Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable forage-grass species: Lasiurus sindicus Henrard: a promising, drought-tolerant, tussocky perennial grass suitable for pasture development in desert areas
This is a factsheet about Sewan grass (Lasiurus sindicus) that Popularly known as the king of the desert, sewan grass is remarkably well adapted to the desert. High water-use efficiency enables this native grass to maximize production even in...
Managing rangelands: promoting native shrub species: Ziziphus nummularia: a promising forage shrub for silvopasture in arid and semi-arid ecosystems
This is a factsheet about Ziziphus nummularia is one such important shrub species of arid and semi-arid tracts. Continuing to supply foliage over a long time, it plays a vital role in the economy of dryland peoples. It is a multipurpose shrub...
Impact of climate change and agricultural practices on irrigation water requirements under Nile delta conditions
Agriculture in Egypt consumes about 80% of the available water resources. With an ever-increasing demand and a relatively fixed supply of fresh water, every drop of water should be treated as a drop of life. Consequently, effective on-farm...
Release of a New Faba Bean Variety "Chourouk" Resistant to the Parasitic Plants Orobanche foetida Poir. and Orobanche crenata Forsk. in Tunisia
The broomrapes (Orobanche spp. and Phelipanche spp.) aretroublesome holoparasitic plants, completely dependent on their hosts for their nutritional requirements; water and nutrients. Orobanche crenata,O. cumana, O. foetida, O. minor,Phelipanche...
Technical Report on Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Mitigation in Agriculture: Concepts, Methods and Simulation Tools training course
This course provided knowledge on the processes underlying GHG emissions and soil C sinks, measuring methodologies and modelling tools in cropping systems. Methods for national GHG inventories and mitigation options analysis, including socio...
جعل العمالة الزراعية للمرأة المصرية واضحة وتحسين وصولها إلى الأصول الإنتاجية
ُفي المناطق الريفية في مصر، تؤطر الأعراف الاجتماعية النساء “كمساعدات” لأسرهن وأزواجهن بدلاً من كونهن عاملات بحد ذاتهن. يفترض بالنساء عدم المساهمة في الزراعة أو المشاركة في الري. ومع ذلك، فقد تحدثت سلسلة من الدراسات الحديثة التي أجرتها إيكاردا...
Plant breeders are often interested in improving several quantitative traits including yield, quality, and resistance to both biotic and abiotic stresses simultaneously. However, breeding for multiple traits together is challenging and largely...
Genome-Wide Variation, Candidate Regions and Genes Associated With Fat Deposition and Tail Morphology in Ethiopian Indigenous Sheep
Variations in body weight and in the distribution of body fat are associated with feed availability, thermoregulation, and energy reserve. Ethiopia is characterized by distinct agro-ecological and human ethnic farmer diversity of ancient origin...
