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A landscape showing different severity levels of land degradation related to different farming practices (photo credit: Claudio Zucca)
March 07, 2016

Pioneering research findings by ICARDA scientists

ICARDA takes pride in the innovative research studies conducted by its scientists. Below here we present three studies that were recently published in some top-notch journals in the areas of sustainable land management, hydrology and plant genetics.
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March 01, 2016

Quarterly Newsletter - Issue 5, March 2016

Can sowing the seeds without tilling give better results than the age-old practice of ploughing?
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Terbol, Lebanon

Classical Wheat Breeding

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World Food Prize laureate, Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram inaugurates ICARDA's Global Pulses Research Platform near Bhopal, India
February 24, 2016

ICARDA’s Global Pulses Research Platform inaugurated in India

ICARDA launches a Global Pulses Research Platform in India to increase the region’s pulses production and reduce dependencies on imports.
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Fast-forward genetics by radiation hybrids to saturate the locus regulating nuclear–cytoplasmic compatibility in Triticum
February 24, 2016

Fast-forward genetics by radiation hybrids to saturate the locus regulating nuclear–cytoplasmic compatibility in Triticum

… (scs) genes control nuclear–cytoplasmic compatibility in wheat (genus Triticum). Alloplasmic cells, which have … of this rhomboid exists on all homoeologous chromosomes of wheat, and depending on the specific cytoplasm each copy is … for the control of nuclear–cytoplasmic compatibility in wheat. … Filippo Maria Bassi … Filippo Bassi, Farhad …
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Increasing salinity is a growing problem in many countries that adversely impacts food production and farm profitability
February 23, 2016

Combating salinity to increase food production

In an interesting research finding, scientists have identified a salt tolerant gene in soybean that also increases grain yield. This opens up possibilities for exploring similar traits in other legumes as well.
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Pulses, a staple food source for poor families in India, have become very expensive
February 22, 2016

Science to Offer Strategic Solutions to India’s Pulses Dilemma

ICARDA's new pulses platform to boost declining pulses production in India through sustainable intensification of cropping systems.
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Assessing Plant Genetic Resources for Climate- Change Adaptive Traits Heat Traits
February 22, 2016

Assessing Plant Genetic Resources for Climate- Change Adaptive Traits Heat Traits

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An innovative community-based breeding project in Central Asia that has linked livestock producers and rural women to global yarn markets
February 18, 2016

Investing in agricultural research for inclusive and sustainable development

IFAD showcased the impacts from its Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) funded projects at the 39th session of its Governing Council convened in Rome, 17-18 February 2016.
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Flood irrigation in Egypt
February 16, 2016

Scientists alert on dire need to revamp large-scale irrigation systems for food security and sustainability

Scientists conclude large-scale irrigation systems are dangerously under-performing and call for overhaul.
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