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A farming system research approach for small farms of Central America.
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba (Costa Rica)., 1978) -
A financial analysis of a small scale Gmelina arborea Roxb. improvement programme in Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1995)El documento presenta los resultados de un análisis financiero de un programa de mejoramiento genético de escala pequeña de Gmelina arborea en Hojancha, provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica. El programa consistió en el ... -
A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries
(2020)The polluting of marine ecosystems with plastics is both a global and a local problem with potentially severe consequences for wildlife, economic activity, and human health. It is a problem that originates in countries ... -
A geological/geomorphological and soil transect study of the Chirripo massit and adjacent areas, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Atlantic Zone Programme Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica), 1993) -
A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30m spatial resolution
(2018)With the growing recognition that effective action on climate change will require a combination of emissions reductions and carbon sequestration, protecting, enhancing and restoring natural carbon sinks have become ... -
A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington,DC, USA, 2019)Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem functions critical to food production. Whether crop yield–related ecosystem services can be maintained by a few dominant species or rely on ... -
A just transition for antimicrobial resistance: planning for an equitable and sustainable future with antimicrobial resistance
(The Lancet, 2023-09-08)It discusses the urgent need to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and provides insights on how to reduce its impact in the future. It highlights the consequences of clinically ineffective ... -
A Methodological Approach for Prioritization and Rationalization of Field Genebank Accessions of Coffee Genetic Resources: A Case Study of CATIE International Coffee Collection, Costa Rica
(Frontiers Media, Lausana (Suiza), 2021-12)Good management of coffee collections is important because they ensure long-term availability of germplasm to guarantee the sustainability of coffee value chain. The conservation of coffee genetic resources is essential ... -
A methodological proposal for the evaluation of farmer's adaptation to climate variability, mainly due to drought in watersheds in Central America
(2008)The current study shows the process and the results of a methodology proposed to contribute with the issue of how to evaluate the adaptation to climate variability and future climate change. The proposed methodology consists ... -
A micrometeorological model to simulate leaf wetness duration in an homogeneous plant canopy after rain or dew deposit (with special emphasis on banana and plantain canopies)
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica). Proyecto Regional de Agrometeorología, 1990) -
A mutant Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis seedling incapable of developing normal secondary needles
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1976-01)Se describe una plántula mutante de Pinus caribaea var. Hondurensis que ha desarrollado ramas laterales pero que parece incapaz de desarrollar agujas secundarias normales. -
A natural ecosystem analog approach to the design of a successional crop system for tropical forest environments
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1980) -
A new look at forests of Puerto Rico
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1985-01)Un inventario reciente de los bosques secundarios en terrenos potenciales para la producción de madera en Puerto Rico, indica que casi la mitad de ellos (52000 ha) ya contiene, sin sembrarlos, una nueva cosecha potencial ... -
A note on the qualitative damage caused to cocoa pods by Sahlbergella singularis (Hagl.) (Hemiptera: Miridae)
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1985-01)Se estudió el daño causado por el mírido Sahlbergella singularis (Hagl.) (Hemiptera: Miridae) a mazorcas de cacao. Se encontró una reducción significativa en el peso de la mazorca, así como en el peso del pericarpio, a ... -
A rapid assessment tool for integrated watershed management: a case study from La Plata river in South America
(2013)Environment quality indicators can be inadequate when measuring the short-term impacts of projects and actions within an integrated watershed management approach. Quantifiable changes in environmental indicators often ... -
A review of wildfires effects across the Gran Chaco region
(Forest Ecology and Management, 2023-12-01)The main objective of this review paper is to synthesize studies related to fire occurrence, the effects of fire on native vegetation at the Gran Chaco scale, and changes in fire regimes, in order to identify current ...
