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Publications
Refereed publications
Projects funded via the North-South Centre
Bartl., K., Gamarra, J., Gómez, C.A., Wettstein, H.-R., Kreuzer, M.,
Hess, H.D., 2009: Agronomic performance and nutritive value of
common and alternative grass and legume species in the Peruvian
highlands. Grass and Forage Science, 64: 109–121.
Bartl, K., Gómez, C.A., Aufdermauer, T., García, M., Kreuzer, M., Hess,
H.D., Wettstein, H.-R., 2009: Effect of diet type on performance and
metabolic traits of Peruvian local and introduced cow types kept at
200 and 3,600 m of altitude. Livestock Science, 122: 30–38.
Bartl, K, Mayer, A.C., Gómez, C.A., Muñoz, E., Hess, H.D., Holmann, F.,
2009: Economic evaluation of current and alternative dual-purpose
cattle systems for smallholder farms in the central Peruvian highlands.
Agricultural Systems, 101: 152–161.
Cortés, J.E., Moreno, B., Pabón, M.L., Avila, P., Kreuzer, M., Hess, H.D.,
Carulla, J.E., 2009: Effects of purified condensed tannins extracted
from Calliandra, Flemingia and Leucaena on ruminal and postruminal
degradation of soybean meal as estimated in vitro. Animal Feed
Science and Technology, 151: 194–204.
Diby, L.N., Hgaza, V.K., Tié, T.B., Assa, A., Carsky, R., Girardin, O., Frossard,
E., 2009: Productivity of yams (Dioscorea spp.) as affected by
soil fertility. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 5(2): 494–506.
Graf, E., Andriambelo, L. H.,Sorg, J.-P. 2009. Availability and uses of
four timber tree species in Menabe, Madagascar. Bois et Forêts des
Tropiques, 302(4): 33–41.
Hgaza, V.K., Diby, L.N., Aké, S., Frossard, E., 2009: Leaf growth and
photosynthetic capacity as affected by leaf position, plant nutritional
status and growth stage in Dioscorea alata L. Journal of Animal
and Plant Sciences, 5(2): 483–493.
Karami, M., Afyuni, M., Khoshgoftarmanesh, A. H., Papritz, A., Schulin,
R., 2009: Grain zinc, iron, and copper concentrations of wheat
grown in central Iran and their relationships with soil and climate
variables. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57: 10876–
10882.
Mejía Kerguelen, S., Rao, I.M., Ramirez, H., Louw-Gaume, A., Gaume,
A., Frossard, E., 2009: Morphologic and physiological attributes of
Brachiaria genotypes in soil with low available phosphorus and high
aluminium saturation. Acta Agronomica, 58(1): 1–8.
Tiemann, T.T., Avila, P., Lascano, C.E., Kreuzer, M., Hess, H.D., 2009:
Effect of freeze drying on in vitro ruminal fermentation dynamics of
three tropical shrub legumes with and without condensed tannins.
Livestock Research for Rural Development, 21(12): Article 226.
Tiemann, T.T., Franco, L.H., Peters, M., Frossard, E., Kreuzer, M., Lascano,
C.E., Hess, H.D., 2009: Effect of season, soil type and fertilizer
on the biomass production and chemical composition of five tropical
shrub legumes with forage potential. Grass and forage Science,
64(3): 255–265.
Tiemann, T.T., Hincapie, B., Frossard, E., Kreuzer, M., Hess, H.D., 2009:
Effect of supplementing tropical tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes
to grass-fed sheep on the utility of their manure as nitrogen
fertilizer. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 21(3): article 41.
Vanderschuren, H., Alder, A., Zhang, P., Gruissem, W., 2009: Dose-dependent
RNAi-mediated geminivirus resistance in the tropical root
crop cassava. Plant Molecular Biology, 70(3): 265–72.
Zabel A., Roe B., 2009. Optimal design of pro-conservation incentives.
Ecological Economics, 69: 126–134.
