Productivity of Abergelle, Central Highland and Woyto-Guji goat breeds in Ethiopia
The objective of this paper was to evaluate the productivity of three indigenous goat breeds from Ethiopia namely Abergelle (AB), Central Highland (CH) and Woyto-Guji (WG) based on their kids’ total live weight at three months (LWW), survival...
Exploring the chemotypes underlying important agronomic and consumer traits in cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz)
A broad diversity of phenotypes are available within the cassava germplasm collections. The phenotypes include improved nutritional, starch or culinary root quality as well as abiotic and biotic resistance properties. Some of these traits can be...
UAV-Based Multispectral Phenotyping for Disease Resistance to Accelerate Crop Improvement under Changing Climate Conditions
Accelerating crop improvement for increased yield and better adaptation to changing climatic conditions is an issue of increasing urgency in order to satisfy the ever-increasing global food demand. However, the major bottleneck is the absence of...
Report on the PhD Dissertation Thesis Mountaha Youssef
Mrs. Mountaha Youssef is a PhD student at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon and have a fellowship sponsored under ICARDA collaborative project with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) with the supervision...
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication between seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs and thus improve the...
Enhancing a Traditional Water Harvesting Technique in Jordan’s Agro-pastoral Farming System
This Policy Brief draws lessons from research conducted by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) in Jordan, focusing on the development and monitoring of...
Relationship Between Milk Composition And Progression With Fat Mobilization And Fatty Acids Profile On Awassi Sheep
This study aimed at assessing fatty acid composition of milk and fat tail of lactating Awassi ewes during lactation. Animals were maintained under traditional system with feed supplementation and were kept in different farms at Bekaa: Terbol...
Assessment of spatio-temporal vegetation dynamics in tropical arid ecosystem of India using MODIS time-series vegetation indices
In the present study, we analyzed spatio-temporal vegetation dynamics to identify and delineate the vegetation stress zones in tropical arid ecosystem of Anantapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh, India, using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index...
Screening the FIGS Set of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) Germplasm for Tolerance to Terminal Heat and Combined Drought-Heat Stress
Lentil (Lens culinarisMedikus) is one of the most important cool season food legume crops grown in many countries. Seeds are typically rich in protein, fiber, prebiotic carbohydrates and minerals, such as iron and zinc. With changing climate and...
Maize relay intercropping with fodder crops for small-scale farmers in central Brazil
Relay intercropping of maize with fodder crops is a promising option for sustainable intensification of dairy small-scale farms in the Cerrado of Brazil. Twenty-six intercropping trials were conducted on farmers’ fields with the following...
