Publications in Crop Improvement

Syndicate content Subscribe to this page as an RSS feed
http://aciar.gov.au/taxonomy/term/11/all/feed

More information on RSS feeds

Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea

Publication Code: 

TR076

Price: 

$22.00

Author(s): 

P.N. Nelson, M.J. Webb, S. Berthelsen, G. Curry, D. Yinil and C. Fidelis
Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea

ACIAR Technical Report 76: Nutritional status of cocoa in Papua New Guinea

Back references from Related Publication in News and Media

Production technologies for low-chill temperate fruits

Publication Code: 

TR061

Price: 

$22.00

Author(s): 

Alan P. George and Unaroj Boonprakob (Eds)
Image for node 641

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

Author(s): 

C M Higgins & R G Dietzden
tr048

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

Author(s): 

R I Davis & J F Brown
TR46

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

Author(s): 

Barry Evans
TR44

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

Author(s): 

Centre for International Economics
TR39

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

Author(s): 

A S Watson
TR38

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

Author(s): 

E Highley & G I Johnson (eds)
tr037_cover.jpg

High levels of mycotoxin are hazardous to human and animal health

Research and development prospects for faba bean

Publication Code: 

TR029

Price: 

$15.00

Author(s): 

C Piggin & S Lack
TR29

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

Author(s): 

R Bell & J Lonergan (eds)
TR16

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

Author(s): 

K Menz
TR13

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

Price: 

$22.00

Author(s): 

Helder da Costa, Colin Piggin, Cesar J da Cruz & James J Fox
pr113cover

An urgent task in the newly emerging nation of East Timor is to develop a sustainable agricultural sector

Back references from Related Publication in News and Media

Breeding of drought-resistant peanuts

Publication Code: 

PR112

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

A.W. Cruickshank, N.C. Rachaputi, G.C. Wright & S.N. Nigam
PR112 cover

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

Author(s): 

Shu Fukai & Jaya Basnayake
pr101

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

Author(s): 

S Fukai, M Cooper & J Salisbury (eds)
pr077_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

B R Champ, E Highley & G I Johnson (eds)
pr071_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

M. L. Stevens, R. M. Bourke and B. R. Evans
pr069_cover.jpg

(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

Author(s): 

B J Croft, C M Piggin, E S Wallis & D M Hograth (eds)
pr067_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

H M Shelton, C M Piggin & J L Brewbaker
pr057_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

E M Foale & P W Lynch (eds)
pr053_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

Wright. G.C. and Middleton. KJ.
pr040_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

B R Champ, E Highley, A D Hocking and E J Pitt
pr036_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

B R Champ, E Highley & H J Banks
pr025_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

B Champ & E Highley
pr022_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

G J Persley & E A De Langhe (eds)
pr021_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

B R Champ, E Highley and J V Remenyi (eds)
pr019_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

E S Wallis & D E Byth
pr018_cover.jpg

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

Author(s): 

Champ, B.R., and Highley, E.
pr015_cover.jpg

Proceedings of an international seminar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9-11 October 1985.

Tropical legume improvement

Publication Code: 

PR008

Price: 

$10.00

Author(s): 

Persley, G.J.
pr008_cover.jpg

Proceedings of a Thailand/ACIAR Planning and Coordinalion Workshop, Bangkok, 10-12 October 1983.

Evaluation of large ruminants for the tropics

Publication Code: 

PR005

Author(s): 

Copland, J.W.
pr005_cover.jpg

Evaluation of large ruminants for the tropics: Proceedings of an international workshop held at CSIRO, Rockhampton, Queenland, 1984.