EVOLVING GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES IN COMMUNITY-BASED SANDFISH MARICULTURE AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH LIVELIHOOD OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

Evolving governance structures in community-based sandfish mariculture and their interactions with livelihood outcomes: Evidence from the Philippines

Sea cucumber mariculture is an important emerging field of practice and applied research in the coastal tropics.This is due to the existing importance of tropical sea cucumber fisheries for wealth generation and poverty reduction, and the potential for mariculture to contribute to the longer term sustainability of these fisheries while generating b

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Development and Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization of Cold-Hardy Perennial Wheatgrass Adapted to Northeastern China

Cold-hardy perennial wheatgrass plays an important role in the use of barren land for farming, soil and water conservation, variety improvement, and also for increasing grass yield.By crossing octoploid tritelytrigia (2n = 8x = 56, AABBDDEE) with Thinopyrum intermedium (2n = 6x = 42, StStJJJSJS), we developed 34 lines of perennial wheatgrass from F

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Four viruses infecting figs in Western Saudi Arabia

Many diseases are compromising fig production in Saudi Arabia and in particular those caused by viruses.RT-PCR assays were conducted on 80 samples collected from four fig-growing provinces in the West Mecca region of Saudi Arabia, including the Fatima, Khulais, Rabigh and Alshifa valleys.Samples consisted of leaf tissues taken from caprifig and com

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