Latin America and the Caribbean

Aguilera, Veronica

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Martinez, Mario

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Moncada, Miriam Enoe

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Effects of Different Dietary Lipid Sources on the Survival, Growth, and Fatty Acid Composition of South American Catfish, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, Surubim, Juveniles

Abstract: The present study examines the effect of four semi-purified diets (casein

  • Date of Publication: February 2008
  • Author(s): Murat Arslan; Jacques Rinchard; Konrad Dabrowski; Maria Celia Portella
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Breeding Peanut for Disease Resistance Valuable to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States

The project seeks to develop rust and leaf spot resistant germplasm and cultivars and deploy the germplasm and cultivars throughout the Caribbean and the Americas where […]

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Peanut consumption and human weight management

The goals of this project are to extend the work conducted during previous cycles of support through the Peanut CRSP. We have demonstrated that peanuts pose […]

  • Start Date: 2008/01/01
  • End Date: 2012
  • Project Code: PUR151
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The Development of the Peanut Sector for Guyana and Selected Caribbean Countries

The goal of this project is to address the limitations in peanut production in Guyana and selected Caribbean countries. In Guyana, the goal in the Rupununi […]

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Innovative Procedures to Protect Therapeutic Foods from Aflatoxins in Developing Nations

At the completion of this project we will have the information we need to implement and evaluate educational and food preparation procedures which remove aflatoxin as […]

  • Start Date: 2008/01/01
  • End Date: 2012
  • Project Code: COR158
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Combining Conventional, Molecular and Farmer Participatory Breeding Approaches to Improve Andean Beans for Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Ecuador and Rwanda

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important grain legume (pulse) consumed in Ecuador, and the most important protein source in Rwandan diets. Around 120,000 […]