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DOI: 10.34725/dvn/0kkj09
title: Tree Shelterbelts as an Element to Improve Water Resource Management in Central Asia

description: In Central Asia, agriculture, notably irrigated agriculture, is the largest water consumer.
Currently, flood and furrow irrigation are the dominant irrigation methods in Central Asia, in particular in the post-Soviet countries. Against the background of current and increasing competition for water—e.g., through reduced river runoffs in the course of climate change—water consumption of agriculture needs to be reduced. On the field plot level, improved irrigation technologies, like dripi rrigation or plastic mulch, can reduce water consumption substantially. Alternatively, tree lines as wind breaks (shelterbelts) also can reduce crop water consumption, as shown by research from many drylands around the world. As previous research has concentrated on crop water consumption and not on tree water consumption, this paper brings the two together, in order to approach a more holistic picture, in how far shelterbelt systems, including the trees, may have the potential to save water or not. Crop water consumption was assessed through the Penman–Monteith approach for corn, wheat, potato, barley, and pear under open field conditions and under an assumed influence  of a tree shelterbelt. Tree water consumption was investigated through sap flow measurements. Crop water consumption was reduced by 10–12% under influence of a shelterbelt compared to open field conditions. When water consumption of shelterbelts was added, a slight reduction of water consumption of the whole crop-shelterbelt system was found for corn, potato, and pear under the assumption 25 ha (500 × 500 m) field sizes. Under anassumption of 4 ha (200 × 200 m) field size, water consumption of the  crop-shelterbelt systemwas higher for all crops investigated except for pear. The results  suggest that shelterbelts may play a role in improving water resource management in Central Asia in the context of water demanding crops, like corn or cotton. In further research, other effects of shelterbelts, like increased crop yields and additional income from trees, need to be investigated.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/26566
title: Extending - Agroforestry Food Security Programe

description: Agroforestry Food Security Programme (AFSP) is being funded by the Flanders International Cooperation Agency (FICA). The programme is being implemented in Malawi in the districts of Mzimba South and Kasungu and runs between 2013 to 2015. The project is an extension of the AFSP II project that is funded by IrishAid and currently being implemented in Mzimba North, Dedza and Thyolo districts in Malawi. The Programme aims to 10,000 rural farmers with with Climate Smart Agriculture technologies that would sustainably increases productivity (food security), resilience (climate change adaptation) and reduces greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation).The programme is aim to impact livelihoods of the participating households through the scaling-up of agroforestry innovations, namely: (1) Fertilizer trees and conservation agriculture thus enhancing crop productivity and resilience to climatic risks; (2) Fruit trees – to improve household nutrition, health and income; (3) Fodder trees – to improve milk yields for smallholder dairy farmers to enhance nutrition, health and income; and (4) Woodlots – for firewood and timber production.The expected impacts of the project are to: (1) improve food security, nutrition, income and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and (2) increase resilience of the farm environment.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/mancde
title: Acacia senegal collection and growth parameters at Linguere and Goudiry districts, Senegal. May 2017

description: Growth parameters
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/rm2ayc
title: Bactris gasipaes (peach palm) progeny test fruit data

description: The data set consists of fruiting data from two randomized complete block provenance-progeny trials (‘97’ and ‘99’) of the Pampa Hermosa population (near Yurimaguas, Peru) of the Amazonian domesticated palm species Bactris gasipaes. See Notes for variables etc.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/ucp6o2
title: Strychnos cocculoides Provenance trial at ARI-TUMBI Field Site, Tanzania, 2015.

