14 datasets found for "Africa"
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Data from: Establishment and dispersal of the armored scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis for biological control of Arundo donax in northern California.
Department of Agriculture —
Abstract from paper: The rhizome-, shoot- and leaf-feeding armoured scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) was released for biological control of... -
Federal
Cacao Genome Database
Department of Agriculture —
Not only is cacao the basic ingredient in the world’s favorite confection, chocolate, but it provides a livelihood for over 6.5 million farmers in Africa, South... -
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Data from: Predicted range expansion of the larger grain borer, <i>Prostephanus truncatus </i>(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), under projected climate change scenarios
Department of Agriculture —
The larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus [Horn] [Coleoptera: Bostrichidae]) is a wood-boring insect native to Central America but has adapted to stored maize... -
Federal
Data from: Ploidy determination of buffel grass accessions in the USDA National Plant Germplasm System collection by flow cytometry
Department of Agriculture —
Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L. syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is an economically important warm-season perennial used primarily as a forage and range grass in... -
Federal
Data from: Transcriptomic and functional resources for the Small Hive Beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees
Department of Agriculture —
Supplemental information from a project describing the transcriptome of a beetle parasite of honey bees The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a major pest... -
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Data from: Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the USDA Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) Germplasm Collections Using GBSpoly
Department of Agriculture —
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) plays a critical role in food security and is the most important root crop worldwide following potatoes and cassava. In the United... -
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AnthWest, occurrence records for wool carder bees of the genus Anthidium (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae, Anthidiini) in the Western Hemisphere
Department of Agriculture —
AnthWest is a large dataset, one of the outcomes of a comprehensive, broadly comparative study on the diversity, biology, biogeography, and evolution of Anthidium... -
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Gridded 20-Year Parameterization of a Stochastic Weather Generator (CLIGEN) for South American and African Continents at 0.25 Arc Degree Resolution
Department of Agriculture —
CLImate GENerator (CLIGEN) is a stochastic weather generator that produces daily and sub-daily timeseries of weather variables. The resulting timeseries are... -
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Data from: A genome-wide association study of Nigerien and Senegalese sorghum germplasm of Exserohilum turcicum, the causal agent of leaf blight
Department of Agriculture —
Sorghum supplies the daily calorie needs of millions of inhabitants in Senegal, West Africa. However, Exserohilum turcicum, causal agent of leaf blight significantly... -
Federal
Gridded 20-Year Parameterization of a Stochastic Weather Generator (CLIGEN) to Fill Gaps in Coverage South of the 40th Parallel
Department of Agriculture —
CLImate GENerator (CLIGEN) is a stochastic weather generator that produces daily and sub-daily timeseries of weather variables. This gridded CLIGEN parameterization... -
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Data from: Toxicity of herbicides used for control of waterhyacinth in the California Delta towards the planthopper Megamelus scutellaris released for biological control
Department of Agriculture —
Data from five laboratory bioassays and three field mesocosm studies performed by Dr. Patrick Moran of the USDA-ARS Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research...
14 datasets found for "Africa"