Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Potential of Six Essential Oils from Morocco against Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) under Field and Laboratory Conditions
The prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica L. has an important economic role as a source of food for human consumption, for cosmetic and pharmaceutical purposes, and as fodder for livestock in Morocco. This crop is now attacked by a new sap-sucking...
Social Network Analysis of the Stakeholders Involved in the Dromedary Sector in the Mediterranean Region
Marginal arid zones in the south Mediterranean are faced with the dramatic departure of their labor forces through migration. Interest in the capacity of the dromedary species to enhance desert ecosystems and to be a potential lever of economic...
Spatial and temporal distribution of faba bean gall (Physoderma) disease and its association with biophysical factors in Ethiopia
Productivity of faba bean is highly constrained by an emerging and destructive faba bean gall (FBG) disease caused by the fungus Physoderma. Field surveys were conducted to assess the spatial and temporal distribution as well as intensity of FBG...
Field Data Analysis and Reporting Activity 7.1: Analyze the Data of the Field Measurements
Reliable spatiotemporal measurements of evapotranspiration (ETa) are important for water resources planning, management and monitoring, efficient irrigation scheduling, and development and monitoring of climate change mitigation scenarios. Due...
Three easy fixes for sire use can enhance genetic progress in community-based breeding programmes
We analysed options to optimize the use of sires in sheep and goat community-based breeding programmes (CBBP) for three scenarios occurring under field conditions: premature sale of selection candidates, fixed service periods of selected sires...
Enhancing sustainability and fodder production of lowland pastures through fencing and conservation agriculture in arid agro-pastoral ecosystems
The short-term fencing effects on vegetation in dryland landscape depressions are analyzed and the economic performance of grazing-only and integrated grazing with cropping in regard to land capital are compared. The goal is to suggest efficient...
Satellite evidence on the trade-offs of the food-water–air quality nexus over the breadbasket of India
Access to food, water, and good air quality is indispensable for human life, as reflected in various United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); however, pursuing food security may pose threats to water security and/or air quality. An...
“Farming with Alternative Pollinators” approach increases pollinator abundance and diversity in faba bean fields
Pollinators are threatened worldwide and strategies and measures to support their conservation are proliferating. Among them, the approach “Farming with Alternative Pollinators” (FAP) aims to support pollinators by seeding strips of pollinator...
Multi-model genome-wide association and genomic prediction analysis of 16 agronomic, physiological and quality related traits in ICARDA spring wheat
Identification and exploration of the genetic architecture of traits related to yield, quality, and drought and heat tolerance is important for yield and quality improvement of wheat through markerassisted selection. One hundred and ninety-two...
Farmers’ knowledge and practices on chickpea production and disease management in major chickpea growing areas of Ethiopia
We developed Semi-structured questionnaire and conduct a survey to randomly selected farmers to asses’ their knowledge and practices on chickpea production and pest management. We found that, 93% of the respondent were male-headed household with...