description: Provenance trial
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/zibq32
title: Growth, flowering and fruiting of Dacryodes edulis in Mbalmayo field site, Cameroon 2002-2012

description: Growth evaluation
DOI: 10.25592/dgs.corpus-type-69823
title: MEDIEN1^ (MEINE DGS – annotiert. Öffentliches Korpus der Deutschen Gebärdensprache, mehrere Releases)
title: MEDIA1^ (MY DGS – annotated. Public Corpus of German Sign Language, several releases)

description: Ein Type aus der Annotation von MEINEDGS mit allen seinen Tokens aus MEINEDGS: The Public DGS Corpus consists of more than 50 hours of video data from the DGS-Korpus project made available together with annotations for research purposes. In this project, data were collected all across Germany in the timeframe 2010-2012. The public corpus shows 330 informants in 4 different age groups (from 18 years on) from 13 different regions. All parts are conversations between two informants in German Sign Language (DGS). The majority of transcripts included cover discussions and reports on Deaf life and personal experiences, although there are examples of other tasks such as story retellings as well.<br>Transcripts are made available in iLex and ELAN format as well as in SRT subtitles format that can be imported in MaxQDA and other analysis tools, together with the mp4 video files in 360p50. Über diese versionsunabhängige DOI ist die jeweils neueste Version des Datensatzes auffindbar.
description: A type from the annotation of MYDGS including all its tokens in MYDGS: Das Öffentliche DGS-Korpus besteht aus mehr als 50 Stunden Video aus dem Projekt DGS-Korpus , die zusammen mit Annotationen für Forschungszwecke zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Die Datenerhebung im Projekt fand im Zeitraum 2010-2012 in ganz Deutschland statt. Das öffentliche Korpus besteht aus Gesprächen jeweils zweier Informantinnen oder Informanten in Deutscher Gebärdensprache. Das Korpus umfasst 330 Informantinnen und Informanten in vier verschiedenen Altersgruppen (ab 18 Jahren) aus 13 verschiedenen Regionen. Der Schwerpunkt der Sammlung liegt auf Transkripten von Diskussionen und Berichten über das Leben Gehörloser sowie persönliche Erfahrungen, sie enthält aber auch Beispiele anderer Erhebungsformate wie Nacherzählungen.<br>Transkripte werden im iLex- und ELAN-Format sowie als SRT-Untertiteldateien (zum Import etwa in MaxQDA) zur Verfügung gestellt. Die zugehörigen MP4-Videodaten sind durchgängig im Format 360p50. This version-dependent DOI allows you to find the latest version of the dataset.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/11112
title: The genus Phylloporus (Boletaceae, Boletales), from Mekong river basin (Yunnan Province, China)

description: The genus Phylloporus is a gilled bolete and a typical ectomycorrhizal mushroom which forms mycorrhizal associations with woody Fagaceae or Pinaceae. Collections of Phylloporus were made from Xiaozhongdian (Shangri-La), Haitang (Baoshan) and Mengsong (Xishuangbanna) from May to October 2012. Morphology and sequence analysis revealed that the Phylloporus collections belonged to seven groups and five species: P. imbricatus (Xiaozhongdian, Shangri-La), P. pachcystidiatus and P. yunnanensis (Haitang, Baoshan), P. rubiginosus (Mengsong, Xishuangbanna) and P. megacystidiatus sp. nov (Mengsong, Xishuangbanna). In this paper we introduce one new Phylloporus species: Phylloporus m
egacystidiatus sp. nov., and new record P. rubiginosus for the first time in Yunnan Province, China. The new species and the new record are described and illustrated with drawings and color photos. Also the species and new record are compared with similar taxa.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/24353
title: Replication data for: Effect of diagonal cut surface length on graft success and growth of mangifera indica, Persia americana, and Prunus persica

description: Grafting has been a common propagation method in many fruit trees to achieve fruiting precocity. Its success has depended on proper alignment of parenchymatous tissues of both scions and their respective rootstocks. Although grafting has been practiced for a long time, the right or ideal length of a diagonal cut surface that promotes proper alignment of vascular bundles of both graft partners to ensure fast graft-take and eventually graft success have not been investigated. An experiment was carried out on mango, avocado, and peach trees with an objective of establishing suitable or correct length of a diagonal cut surface when grafting (splice method) to improve graft success. Diagonal cut surface lengths applied to both scions and rootstocks included 5 mm, 10 mm, 20 mm, 40 mm, 60 mm, 80 mm, or 100 mm with at least three grafters treated as a random component. A significant difference (P less than 0.0001) was found among the diagonal cut surface lengths and over 80% of graft success was obtained with 40- to 100-mm diagonal cut surface lengths, especially for mango. Significant differences (P less than 0.0001) were also obtained in shoot length and stem diameter size (thickness) for all tree crops studied and also for number of leaves except for avocado plants. It is concluded that improved graft success can be achieved with a diagonal cut surface length of 40 mm long with the need for a few grafting strips.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/24857
title: Phylogenetic diversity of Russula from Xiaozhongdian, Yunnan, China, inferred from Internal Transcribed Spacer sequence data

