ICARDA at the Salon International de l’Agriculture au Maroc (SIAM) 2024
Please visit us at the joint ICARDA-FAO booth at SIAM’s International Pavilion. Most events will take place at the “Agora pour la Résilience” (event space behind the ICARDA-FAO booth).
Genetic diversity analysis of Azerbaijani bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes with simple sequence repeat markers linked to drought tolerance
Water stress causes large agricultural losses worldwide and deteriorates its quality. Drought tolerance in plants is a complex trait governed by multigenes and infleunce of various environmental factors affecting the expression of these genes...
Genomic selection in plant breeding: Key factors shaping two decades of progress
Genomic selection, the application of genomic prediction (GP) models to select candidate individuals, has significantly advanced in the past two decades, effectively accelerating genetic gains in plant breeding. This article provides a holistic...
Celebrating Farmers’ Day and Partners’ Meet at ICARDA India’s Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP)
To celebrate the foundation of the Food Legume Research Platform, ICARDA organized a Partners Meet and Farmers' Day on 24th February 2024, bringing together over 500 farmers, collaborators, and scientists from partner institutes.
Durum wheat heat tolerance loci defined via a north–south gradient
The global production of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) is hindered by a constant rise in the frequency of severe heat stress events. To identify heat-tolerant germplasm, three different germplasm panels (“discovery,” “investigation,” and...
Advantageous spike-to-stem competition for assimilates contributes to the reduction in grain number loss in wheat spikes under water deficit stress
This study was conducted to investigate the mechanisms of assimilate distribution and sugar metabolism in spike-stem that inhibit the formation of fertile florets and grains per spike in winter wheat under pre-reproductive drought stress. Two...
Resistance of Moroccan Wheat Lines Against the Root-Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus Thornei
The root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus thornei, causes high yield losses in rainfed wheat fields in Morocco, as well as worldwide. Growing resistant varieties is one of the most effective methods for controlling nematodes. Therefore, a...
In celebration of World Pulses Day, Dr. Aladdin Hamwieh, Crop Breeder and Biotechnologist at ICARDA, highlights the remarkable nutritional value of pulses and their powerful resilience amidst the climate crisis in an op-ed.
