23%). Extrapolating the point data and overlaying with the maize production map shows the geographic distribution of the losses, with the most important area found around Lake Victoria. FGDs provide convenient and cheap tools to estimate storage losses in representative communities, but a total loss estimate of 36% is higher than is found in other studies, so its accuracy and framing effects need to be assessed. We conclude that storage pests remain a major problem, especially in western Kenya, and that the use of environmentally friendly technologies such as hermetic storage and botanicals needs more attention, both by the public extension service and private agrodealers.

Larger Grain Borer Maize Weevil CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MAIZE STORAGE LOSSES PESTS SURVEY METHODS

Strategies steering intensification pathways of farmers in central Malawi

Carl Timler Jeroen Groot Sieglinde Snapp Pablo Tittonell (2023, [Artículo])

Smallholder farmers face many challenges to improve their livelihoods and food security. Intensification of agricultural production can help to achieve these goals. Yet farmers are highly heterogenous in their strategies towards intensification, potentially following unsustainable intensification pathways. Using Q Methodology, we ascertain different strategies regarding farm improvement and intensification of smallholder farmers in the Dedza and Ntcheu Extension Planning Areas in Central Malawi. These strategies were associated to coherent sequential choices as expressed in “managerial intensification pathways” (MIPs). Three main strategies emerged: Seed Saving Peasants, Aspirant Modern Farmers and Entrepreneurial Business(wo)men. These were subsequently linked to four MIPs. Seed Saving Peasants focus strongly on local seed systems and post-harvest protection of grains, but also allocate more labour to improving crop residue use and manure quality, thus pointing to a labour-oriented MIP. Aspirant Modern Farmers willingly adopt hybrid seeds and inorganic fertilizers but require more extension support; these farmers follow a technology-oriented MIP. Entrepreneurial Business(wo)men are early adopters of new technologies and benefit from improved access to market information and suppliers of new technologies and follow a sustainable technology-based or techno-ecological intensification pathway. This study shows that strongly contrasting perspectives on intensification exist among smallholders and it is expected that their preferred intensification choices will have diverging impacts on the sustainability of their farms. A diversity of extension, advice and incentive instruments will be needed to support farmer decision making towards sustainably intensified farms.

Smallholder Farmers Q Methodology CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SMALLHOLDERS STRATEGIES SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION

Estado del arte sobre operación y mantenimiento de redes entubadas de riego

JUAN MANUEL ANGELES HERNANDEZ Mario Alberto Montiel Gutiérrez JOSE ANGEL GUILLEN GONZALEZ Ramon Lomeli Maria Dolores Olvera Salgado Arturo González Casillas (2011, [Documento de trabajo])

Con la finalidad de proporcionar una herramienta de consulta al personal técnico de las instituciones, especialmente de las organizaciones de usuarios que operan directamente la infraestructura de riego, en el presente trabajo se plantea la revisión del estado del arte sobre la operación y mantenimiento de las redes entubadas, en donde, en un documento maestro, se plasmarán los principales lineamientos que permitan hacer más eficiente el uso de esta tecnología para optimizar los recursos naturales, económicos y técnicos de las zonas de riego.

Riego Redes entubadas Operación y mantenimiento Informes de proyectos CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA

Entubamiento de la conducción del agua de riego del tramo San Alejo-Pilcaya y tecnificación del riego de la unidad de riego de Pilcaya, estado de Guerrero

Juan Manuel Angeles MAURO IÑIGUEZ COVARRUBIAS HELENE EMMI KARIN UNLAND WEISS (2008, [Documento de trabajo])

La Unidad de riego Pilcaya, está agrupada en una Sociedad de Aguas de Riego denominada “Flores – Jabalí“. La junta directiva de esta Sociedad hace la distribución del agua, misma que posee la concesión, consta de 429 socios con un total de 412 Acciones, en donde cada Acción comprende una superficie de 1.2 ha, por lo que esta Sociedad de Aguas de Riego representa una superficie total de 494.4 ha, misma que se considera es la superficie regada. Sin embargo, por cuestiones de rotación de cultivos, se tiene una superficie dominada con infraestructura de riego de 1,044.4 ha. El tipo de tenencia de la tierra es pequeña propiedad. La fuente de abastecimiento es uno de los manantiales que proviene de los deshielos del Volcán Nevado de Toluca, mismo que se conduce hasta la Unidad de Riego de Pilcaya, mediante un canal revestido del tramo que va desde la población de San Alejo, municipio de Ixtapan de la Sal, Estado de México, a la cabecera municipal de Pilcaya, Guerrero. Dentro de la zona de riego, se dispone de tres bordos que se utilizan para almacenar y regular el agua de riego. El propósito del entubamiento es dejar preparado para que en un futuro los usuarios puedan instalar sistemas de riego presurizados, sin necesidad de requerir equipo de bombeo.

Riego Redes entubadas Desarrollo tecnológico INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Mapping of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein evolution during the first and second waves of COVID-19 infections in India

Shailendra Sharma Avinash Kumar Apekshita Singh deepmala sehgal Shailendra Goel SoomNath Raina (2022, [Artículo])

Immune Evasion Mutation Analysis Novel Spike Mutations Reduced Neutralization SARS-CoV-2 CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA COVID-19 NEUTRALIZATION SPIKES

Balancing quality with quantity: a case study of UK bread wheat

Nick Fradgley Keith Gardner Stéphanie M. Swarbreck Alison Bentley (2023, [Artículo])

Grain Protein Content Environmental Sustainability End-Use Quality Modern Bread Baking Methods CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA GRAIN PROTEIN CONTENT HISTORY QUALITY WHEAT YIELDS