Friday, June 17, 2011

Ciat Publications on Tropical Forages

As of June, CIA's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other
documents on "Ciat Publications on Tropical Forages". Some of the publications are listed below:

Argel M., Pedro J.; Ramírez P., Alberto (eds.). 1996. Experiencias regionales con Arachis pintoi y planes futuros de investigación y promoción de la especie en México, Centroamérica y el Caribe . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 206 p. (Documento de trabajo no. 159) (SB 205 .A7 E9)


Bradley, R.S. 1982. Manejo de las leguminosas forrajeras para los estudios de fijación de nitrógeno por Rhizobium . In: Toledo, José M. (ed.). Manual para la evaluación agronómica: Red internacional de evaluación de pastos tropicales . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. p. 83-89. (Serie CIAT 07sG-1 (82)) (SB 197 .M3)

Connell, John; Stür, W.W.; Horne, Peter. 2010. Forages and farmers : Case studies from Southe-East Asia . Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Vientiane, LA : Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Canberra, AU. 120 p. (ACIAR monograph no. 142) (SB 193 .A8 C6

Doll, Jerry D.; Argel M., Pedro J.; Gómez, Clemencia (eds.). 1989. Principios básicos para el manejo y control de las malezas en los potreros : Guía de estudio [en línea] . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 59 p. (Serie 04SW-03.01) Full Text/Texto Completo

Escobar Manrique, Eugenio; Belalcázar G., Javier; Rippstein, Georges. 1993. Clave de las principales plantas de sabana de la altillanura de los Llanos Orientales en Carimagua, Meta, Colombia . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, CO. 92 p. (Publicación CIAT no. 227) (QK 265 .E82)
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Guimaraes, Elcio Perpétuo; Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio; Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Amézquita, María Cristina; Amézquita Collazos, Edgar; Thomas, Richard J. (eds.). 2004. Agropastoral systems for the tropical savannas of Latin America . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Brasília, BR: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Cali, CO. 342 p. (CIAT publication no. 338) (SD 391 .S58i)
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Guimaraes, Elcio Perpétuo; Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio; Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Amézquita, María Cristina; Amézquita Collazos, Edgar (eds.). 1999. Sistemas agropastoriles en sabanas tropicales de América Latina. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Brasília, BR: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Cali, CO. 313 p. (Publicación CIAT no. 313) (SD 391 .S58) Full Text/Texto Completo

Hardy, Bill (ed.). 1992. Pastures for the tropical lowlands : CIAT's contribution. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 238 p. (CIAT publication no. 211) (SB 193 .P3)

Hess, Hans Dieter; Gómez, Julia; Lascano, Carlos E. (eds.). 2006. Taller Taninos en la Nutrición de Rumiantes en Colombia (2, 2006, Cali, Colombia). Memorias . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 52 p. (Publicación CIAT no. 352) (SB 203 .3 .C6 T3)
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Holmann, Federico José; Lascano, Carlos E. (eds.). 2004. Feeding systems with legumes to intensify dairy farms : A project executed by the Tropileche Consortium [on line] . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Consorcio Tropileche; International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Cali, CO. 178 p. Full Text/Texto Completo

Kerridge, Peter C.; Hardy, Bill (eds.). 1994. Biology and agronomy of forage Arachis . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 209 p. (CIAT publication no. 240) (SB 205 .A7 B5) Full Text/Texto Completo

Lascano, Carlos E.; Rincón Castillo, Alvaro; Plazas B., Camilo H.; Avila Vargas, Patricia; Bueno Guzmán, Guillermo Alonso; Argel M., Pedro J.. 2002. Cultivar veranera (Cratylia argentea (Desvaux) O. Kuntze) : Leguminosa arbustiva de usos múltiples para zonas con períodos prolongados de sequía en Colombia . Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (CORPOICA); Cali, CO: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Villavicencio, CO. 24 p. (SB 205 .C83 L3) Full Text/Texto Completo

Miles, John W.; Maass, Brigitte L.; Valle, Cacilda Borges do; Kumble, Vrinda (eds.). 1996. Brachiaria : Biology, agronomy, and improvement. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Campo Grande, BR: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte (CNPGC), Cali, CO. 288 p. (CIAT publication no. 259) (SB 117 .M5) Full Text/Texto Completo

Miles, John W.; Maass, Brigitte L.; Valle, Cacilda Borges do; Kumble, Vrinda (eds.). 1998. Brachiaria : Biología, agronomía y mejoramiento . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT); Campo Grande, BR: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Corte (CNPGC), Cali, CO. 312 p. (Publicación CIAT no. 295) (SB 117 .M5e) Full Text/Texto Completo

Peters, Michael; Schultze-Kraft, Rainer. 2002. Cratylia argentea (Desv.) Kuntze [on line] . Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, IT.Full Text/Texto Completo

Rippstein, Georges; Escobar, Germán; Motta O., Francisco (eds.). 2001. Agroecología y biodiversidad de las sabanas en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 302 p. (Publicación CIAT no. 322) (S 589 .7 A476)
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Rivas Rios, Libardo; Cordeu, José Luis. 1983. Potencial de producción de carne vacuna en América Latina : Estudio de casos. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 93 p. (HD 9433 .A4 R5)

Schultze-Kraft, Rainer; Clements, R.J; Keller-Grein, Gerhard (eds.). 1997. Centrosema : Biología, agronomía y utilización. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 765 p. (Publicación CIAT no. 208) (SB 201 .C4 C46e) Full Text/Texto Completo