description: In this study, we provide the first diversity assessment, based on the phylogenetic analysis of ITS sequence data, of the ectomycorrhizal genus Russula in an important alpine ecosystem. The area studied, a remote sustainable farmland/forestry habitat on the south of Tibetan Plateau, located in Xiao-Zhongdian, Northwest Yunnan, China, is critical to the east and southeast Asian ecosystem balance. Twenty Russula species were recovered, with Russula cyanoxantha being most common species. Conifer forests (Picea likiangensis and Pinus densata) and birch forests (Betula platyphylla) have sim
ilar species diversity, which is higher than in mixed forests (Picea likiangensis, Betula platyphylla, Lyonia and Rhododendron decorum), suggesting the preferred hosts of Russula are Picea likiangensis, Pinus densata and Betula platyphylla.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/25328
title: Replication data for: The Importance of Local Traditional Institutions in the Management of Natural Resources in the Highlands of East Africa

description: Traditional local institutions were studied in the highlands of Ethiopia and Tanzania to understand their role in natural resource management. Focus group discussions as well as individual interviews were conducted to identify the existing local institutions and their roles. Historical trend analyses were done to determine how the importance of local institutions has changed over the ye
ars. Results show that several local institutions with diverse objectives and varying levels of importance exist in the study sites. The article suggests ways in which local institutions can contribute to effective natural resource management for sustainable social and economic development of highland communities in eastern Africa.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/27800
title: Return on Investment of RWH technologies in dryland areas of Eastern region of Kenya

description: The research study evaluated the effectiveness of rainwater harvesting technologies in Eastern Kenya through identifying conditions under which these technologies provide economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in the dryland areas of Eastern Kenya. Key variables in the study were: RWH technologies being used; Household sources of income; educational background of household members. Data collection was done through household survey questionnaires. The overall goal of this research was to improve the on distribution of rainwater harvesting technologies, and to increase the amount of financing going to rainwater harvesting from banks, micro finance institutions, non-profit organizations, and government agencies.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/acouei
title: Growth and site variables in large plots of three agroforestry species in the Peruvian Amazon

description: The data set consists annualized mean monthly increments in large measurements plots of each of the three species, together with the site (environmental) data for each plot. Each plot consisted of two trees of each of 200 open-pollinated families of each species (established as part of a randomized complete block progeny test). All plots are located in Ucayali region, Peruvian Amazon.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/jjwsiq
title: Production data of camu camu production in 15 communities in Ucayali

description: Data in Spanish on camu camu production in 15 communities in Ucayali, Peru.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn1/22643
title: A critique of current trends in the statistical analysis of seed germination and viability data Seed Science Research

description: Statistical analysis is increasingly used in seed germination/viability studies across different disciplines. The objective of this opinion piece is to assess current trends in statistical analysis of such data, and draw attention of readers to the limitations of the usual inferential statistics in controlling error rates. The assessments are based on a survey of 429 papers published in 139 peer-reviewed journals in the past 11 years. My intention is to identify areas of concern across a wide range of studies. Accordingly, the areas of greatest concern found in the analysis of percentage seed germination and viability data were: (1) pseudoreplication and/or use of a few replicates; (2) ignoring assumptions of ANOVA and non-parametric tests (NPARTs); (3) uncritical data transformation; (4) arbitrary choice of multiple comparison tests; and (5) lack of emphasis on effect sizes. Given the prevalence of these problems, in my opinion we would be building a body of knowledge on a shaky ground. The discussions that follow will: (1) describe situations where germination data violate assumptions of ANOVA and NPARTs; (2) highlight the implications of the various problems to Type I and Type II error rates; and (3) indicate remedial measures based on the recent statistical literature.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/2jhszn
title: Integrating Livelihoods and Multiple Biodiversity Values in Landscape Mosaics

