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Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea
Publication Code:
TR076
Price:
$22.00
ACIAR Technical Report 76: Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea
Production technologies for low-chill temperate fruits
Publication Code:
TR061
Price:
$22.00
Reports from the Second International Workshop on Production Technologies for Low-chill Temperate Fruits, Chiang Mai 2004.
Genetic transformation, regeneration and analysis of transgenic peanut
Publication Code:
TR048
Price:
$23.00
Conventional breeding has led to the improvement of some peanut traits such as seed yield and drought tolerance
Kava (Piper methysticum) in the South Pacific
Publication Code:
TR046
Price:
$10.00
This report discusses kava myths and ceremonies, the relative importance of kava as a cash crop, the kava plant and its cultivation, and the diseases and pests commonly found in kava gardens
A variety collection of edible nut tree crops in Solomon Islands
Publication Code:
TR044
Price:
$15.00
This technical report summarises results of a variety collection of indigenous edible nut tree crops
The cut flower industry: research and development issues
Publication Code:
TR039
Price:
$25.00
This publication examines the issues involved in the effective application of biotechnology in ACIAR-funded programs
Principles of grain marketing: some lessons from the Australian experiences
Publication Code:
TR038
Price:
$15.00
This technical report emphasises the importance of efficient methods for determining price in agricultural markets and the importance of transport in developing efficient domestic and international marketing systems
Mycotoxin contamination in grains
Publication Code:
TR037
Price:
$28.00
High levels of mycotoxin are hazardous to human and animal health
Research and development prospects for faba bean
Publication Code:
TR029
Price:
$15.00
This report is the result of a workshop held in Melbourne in March 1994, which aimed to define research and development priorities for faba beans at a regional, national and international level
Mineral nutrition of food legumes in Thailand
Publication Code:
TR016
Price:
$20.00
ACIAR has supported two complementary studies in Thailand that have confirmed deficiencies of the micronutrients boron and molybdenum and the macronutrients phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and nitrogen in a high proportion of food legume crops
Rainfed rice production in the Philippines: a combined agronomic/economic study of Antique province
Publication Code:
TR013
Price:
$30.00
This report contains details of two ACIAR projects: an agronomic project designed to study environmental constraints to increase productivity of rainfed rice-based farming systems in the lowlands and upland areas of Sri Lanka and the Philippines and; an economic project focusing on the factors responsible for the difference between potential productivity and actual farm performance
Agriculture: new directions for a new nation East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Publication Code:
PR113
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$22.00
An urgent task in the newly emerging nation of East Timor is to develop a sustainable agricultural sector
Breeding of drought-resistant peanuts
Publication Code:
PR112
Price:
$25.00
These proceedings report papers presented at the final external review of ACIAR project CS97/114 held at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India on 25-27 February 2002
Increased lowland rice production in the Mekong region
Publication Code:
PR101
Price:
$30.00
These proceedings report the outcome of an International Workshop held in Vientiane, Laos, 30 Oct to 2 Nov 2000 to coincide with the beginning of a new ACIAR project, Increased productivity of rice-based cropping systems in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Australia
Breeding strategies for rainfed lowland rice in drought-prone environments
Publication Code:
PR077
Price:
$25.00
These proceedings present the results of five years collaborative research involving scientists from Australia, Thailand and Lao PDR
Grain drying in Asia
Publication Code:
PR071
Price:
$20.00
Grain drying has taken on an important role in Asia as countries strive to produce grains for world export
South Pacific indigenous nuts
Publication Code:
PR069
(Available electronically only) This publication brings together most of the papers presented at a five day workshop held in Vanuatu in 1994
Sugarcane germplasm conservation and exchange
Publication Code:
PR067
Price:
$56.00
Estimates given in 1987-88 place sugar as the fourteenth most important crop in developing countries with a gross value of production of over US$7 billion
Leucaena - opportunities and limitations
Publication Code:
PR057
OUT OF STOCK These proceedings provide an update on progress with research on multipurpose trees in general and leucaena in particular. They include details on priorities for future research and the establishment of LEUCNET, the international network to promote leucaena research and development worldwide.
Coconut improvement in the South Pacific
Publication Code:
PR053
Price:
$20.00
These proceedings arose from a workshop held in conjunction with the final review of the ACIAR coconut improvement project
Peanut improvement: a case study in Indonesia
Publication Code:
PR040
Proceedings of an ACIAR/AARD/QDPI collaborative review meeting held at Malang, East Java, Indonesia, 19-23 August, 1991. These proceedings present a brief summary of the activities and results of six years of collaboration between Indonesia and Australia under the ACIAR project Peanut Improvement in Indonesia.
Fungi and mycotoxins in stored products
Publication Code:
PR036
Price:
$20.00
Contamination of stored food and feedstuffs by fungi and the mycotoxins they produce poses a serious health risk for humans and livestock and causes economic losses worldwide
Fumigation and controlled atmosphere storage of grain
Publication Code:
PR025
Price:
$53.00
OUT OF STOCK These proceedings stem from aconference held in Singapore in February 1989
Bulk handling and storage of grain in the humid tropics
Publication Code:
PR022
Price:
$42.00
OUT OF STOCK High yields from new early-maturing varieties of rice and the development of systems enabling two crops per year have created problems for the existing grain handling system in the ASEAN region
Banana and plantain breeding strategies
Publication Code:
PR021
Price:
$20.00
Bananas and plantain (musa spp) are one of the few tropical crops that have not been bred successfully
Technological change in postharvest handling and transportation of grains in the humid tropics
Publication Code:
PR019
Price:
$20.00
Significant advances in grain harvesting, drying, handling, storage and milling have occurred in the ASEAN region in the last decade
Food legume improvement for Asian farming systems
Publication Code:
PR018
OUT OF STOCK Food legumes are grown throughout Asia for human and animal nutrition
Preserving grain quality by aeration and in-store drying
Publication Code:
PR015
Proceedings of an international seminar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9-11 October 1985.
Tropical legume improvement
Publication Code:
PR008
Proceedings of a Thailand/ACIAR Planning and Coordinalion Workshop, Bangkok, 10-12 October 1983.
Evaluation of large ruminants for the tropics
Publication Code:
PR005
Evaluation of large ruminants for the tropics: Proceedings of an international workshop held at CSIRO, Rockhampton, Queenland, 1984.
