Publications and Resources

Smallholder farmers, who hold 84% of the approximately 570 million farms worldwide, are vital stakeholders in the process of sustainable agricultural intensification, but often lack the capital to invest in sustainable farming practices. Solar...

Arid steppes, with scattered vegetation, are commonly qualified as degraded ecosystems. Their natural vegetation cover is affected by both abiotic stresses and human activities and, therefore, suitable managements are needed for their sustainability...

The microbial priming effect – the decomposition of soil organic carbon (SOC) induced by plant inputs – has long been considered an important driver of SOC dynamics, yet we have limited understanding about the direction, intensitiy, and drivers of...

This study aims to analyse Tunisian farmers’ ability to pay (ATP) in a citrus area and
propose a penalising price strategy based on the block‐pricing process to decrease over‐irrigation
without affecting farmers’ incomes. The methodology is based on...

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a powerful approach to dissect genotype-phenotype associations and identify causative regions. However, this power is highly influenced by the accuracy of the phenotypic data. To obtain accurate phenotypic...

Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is one of the most destructive diseases of wheat (Triticum aes- tivum L.) worldwide causing huge yield losses every year. Development and deployment of resistant varieties is the most...

: Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.p ciceris (Foc) is a devastating soil-borne
disease of the chickpea. The disease causes crop losses in late-planted chickpeas and no available
management option currently exists to recommend to farmers...