description: <P>The project, “Integrating Livelihoods and Multiple Biodiversity Values in Landscape Mosaics (or the Landscape Mosaics Project in short)”, was the first project of the CIFOR-ICRAF Biodiversity Platform.</P>  <P>The project conducted research on socio-economic, governance and biophysical characteristics and dynamics of the five study landscapes and the interactions between these factors. It also investigated the potential for reward mechanisms for environmental services. The project aimed to in
form and facilitate negotiation processes on natural resource use rights allocation between communities and district level and other key stakeholders in order to enable them to manage landscape mosaics more sustainably.
<br/> The project worked in the following study sites: <br/> <ul>  <li>Tanzania: East Usambara Mountains, Tanga Region;</li>  <li>South West Cameroon: Takamanda-Mone Technical Operation Unit;</li>  <li> Sumatra, Indonesia: Bungo District, Jambi Province;</li>  <li>Northern Laos: Vieng Kham District, Luang Prabang Province; and</li>  <li>Eastern Madagascar: Manompana corridor, Soanierana-Ivongo District.</li> </ul> Within these countries, a landscape was selected that reflected a gradient from a
densely forested protected area to land covers fragmented by agricultural uses. From these landscapes, three representative territories (villages) were selected in which the support to negotiations and empirical research took place.
</P> <P>The project was funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and supported by other donors such as the European Commission, the Governments of Finland, the Netherlands and Australia. </P> <P> The Biodiversity Platform was launched in 2006 as a joint initiative of CIFOR and the World Agroforestry Centre. The Platform was launched in recognition of the role that multifunctional landscape mosaics have in preserving biodiversity conservation, both within and outside of protecte
d areas. Tree cover in multifunctional landscape mosaics preserves important habitats and can play a crucial role in maintaining connectivity between large reserves, which has been demonstrated to be essential for the survival of many species. The occupation and use of these landscapes by many peoples, however, require that any conservation efforts in these mosaics consider the social dimensions of the use and conservation of biodiversity, in addition to their biophysical dimensions and dynamics.
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DOI: 10.34725/dvn/6aakjf
title: Probabilistic Causal Models for Nutrition Outcomes of Agricultural Actions - Uganda model

description: This dataset contains a Bayesian Network (BN) decision model of the expected impact of the long term development agenda of the Ugandan National Planning Authority (Vision 2040) on the nutritional status of households in Uganda. The model was developed using expert knowledge elicited through a facilitated process. The model compares the household-level nutrient supply through smallholder homegarden production vs. the industrial agricultural systems proposed in Vision 2040. It includes 29 main variables, describing the impact pathway from the decision to implement Vision 2040 to household nutrition.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/a3qwix
title: SUCCESS Project. Household data. Case study in four villages in San Martin (Peru)

description: Household data in four villages: Bagazan, Gran Pajaten, Marisol, Pizarro (Huicungo and Pachiza districts, Mariscal Cáceres province, San Martín region) as part of a case study for "SUCCESS: Support to the Development of Agroforestry Concessions in Peru" Project
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/bjkhi0
title: CAWT Survey: Scaling-up the science and practice of conservation agriculture  in sub-saharan Africa

