Comprehensive Studies on the Development of Sustainable Soybean Production Technology in South America


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The partnership: JIRCAS /Embrapa Soybean; Current status and future perspectives on soybean production in Argentina; Molecular analysis of abiotic stress: tolerant mechanisms in soybean and its application to breeding; Development of transgenic soybean tolerant to drought stresse; Physiological evaluation of drought tolerance in brazilian soybean cultivars: water use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination; Epidemiological studies of soybean rust in South America: host susceptibility and pathogenic races; Application of DNA markers for identifying genes for resistance to soybean diseases in South America and for evaluating genectic relationship among soybean gene pools; The soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines Ichinohe in Paraguay: its distribution, ecology, vanation in pathogenicity and damage on soybean; Evaluation of effects of an agro-pastoral system on soybean production and soil properties; Effects of agro-pastoral systems on nitrogen balance in soil in Colónia Yguazu, Alto Paraná, Paraguay; Effect of introduction of the agro-pastoral system in South America on farm management and its current status: a comparison of management conditions betwccn soybean monoculture and the agro-pastoral system inBrazil and Paraguay; Use of agricultural by-products for cattle feed in South America: case .Argentina; Charactcrization of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) capacity in Brachiaria humidicola; Field validation of the phenomenon of nitrification inhibition by Brachiaria humidicola and other tropical grasses.







JIRCAS Working Report


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Development of Technologies and Sustainable Farming Systems in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam


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Development of small rice-dryer suitable for use in the Mekong Delta; Improvement of feeding management for pigs using a locally available and under-utilized feed resource; Application of sugarcane syrup to improve the growth performances and nutrient...




Soy, Globalization, and Environmental Politics in South America


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Soy in South America constitutes one of the most spectacular booms of agro-industrial commodity production in the world. It is the pinnacle of modernist agro-industrial practices, serving as a key nexus in food–feed–fuel production that underpins the agribusiness–conservationist discourse of "land sparing" through intensification. Yet soy production is implicated in multiple problems beyond deforestation, ranging from pesticide drift and contamination to social exclusion and conflicts in frontier zones, to concentration of wealth and income among the largest landowners and corporations. This book explores in depth the complex dynamics of soy production from its diverse social settings to its transnational connections, examining the politics of commodity and knowledge production, the role of the state, and the reach of corporate power in everyday life across soy landscapes in South America. Ultimately, the collection encourages us to search and struggle for agroecological alternatives through which we may overcome the pitfalls of this massive transnational capitalist agro-industry. This book was originally published as a special issue of The Journal of Peasant Studies.




Soybeans


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This comprehensive new soybean reference book disseminates key soybean information to “drive success for soybeans via 23 concise chapters covering all aspects of soybeans--from genetics, breeding and quality to post-harvest management, marketing and utilization (food and energy applications), U.S. domestic versus foreign practices and production methods. The most complete and authoritative book on soybeans Features internationally recognized authors in the 21-chapter book Offers sufficient depth to meet the needs of experts in the subject matter, as well as individuals with basic knowledge of the topic




Annual Report


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