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Assessing climate change impacts on sorghum and millet yields in the Sudanian and Sahelian savannas of West Africa by Sultan, B, Roudier, P, Quirion, P, Alhassane, A, Muller, B, Dingkuhn, M, Ciais, P, Guimberteau, M, Traore, S, Baron, C

“…Sub-Saharan West Africa is a vulnerable region where a better quantification and understanding of the impact of climate change on crop yields is urgently…”
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Phenotypic and genetic dissection of component traits for early vigour in rice using plant growth modelling, sugar content analyses and association mapping by Rebolledo, M. C., Dingkuhn, M., Courtois, B., Gibon, Y., Clément-Vidal, A., Cruz, D. F., Duitama, J., Lorieux, M., Luquet, D.

“…Early vigour of rice, defined as seedling capacity to accumulate shoot dry weight (SDW) rapidly, is a complex trait. It depends on a genotype propensity to…”
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Intensification of an irrigated rice system in Senegal: Crop rotations, climate risks, sowing dates and varietal adaptation options by van Oort, P.A.J., Balde, A., Diagne, M., Dingkuhn, M., Manneh, B., Muller, B., Sow, A., Stuerz, S.

“…[Display omitted] •A new cropping calendar construction model is presented.•Optimal sowing dates for different varieties and cropping intensities can be…”
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Phenology and growth adjustments of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) to photoperiod and climate variability by Legros, S, Mialet-Serra, I, Caliman, J.-P, Siregar, F.A, Clément-Vidal, A, Dingkuhn, M

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Oil palm flowering and fruit production show seasonal maxima whose causes are unknown. Drought periods confound these rhythms, making it…”
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Parameter Optimization and Field Validation of the Functional–Structural Model GREENLAB for Maize by GUO, YAN, MA, YUNTAO, ZHAN, ZHIGANG, LI, BAOGUO, DINGKUHN, MICHAEL, LUQUET, DELPHINE, DE REFFYE, PHILIPPE

“…• Background and Aims There are three reasons for the increasing demand for crop models that build the plant on the basis of architectural principles and…”
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Phenology, growth and physiological adjustments of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) to sink limitation induced by fruit pruning by Legros, S, Mialet-Serra, I, Caliman, J.-P, Siregar, F.A, Clement-Vidal, A, Fabre, D, Dingkuhn, M

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Despite its simple architecture and small phenotypic plasticity, oil palm has complex phenology and source-sink interactions. Phytomers…”
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Role of transitory carbon reserves during adjustment to climate variability and source–sink imbalances in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) by Legros, S, Mialet-Serra, I, Clement-Vidal, A, Caliman, J.P, Siregar, F.A, Fabre, D, Dingkuhn, M

“…Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a perennial, tropical, monocotyledonous plant characterized by simple architecture and low phenotypic plasticity, but…”
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Variability of Phyllochron, Plastochron and Rate of Increase in Height in Photoperiod-sensitive Sorghum Varieties by Clerget, B, Dingkuhn, M, Gozé, E, Rattunde, H.F.W, Ney, B

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: West African sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) varieties are generally highly photoperiod-sensitive, which is a necessary adaptation to the…”
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Relationships between upland rice canopy characteristics and weed competitiveness by Dingkuhn, M., Johnson, D.E., Sow, A., Audebert, A.Y.

“…Weed-competitive upland rices with an acceptable yield potential are needed for labor-limited systems in Africa, particularly where shortened fallow periods…”
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Developmental Dynamics and Early Growth Vigour in Rice. I. Relationship Between Development Rate (1/Phyllochron) and Growth by Rebolledo, M. C., Dingkuhn, M., Péré, P., McNally, K. L., Luquet, D.

“…Achieving early vigour, that is, rapid dry matter accumulation, is a priority in rice crop improvement, but this trait is complex and not well understood…”
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Effect of source/sink ratios on yield components, growth dynamics and structural characteristics of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) bunches by Pallas, Benoît, Mialet-Serra, Isabelle, Rouan, Lauriane, Clément-Vidal, Anne, Caliman, Jean-Pierre, Dingkuhn, Michael

“…Source/sink ratios are known to be one of the main determinants of oil palm growth and development. A long-term experiment (9 years) was conducted in Indonesia…”
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Whole-plant adjustments in coconut (Cocos nucifera) in response to sink-source imbalance by Mialet-Serra, I, Clement-Vidal, A, Roupsard, O, Jourdan, C, Dingkuhn, M

“…Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a perennial tropical monocotyledon that produces fruit continuously. The physiological function of the large amounts of sucrose…”
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Developmental Dynamics and Early Growth Vigour in Rice 2. Modelling Genetic Diversity Using Ecomeristem by Luquet, D., Soulié, J. C., Rebolledo, M. C., Rouan, L., Clément-Vidal, A., Dingkuhn, M.

“…Early vigour is an important objective in rice breeding. A previous study reported strong positive effects of development rate (DR, 1/phyllochron) on early…”
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Past, present and future criteria to breed crops for water-limited environments in West Africa by Dingkuhn, M., Singh, B.B., Clerget, B., Chantereau, J., Sultan, B.

“…Asia's Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s has largely bypassed West Africa, and “modern” (high-yielding, input responsive) germplasm for staple crops has…”
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Potential contribution of dwarf and leaf longevity traits to yield improvement in photoperiod sensitive sorghum by Kouressy, M., Dingkuhn, M., Vaksmann, M., Clément-Vidal, A., Chantereau, J.

“…Sorghum breeders in West Africa seek to combine photoperiod-sensitivity with short-stature, stay-green and high-yield potential. A field study explored…”
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Growth and yield potential of Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima upland rice cultivars and their interspecific progenies by Dingkuhn, M, Jones, M.P, Johnson, D.E, Sow, A

“…A recent breakthrough in generating fertile progeny from Oryza sativa× O. glaberrima crosses gives rice breeders access to a broader range of germplasm…”
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Climatic determinants of irrigated rice performance in the Sahel — III. Characterizing environments by simulating crop phenology by Dingkuhn, M.

“…Agricultural development programs in most countries of the Sahel seek to increase the intensity of irrigated rice production. Variable crop duration and…”
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Control of stomatal conductance and leaf rolling in O. sativa and O. glaberrima upland rice by Dingkuhn, M, Audebert, A.Y, Jones, M.P, Etienne, K, Sow, A

“…Crosses of Asian rice, Oryza sativa, with African rice, O. glaberrima, aim at reducing the tradeoffs between yield potential, weed competitiveness and drought…”
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The influence of rice plant type on the effect of weed competition on Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima by JOHNSON, D. E, DINGKUHN, M, JONES, M. P, MAHAMANE, M. C

“…Detailed studies were conducted on three rice cultivars – IG10, an Oryza glaberrima Steudel; Moroberekan, a traditional Oryza sativa L.; and IDSA6, an improved…”
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Feet in the water and hands on the keyboard: A critical retrospective of crop modelling at AfricaRice by van Oort, P.A.J., Dingkuhn, M.

“…•Rice crop modelling since 1990 at AfricaRice addressed thermal and hydric stresses.•Applied foci are breeding support, thermal stress risks, crop calendars…”
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