description: An evergreen revolution is required in sub-Saharan Africa where increased human and livestock activities have led to the collapse of conventional soil conservation systems and increased land degradation soil compaction, nutrient and organic matter depletion, reduced water holding capacity and microbial activity. The proposed project is premised on the hypothesis that integrating trees with conservation agriculture has the potential to enable smallholder farmers attain resilient evergreen agriculture leading to more sustainable production and agro-ecosystems, and hence contribute to poverty reduction and increased food security while enhancing the resilience of systems in the face of climate change.  However, for CAWT to become a reality for smallholder farmers in SSA there are several gaps in knowledge that must be filled. Information is lacking on the drivers that have made some countries succeed in scaling up CA, the constraints they face and how they address them, lessons learnt and how to advance success to larger scale impacts. The complementary effects of trees on CA under different environmental conditions are not well documented. Other issues include knowledge on how long term access to land, availability of inputs, appropriate CA implements, adequate extension support and advice, and institutional and policy support influence adoption of CA. Empowering, adaptive and participatory, bottom-up research and extension approaches are essential to stimulate more farmers to test and adopt CA and agroforestry for sustainable production intensification.  The overall goal of the CAWT initiative is to promote a continental wide adoption of conservation agriculture and agroforestry to sustain the productive potential of the natural resource base, improve incomes, foods security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in sub Saharan Africa.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/ge5ba4
title: Local communities claims on resource rights, case studies of the Littoral, Southwest and Eastern regions in Cameroon

description: The Forestry and Wildlife Law of 1994 has many shortcomings that render it inadequate to respond to the socio-economic and cultural needs of the local populations, environmental resilience and carbon sequestration, and therefore needs revision. It is against this background that this study has been designed to attain the following objectives. To come out with documented claims and proposals from local communities on their resource rights for the purpose of the ongoing process of reviewing the 1994 Forestry and Wildlife Law in Cameroon.  More specifically, the study was expected: 1.To review existing literature on the 1994 Forestry and Wildlife Law. Emphasis here will be on texts relating to land tenure, access
rights, and cost and benefit sharing vis-à-vis local communities and the provisions of the 1994 Forestry and Wildlife Law. The review will also extend to case studies of scenario where such claims have and have not been considered. Such a comparison will provide a focus for decision-making. 2.To carry out a participatory mapping of the claims and proposals of local communities from their perception of the provisions of the 1994 Forestry and Wildlife Law after review in working groups. In this case, attention will be on the weaknesses of the law such as abuses of the law, lacuna, incomprehensive and conflictual provisions of the law that infringe on their resource and access rights, and cost and benefit sharing. 3.To spatially map out areas of horizontal and vertical conflicts using a GPS for the update of existing maps. Emphasis here will be on areas of conflicts due to interest of stakeholders and those resulting from the absence of a harmonious legal framework for government services such as forestry, environment, mining, public works, rural development and agriculture. 4.To synthesize the claims of the local populations
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/ktqtoy
title: Replication data for: Influence of leaf area and nursery substrate on the rootinG aptitude of Theobroma cacao cutting

description: This study was conducted to find out the influence of leaf area and nursery substrate on the rooting aptitude of Theobroma cacao.  The experimental design was a randomized 3 blocks using substrate such as sawdust+ sand, sand and sawdust.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/uyx3xg
title: Trees for Food Security Project participatory trials follow up study in Ethiopia

description: A survey was conducted in 2014 to determine farmers’ perception on the agroforestry trials established under the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) funded ‘Trees for Food Security’ (T4FS) project in Ethiopia. The trials form part of Work Package (WP) 2 activities- obtaining and documenting feedback from farmers with participatory trials. The specific objectives of the study were to: 1) Determine the number of farmers and technologies in place. 2) Understand farmers’ perception towards effectiveness of the technologies. 3) Determine challenges faced in implementation of the technologies and 4) Identify opportunities for improvement of the technologies.
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/wru7bn
title: Western Amazon SL Calculated Village Indicators

description: Calculated village level indicators for the FGD data collected in Western Amazon SL
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/sbl27o
title: Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale

description: This document provides background information on the IFAD-funded project titled, "Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale".
DOI: 10.34725/dvn/sfgsq8
title: Control of the Papaya Ring-Spot Virus (PRSV-P) using agroforestry barrier crops in Ucayali, Peru

description: Data from a randomized complete block field trial established from August 2013 and measured from November 2014 to December 2015.