July 2016

Local perspectives on benefits of an integrated conservation and development project: The Annapurna conservation area in Nepal

Integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) have recently been criticized for their ignorance of community heterogeneity, mismatch between project output and expectations, and lack of connection between conservation and development initiatives. Using Nepal’s Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) as an example this paper examined how perceived benefits from one ICDP varied between stakeholder...

Author(s): Michael A. Schuett, Smriti Dahal and Sanjay Nepal

July 2016

In vitro conservation of exotic potato genotypes through different Incubated temperatures, aerophilic and micro-aerophilic conditions

The present study was carried out to study the in vitro conservation of potato genotypes at different temperatures and aerophilic and micro aerophilic conditions. A total of 31 genotypes were conserved at different incubated temperature ranging from 10 to 25°C. At lower temperature (10°C) plant growth was slowest as compared to plants incubated at high temperature (25°C). The results revealed that aerophilic...

Author(s): Shahid Ali, Shazia Erum, Faisal Nouroz, Naeem Khan, Asif Mehmood, Sayed Haider Ali Shah, Aamir Raheem, and Aish Muhammad

July 2016

Phenotypic variation in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) germplasm collection from Botswana

Characterization of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) accessions is an important exercise in improvement of the crop. A total of 432 cowpea germplasm accessions collected from five agricultural districts of Botswana during 1972 to 1987 were evaluated under field conditions at the Department of Agricultural Research Station, Gaborone. The germplasm were assessed using 37 agro-morphological characters to determine the...

Author(s): Odireleng O. Molosiwa, Chiyapo Gwafila, Joshuah Makore and Stephen M. Chite