Filippo Bassi is a senior scientist leading ICARDA's Durum Wheat Breeding Program, which aims to deliver superior varieties with increased yields against a backdrop of rapid climate change. He also works in Ethiopia, India, Senegal, Mauritania...
Dr. Mesut Keser is a wheat breeder who specializes in winter and facultative wheat. Before joining ICARDA, he worked with Turkey’s national agricultural research system, where his team developed 19 cultivars (14 bread wheat, three durum wheat...
Dr. Wuletaw Tadesse Degu leads the spring bread wheat breeding program at ICARDA. Before joining the Center in 2010 he worked at CIMMYT as a postdoctoral wheat breeder and in the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute as a crop breeder. Dr...
Dr. Yigezu Atnafe Yigezu is an agricultural economist with a focus on international development. He has research interest and experience in various areas of agricultural development, including production economics, technology adoption, out...
Dr. Fouad Maalouf joined ICARDA as a senior scientist in 2007. His current research focuses on fava bean improvement. He has supervised 19 students on different aspects of fava bean breeding, and has authored or co-authored more than 42 research...
Abdul Majid has over 40 years of professional experience in management and research positions, and has worked on many different aspects of agricultural research for development. He currently manages several projects from ICARDA’s Pakistan Office...
Sripada Udupa is a senior scientist (biotechnology) with over 25 years of experience using genomics and biotechnology tools for crop improvement. He helped to establish ICARDA’s biotechnology research and laboratory, and has been working with...
Effect of temperature on the expression of resistance to Hessian fly (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in durum wheat cultivars
Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say) is a destructive insect pest occurring in many wheat growing areas of the world. The most effective management option for controlling Hessian fly is the use of resistant wheat cultivars carrying specific...
Effect of olive tree leaves and twigs on intake, digestibility, growth performance and blood variables of Shami goats
The effect of replacing wheat straw and a portion of commercial concentrate with olive twigs and leaves treated with urea and molasses on nutrient digestibility, growth performance and blood variables was determined. Forty‐two Shami goat kids...
