With its multi-functionality, spineless cactus has become one of the most promising 'under-utilized species' of the dry regions. Used for centuries by traditional rural farmers, it is only since ICARDA's peer-reviewed research and dryland...
ICARDA's efforts to promote dryland forage legumes are based on genetic resources, seed production, and management. Research based on several long‐term barley‐ and wheat‐based rotation trials have demonstrated forage legumes' viability...
ICARDA breeding efforts are underway to reduce the neurotoxin content in grass pea, as well as to improve its seed yield and biomass, to provide a remunerative crop for safe consumption by humans and animals. Grass pea is a multi-purpose, hardy...
ICARDA is improving the productivity and yield stability of faba bean by aiming to make sure responses to biotic and abiotic stress factors, such as climatic conditions and diseases, are effectively controlled and inherent yield potential is...
Since 1977, ICARDA has released more than 250 barley varieties in 46 countries under CGIAR's Global Barley Breeding Program. The ICARDA genebank network and research stations in North Africa and West and South Asia test the new barley varieties...
Recognizing Kabuli chickpea's ability to grow in poor, rainfed soils, ICARDA's breeding program improves the crop by breeding-in heat and disease resistance traits while introducing the crop into rotation with conventional cereal crops and other...
With expertise in the Near East Fertile Crescent, ICARDA has long recognized the potential of lentil and is seeking ways to take advantage of its high nutritional value and low water use that makes it well adapted to cereal-based cropping in dry...
