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Physiological screening for drought tolerance traits in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) germplasm (2021)
Journal Article
Jamalluddin, N., Massawe, F. J., Mayes, S., Ho, W. K., Singh, A., & Symonds, R. C. (2021). Physiological screening for drought tolerance traits in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) germplasm. Agriculture, 11(10), Article 994. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11100994

Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor), an underutilized climate smart crop, is highly nutritious and possesses diverse drought tolerance traits, making it an ideal crop to thrive in a rapidly changing climate. Despite considerable studies on the growth and... Read More about Physiological screening for drought tolerance traits in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) germplasm.

The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qe'an) (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, M. D., Richter, T., Rollefson, G., Rowan, Y., Roe, J., Toms, P., …Esaid, W. (2021). The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qe'an). Quaternary International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.06.023

This paper presents a summary of work undertaken by the authors and their teams on a series of Qe'an (plural of Qa’), in the Badia of eastern Jordan. These basins are foci for settlement in the region, with the sites described here (Shubayqa, Wisad a... Read More about The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qe'an).

Plant gathering and people-environment interactions at Epipalaeolithic Kharaneh IV, Jordan (2021)
Journal Article
Bode, L. J. K., Livarda, A., & Jones, M. D. (2021). Plant gathering and people-environment interactions at Epipalaeolithic Kharaneh IV, Jordan. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-021-00839-w

This paper presents the first archaeobotanical results on plant macroremains other than charcoal from the Early and Middle Epipalaeolithic site of Kharaneh IV in the Azraq basin, one of the largest Epipalaeolithic sites in the southern Levant and one... Read More about Plant gathering and people-environment interactions at Epipalaeolithic Kharaneh IV, Jordan.

Simulating land use changes, sediment yields, and pesticide use in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation of the Pantanal wetland (2021)
Journal Article
de Oliveira Roque, F., Guerra, A., Johnson, M., Padovania, C., Corbi, J., Covich, A. P., …Yon, L. (2021). Simulating land use changes, sediment yields, and pesticide use in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation of the Pantanal wetland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 314, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107405

As a consequence of accelerated and excessive use of pesticides in tropical regions, wilderness areas are under threat; this includes the Pantanal wetlands in the Upper Paraguay River Basin (UPRB). Using a Land Cover Land Use Change (LCLUC) modelling... Read More about Simulating land use changes, sediment yields, and pesticide use in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation of the Pantanal wetland.