Ecological intensification
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Reconstructing meristem growth via cell imaging
06/2011
Two CIRAD teams and their partners have just shown that it is possible to automate the ...
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Tracking banana weevil movements
06/2011
Black weevils (Cosmopilites sordidus) cause extensive damage to banana plants that they invade. ...
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Sequencing the genome of two plant trypanosomids
06/2011
Two serious palm tree diseases are caused by trypanosomes. Little is known, however, about the ...
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Xanthomonas albilineans, a small but sturdy genome
06/2011
The bacterium Xanthomonas albilineans causes leaf scald, a serious sugarcane disease that can ...
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Tracking greyback cane beetle flights by radiotelemetry
06/2011
The miniaturization of radiotelemetry equipment has led to the development of insect tracking ...
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Early identification of male tilapia
06/2011
Tilapia breeding is profitable only if it is solely focused on male populations. Hormonal ...
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Decoding the cocoa genome
06/2011
An international consortium of around 60 partners, coordinated by CIRAD, has just sequenced the ...
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Regenerating argan tree stands in Morocco
06/2011
Argan (Argania spinosa) trees are endemic to Morocco and a source of food for humans and ...
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Secure biological resource exchanges
06/2011
Genetic resource access and management are pivotal to research and development initiatives for ...
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Evolutionary history of the shea tree in Sudano-Sahelian Africa
06/2011
Shea is a fruit tree of Sudano-Sahelian Africa. Shea ‘butter’ extracted from its seeds is a ...
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