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Phosphorus Transformations in an Oxisol under contrasting land-use systems: The role of the soil microbial biomass by Oberson, A., Friesen, D. K., Rao, I.M., Bühler, S., Frossard, E.

“…It is generally assumed that phosphorus (P) availability for plant growth on highly weathered and P-deficient tropical soils may depend more on biologically…”
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Low phosphorus tolerance mechanisms: Phosphorus recycling and photosynthate partitioning in the tropical forage grass, Brachiaria hybrid cultivar mulato compared with rice by Nanamori, M. (Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)), Shinano, T, Wasaki, J, Yamamura, T, Rao, I.M, Osaki, M

“…The Brachiaria hybrid cv. Mulato is well adapted to low-fertility acid soils deficient in phosphorus (P). To study the grassy forage’s mechanisms for…”
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The High Level of Aluminum Resistance in Signalgrass Is Not Associated with Known Mechanisms of External Aluminum Detoxification in Root Apices by Wenzl, Peter, Gloria M. Patiño, Alba L. Chaves, Mayer, Jorge E., Idupulapati M. Rao

“…Al resistance of signalgrass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf cv Basilisk), a widely sown tropical forage grass, is outstanding compared with the closely related…”
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Carbon storage by introduced deep-rooted grasses in the South American savannas by Fisher, M. J, Rao, I. M, Ayarza, M. A, Lascano, C. E, Sanz, J. I, Thomas, R. J, Vera, R. R

“…A study analyzed the carbon stored by pastures based on deep-rooted grasses that have been introduced in the South American savannas. Evidence shows that the…”
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Fallow management for soil fertility recovery in tropical Andean agroecosystems in Colombia by Barrios, Edmundo, Cobo, Juan G., Rao, Idupulapati M., Thomas, Richard J., Amézquita, Edgar, Jiménez, Juan J., Rondón, Marco A.

“…Andean hillsides dominate the landscape of a considerable proportion of Cauca Department in Colombia. The typical cropping cycle in the region includes…”
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Secretion of phytase from the roots of several plant species under phosphorus-deficient conditions by Li, Minggang, Osaki, Mitsuru, Madhusudana Rao, Idupulapati, Tadano, Toshiaki

“…Phosphorus (P) deficiency increased the secretion of phytases from roots of various plant species. The secretory phytases were collected with a dialysis…”
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Proton toxicity interferes with the screening of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes for aluminium resistance in nutrient solution by Rangel, A.F, Mobin, M, Rao, I.M, Horst, W.J

“…Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) proved to be very sensitive of low pH (4.3), with large genotypic differences in proton sensitivity. Therefore, proton…”
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Changes in soil organic matter and phosphorus fractions under planted fallows and a crop rotation system on a Colombian volcanic-ash soil by Phiri, S., Barrios, E., Rao, I.M., Singh, B.R.

“…Planted tree or shrub fallows can help increase the fertility of degraded tropical soils. We investigated the effects of planted fallows of Indigofera (IND),…”
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greenhouse method to screen Brachiariagrass genotypes for aluminum resistance and root vigor by Wenzl, P, Arango, A, Chaves, A.L, Buitrago, M.E, Patino, G.M, Miles, J, Rao, I.M

“…Brachiaria species are widely sown on the infertile and Al-toxic soils of neotropical savannas. Breeding programs seek to combine edaphic adaptation with other…”
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Simulating infertile acid soils with nutrient solutions: The effects on Brachiaria species by WENZL, Peter, MANCILLA, Lida I, MAYER, Jorge E, ALBERT, Roland, RAO, Idupulapati M

“…Aluminum toxicity limits plant growth in acid soils. Because of their advanced state of weathering, acid soils of the tropics also tend to be deficient in…”
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Use of deep-rooted tropical pastures to build-up an arable layer through improved soil properties of an Oxisol in the Eastern Plains (Llanos Orientales) of Colombia by Amézquita, E., Thomas, R.J., Rao, I.M., Molina, D.L., Hoyos, P.

“…It is widely believed that tropical soils (mainly Oxisols) have excellent physical characteristics such as high infiltration rates, high permeability of water,…”
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Phosphorus acquisition and cycling in crop and pasture systems in low fertility tropical soils by Friesen, D. K., Rao, I. M., Thomas, R. J., Oberson, A., Sanz, J. I.

“…Soil-plant processes which enhance P acquisition and cycling in low-P Oxisols were investigated in a crop rotations and ley pasture systems experiment on the…”
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Aluminum stress stimulates the accumulation of organic acids in root apices of Brachiaria species by Wenzl, Peter, Chaves, Alba L., Patiño, Gloria M., Mayer, Jorge E., Rao, Idupulapati M.

“…Aluminum‐resistant Brachiaria decumbens Stapf cv. Basilisk (signalgrass) and closely related, but less resistant Brachiaria ruziziensis Germain & Evrard cv…”
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Influence of phosphorus nutrition on growth and carbon partitioning in Glycine max by Fredeen, A.L, Madhusudana Rao, I, Terry, N

“…Soybean plants (Glycine max [L.] Merr var Amsoy 71) were grown in growth chambers with high-phosphorus (high-P) and low-phosphorus (low-P) culture solutions…”
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The fate of the unligated vertical vein after surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in early infancy by Kumar, Raghavan Nair Suresh, Dharmapuram, Anil Kumar, Rao, Ivatury M., Gopalakrishnan, Venkitachalam C., Pillai, Velayudhan Ramakrishna, Nazer, Yoosuph Abdul, Cartmill, Timothy

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Role of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in the adaptation of a tropical forage grass to low-phosphorus acid soils by Begum, H.H, Osaki, M, Nanamori, M, Watanabe, T, Shinano, T, Rao, I.M

“…As Brachiaria hybrid cv. 'Mulato' has adapted to acid soils with extremely low phosphorus (P) contents, its low-P-tolerance mechanisms were investigated and…”
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Methylene Blue Stainability of Root-Tip Protoplasts as an Indicator of Aluminum Tolerance in a Wide Range of Plant Species, Cultivars and Lines by Wagatsuma, Tadao, Khan, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Rao, Idupulapati M., Wenzl, Peter, Tawaraya, Keitarou, Yamamoto, Takanori, Kawamura, Takeshi, Hosogoe, Kazumi, Ishikawa, Satoru

“…We previously developed a new simple technique of methylene blue (MB) staining for the discrimination of aluminum (Al)-tolerant protoplasts from 4 plant…”
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global assessment using PCR techniques of mycorrhizal fungal populations colonising Tithonia diversifolia by Sharrock, R.A, Sinclair, F.L, Gliddon, C, Rao, I.M, Barrios, E, Mustonen, P.J, Smithson, P, Jones, D.L, Godbold, D.L

“…Tithonia diversifolia (Mexican sunflower) is a shrub commonly used as a green manure crop in Central and South America, Asia and Africa as it accumulates high…”
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Selection and breeding for acid-soil tolerance in crops by Rao, I.M. (Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali, Colombia), Zeigler, R.S, Vera, R, Sarkarung, S

“…Tropical soil acidity directly affect the agricultural productivity of affected areas. Although lime can be applied to make acidic soils productive, it is not…”
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Disc harrowing intensity and its impact on soil properties and plant growth of agropastoral systems in the Llanos of Colombia by Phiri, S, Amézquita, E, Rao, I.M, Singh, B.R

“…Oxisols such as those of the Colombian Eastern Plains (Llanos) are susceptible to physical, chemical and biological degradation once brought into cultivation,…”
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