Projects not funded via the North-South Centre
Aghili, F., Khoshgoftarmanesh, A. H., Afyuni, M., Schulin, R., 2009:
Health risks of heavy metals through consumption of greenhouse
vegetables grown in central Iran. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,
15: 999–1015.
Beer, C., Ciais, P., Reichstein, M., Baldocchi, D., Law, B.E., Papale, D.,
Soussana, J.F., Ammann, C., Buchmann, N., Frank, D., Gianelle, D.,
Janssens, I.A., Knohl, A., Köstner, B., Moors, E., Roupsard, O., Verbeeck,
H., Vesala, T., Williams, C.A., Wohlfahrt, G., 2009: Temporal
and among-site variability of inherent wateruse efficiency at the
ecosystem level. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 23(2), GB2018, doi:
10.1029/2008GB003233.
Bekele, A.Z., Clément, C., Kreuzer, M., Soliva, C.R., 2009: The efficiency
of Sesbania sesban and Acacia angustissima in limiting methanogenesis
and increasing ruminally available nitrogen in a tropical
grass-based diet depends on accession. Animal Production Science,
49: 145–153.
Biebinger, R., Zimmermann, M.B., Al-Hooti, S.N., Al-Hamed, N., Al-
Salem, E., Zafar, T., Kabir, Y., Al-Obaid, I., Petry, N., Hurrell, R.F., 2009:
Efficacy of wheat-based biscuits fortified with microcapsules containing
ferrous sulfate and potassium iodate or a new hydrogen-reduced
elemental iron: A randomised, double-blind, controlled trial in
Kuwaiti women. British Journal of Nutrition, 102: 1362–1369.
Boreux, V., Born, J., Lawes, M.J., 2009: Sharing ecological knowledge:
Opportunities and barriers to uptake. Biotropica, 41: 532–534.
Born, J., Boreux, V., Lawes, M.J., 2009: Synthesis: Sharing ecological
knowledge – The way forward. Biotropica, 41: 586–588.
Bourdon, J., Michaelowa, K., 2009: Struck by crisis. Development and
Cooperation, 36(7–8): 291–293.
Bull, S. E., Owiti, J. A., Niklaus, M., Beeching, J. R., Gruissem, W., Vanderschuren,
H., 2009: Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of
friable embryogenic calli and regeneration of transgenic cassava.
Nature Protocols, 4(12): 1845–1854.
Burg, J.-P., Bernoulli, D., Smit, J., Dolati, A., Bahroudi, A., 2009: A
giant catastrophic mud-and-debris flow in the Miocene Makran.
Terra Nova, 20(3): 188–193, doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.2008.00804.x.
Butler, R.A., Koh, L.P., Ghazoul, J., 2009: REDD in the red: Palm oil
could undermine carbon payment schemes. Conservation Letters, 2:
67–73.
Choi, S., O’Day, P.A., Hering, J.G., 2009: Natural attenuation of Arsenic
by sediment sorption and oxidation. Environmental Science &
Technology, 43: 4253–4259.
Murphy, M., Balser, T., Buchmann, N., Hahn, V., Potvin, C., 2008:
Linking tree biodiversity to belowground process in a young tropical
plantation: impacts on soil CO 2 flux. Forest Ecology and Management,
255: 2577–2588.
Palmer, C., 2008: Deke, O.: Environmental policy instruments for
conserving global biodiversity. Journal of Economics, 95: 183–185.
Rist, L., Uma Shaanker, R., Milner-Gulland E.J., Ghazoul, J., 2008:
Managing mistletoes: The value of local practices for a non-timber
forest resource. Forest Ecology and Management, 255: 1684–1691.
Davidsson, L., Sarker, S.A., Jamil, K.A., Sultana, S., Hurrell, R.F., 2009:
Regular consumption of a complementary food fortified with ascorbic
acid and ferrous fumarate or ferric pyrophosphate is as use-
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