Paraguay
Paraguay (/ˈpærəɡwaɪ/; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwai̯]; Guarani: Paraguái, [paɾaˈɣwaj]), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Tetã Paraguái), is a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de Sudamérica ("Heart of South America").(Source: DBpedia)
JIRCAS Report
Senior Researcher Kashiwa Receives “Young Scientist Award" at World Soybean Research Conference
Dr. KASHIWA Takeshi, Senior Researcher, Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division, received the "Young Scientist Award" at the World Soybean Research Conference 11 (WSRC11) held in Vienna, Austria onJune 18-23, 2023, for his presentation on "Genome analysis of the pathogen causing Cercospora leaf blight and purple seed stain of soybean”.
Senior Researcher Yamanaka of the Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division is Among the World’s Top 10 Soybean Rust Researchers
Dr. YAMANAKA Naoki, Senior Researcher in the Biological Resources and Post-harvest Division, was recognized one of the 10 major authors in soybean rust research as reported in a review article on scientometic approach to soybean rust published in the latest issue of Euphytica, an international journal on plant breeding.
Publication
JIRCASニュース(90)
国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, JIRCAS News. 90 ( )
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JIRCAS Newsletter(90)
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, JIRCAS Newsletter. 90 ( )
jircas_newsletter-90_-.pdf1.76 MB
広報JIRCAS (7)
国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, 広報JIRCAS. 7 ( )
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Guía para proyectos de mitigación de los efectos del cambio climático y desarrollo rural a través de la metodología mdl programático de forestación/reforestación, Paraguay apuntando a una sociedad rural de bajo carbono
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), Instituto Forestal Nacional (INFONA), Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA), Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú (UNCA）, Manual and Guideline. ( )
manual_guideline-_-.pdf5.54 MB
Events
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Kick-off meeting on "Development of soybean varieties resistant to Asian soybean rust and other soybean diseases"
- Place
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Captian Miranda, Paraguay
Research Highlights
- Guideline for tackling the decrease in forest resources using the CDM programmes of activities(2015)
- Establishment of an implementation methodology for an afforestation/ reforestation clean development mechanism project targeting small-scale farmers(2013)
- Pathogenic variation of soybean rust in South America(2012)
- Soybean line carrying multiple resistance genes against soybean rust(2011)
- Manuals on rural development applying reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)(2010)
- The world’s first rural development project based on Afforestation and Reforestation CDM(2008)
- Improving the productivity of soybean and wheat by introducing the agropastoral system.(2008)
- Hosts of Phakopsora pachyrhizi, a causal organism of soybean rust, in South America(2006)
- First report on the growth reduction of soybean caused by Heterodera glycines and its distribution in Paraguay(2005)
- Selection of soybean varieties, non-host crop and antagonistic plant for nematode control in Paraguay.(2000)