A complete list of the exhibition in PDF

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Seed Systems

As of April, CIA's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Seed Systems". The exhibition includes: breeding, production, drying, certification, quality control, storage, commercialization, trading, legislation, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Research on Colombia's Orinoco Region

As of February, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Research on the Colombia's Orinoco Region". The exhibition includes: savanna ecosystems, Eastern Plains, soils, grasslands, mixed pastures, improved pastures, livestock, crops, research projects, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:







A complete list of the exhibition in PDF

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Agricultural Trade and Marketing



As of January, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Agricultural Trade and Marketing”. The exhibition includes: marketing, markets, trade, trading, exports, agroenterprises, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:





A complete list of the exhibition can be found in PDF

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Tropical Fruits

As of November, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Tropical Fruits”. The exhibition includes: cultivation, cultural practices, plant breeding, pest and diseases control, indigenous species, harvest and postharvest, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:

  • Indigenous fruit trees in the tropics : Domestication, utilization and commercialization. Akinnifesi, Fest K.; Leakey, Roger R.B.; Ajayi, Oluyede; Sileshi, Gudeta; Tchoundjeu, Zac; Matakala, Patrick; Kwesiga, Freddie. 2007.
  • Frutas amazónicas: competitividad e innovación. Hernández G., M.S.; Barrera G., J.A. (Comp.). 2009.
  • Diseases of tropical fruit trees. Association for International Cooperation of Agriculture and Forestry (AICAF). 1995.
  • Manual de producción del aguacate. Baraona Cockrell, Marcia. 2005.
  • Promoting multi-purpose uses and competitiveness of the coconut. Batugal, Pons A.; Rao, V. Ramanatha; Bong, C. (eds.). 1998.
  • Alternativas para el manejo integrado de cultivos de la mora de castilla (Rubus glaucus B.). Castro Restrepo, Dagoberto; Díaz García, Jesús Jaiber. 2001.
  • El cultivo de chontaduro (Bactris gasipaes H.B.K.). Escobar Acevedo, Carlos Julio; Zuluaga Peláez, John Jairo; Martínez Hurtado, Alvaro. 1996.
  • Tropical fruit pests and pollinators : Biology, economic importance, natural enemies control. Peña, Jorge E.; Sharp, Jennifer L.; Wysoki, M. (eds.). 2002.
  • Avances en el cultivo, poscosecha y exportación de la uchuva (Physalis peruviana L.) en Colombia. Fischer, Gerhard; Miranda Lasprilla, Diego; Piedrahita Cañola, Wilson; Romero, Jorge. 2005.
  • Fruit breeding. Janick, Jules; Moore, James N. (eds.). 1996.
  • Postharvest physiology and storage of tropical and subtropical fruits. Mitra, S.K. (ed.). 1997.
  • Fruticultura tropical. Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia. 1997.
  • Postharvest physiology and storage of tropical and subtropical fruits. Mitra, S.K. (ed.). 1997.
  • Manual de fisiología, patología post-cosecha y control de calidad de frutas y hortalizas. Gallo Pérez, Fernando. 1997.
  • Manejo cosecha y postcosecha de mora, lulo y tomate de árbol. García M., María Cristina; García B., Hugo Reinel. 2001.
  • The papaya biotechnology network of Southeast Asia : Biosafety considerations and papaya background information. Hautea, Randy A.; Kwok, Chan Ying; Attathom, Supat; Krattiger, Anatole F. 1999.
  • Manual del cultivo ecológico de la naranjilla. Revelo, J.; Vitieri, P.; Vásquez, W.; Valverde, F.; León, J.; Gallegos, P. 2010.
  • Historia y dispersión de los frutales nativos del neotrópico. Patiño Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel. 2000. http://books.google.com.co/books?id=U12m7M2VMmsC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false

A complete list of the exhibition can be found in PDF

Thursday, September 23, 2010

CIAT present at the XI International Rice Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

Rice conference 8Yesterday, 22 September, was the inauguration of the XI International Rice Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, which has gathered the region’s scientists, producers, and entrepreneurs to discuss the current panorama of the rice sector and propose strategies that will allow it to better address the challenges posed by climate change, food security, and international markets.

Dr. Rubén Echeverría, the Director General of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), participated with the conference “Institutional Trends of Agricultural Research in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)”, giving an overview of the new impetus and positioning of agriculture on the current global agenda of research and development. He also pointed out the main challenges for agricultural research, which include poverty, climate change, and sustainable natural resource management.


The conference offered an overview of the different types of research and agricultural research organizations in LAC as well as recent institutional reforms in the region’s research and extension systems, including the capacity to generate and/or tap technological overflows.

Dr. Echeverría ended his presentation by addressing the impact of research on the rice sector and projecting the world demand for 2050. He is certain that the key challenge for the future of international research on this crop is to focus on those strategic areas where complementarity exists between national endeavors of the public and private sectors and the International Research Centers. An example of this type of networking initiative is the new global partnership formed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR), and CIAT.

Conference co-organizers are FLAR, Colombia’s National Rice Growers Federation (Fedearroz), IRRI, and CIAT.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Rice Breeding in Latin America and the Caribbean



As of October, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Rice Breeding in Latin America and the Caribbean”. The exhibition includes: genetics, plant breeding, selection, hybridization, crossbreeding, pest and disease resistance, varieties, biotechnology, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:



A complete list of the exhibition can be found in PDF