Integrated joint pest management strategies in the presence of control spillovers
ntegrated pest management has proved cost-effective in coping with crop pests. This article identifies characteristics of pests, controls and economic incentives that may make the development of an integrated joint pest management (IJPM)...
Multi-environment QTL analyses for drought-related traits in a recombinant inbred population of chickpea (Cicer arientinum L.)
A recombinant inbred line (RIL) population, comprising 181 lines derived from ILC588 × ILC3279, was evaluated in 10 environments across three locations with different moisture gradients. A drought resistance score (DRS) and three phenology...
Caravan 28: Research that works for people and communities
Agricultural research for development: meeting the challenge of bringing science to farmers. This issue of Caravan looks to the field to present approaches and examples that have been developed through our research with partners in many dryland...
Conservation agriculture: Opportunities for intensified farming and environmental conservation in dry areas (Arabic)
This report is a synthesis of concepts, practices and interventions coming from ICARDA’s research with country partners on improving livelihoods, the performance of agricultural production systems and sustainable agriculture in the world’s dry...
QTL for yield and associated traits in the Seri/Babax population grown across several environments in Mexico, in the West Asia, North Africa, and South Asia regions
Heat and drought adaptive quantitative trait loci (QTL) in a spring bread wheat population resulting from the Seri/Babax cross designed to minimize confounding agronomic traits have been identified previously in trials conducted in Mexico. The...
The purpose of this document is to review the current land characteristics and use status in Yemen as well as agricultural policies and institutional efforts to combat land degradation in the country.
Poverty Assessment in Sudan: Mapping natural resource potential (Poverty Assessment and Mapping in Sudan Part 3)
This is Part 3 of a study, presented in three reports that detail the results of a poverty assessment and mapping project in North and Southern Sudan. The study’s objective was to produce a rural poverty analysis and poverty maps for North and...
Poverty Assessment Southern Sudan (Poverty Assessment and Mapping in Sudan Part 2)
This is part 2 of a study, presented in three reports that detail the results of a poverty assessment and mapping project in North and Southern Sudan. The study’s objective was to produce a rural poverty analysis and poverty maps for North and...
