The season under review in this volume represented a milestone in the progress of ICARDA. It marked the end of the service of several veteran Board members and of the Director General, and the election of a new Board Chair and a new Director...
A field experiment in Syria in 1986-1991 tested the efficacy of six four-year crop rotations for the control of Heterodera ciceri on chickpea and grasspea. Crop sequences included cultivation of non-host crops (barley and wheat) for 0, 1, 2 or 3...
A major service provided by the International Centers affiliated with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is the collection, conservation, and evaluation of germplasm. The role of the International Center for...
The 1982/83 season had unusual climatic conditions: rainfall was slightly below average, temperatures were lower (8.4°C vs. 10.2°C), and a new minimum of -9.8°C was recorded in January 1983. Frost was severe, with 52 frost days compared to the...
