We are delighted to launch the ICARDA Annual Report 2019. Please take a moment to discover more about the important work ICARDA carries out to improve the resilience of rural livelihoods in dry areas through our innovative science and research...
The role of women empowerment and labour dependency on adoption of integrated soil fertility management in Malawi
This paper explores the role of women empowerment and labour on enabling farmers to cross two hurdles: adopt and intensify soil fertility management (SFM), coming after six decades of SFM research that disseminated several technologies. Despite...
Identification and characterization of novel penta-podded genotypes in the cultivated lentil
Our study reports the identification of two novel multi-flowering (MF) genotypes, PMF-1 and PMF-2, in cultivated lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.), stably forming up to five flowers per peduncle (FPP) on I2 nodes at multiple flowering nodes (beyond...
Productivity of Abergelle, Central Highland and Woyto-Guji goat breeds in Ethiopia
The objective of this paper was to evaluate the productivity of three indigenous goat breeds from Ethiopia namely Abergelle (AB), Central Highland (CH) and Woyto-Guji (WG) based on their kids’ total live weight at three months (LWW), survival...
Exploring the chemotypes underlying important agronomic and consumer traits in cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz)
A broad diversity of phenotypes are available within the cassava germplasm collections. The phenotypes include improved nutritional, starch or culinary root quality as well as abiotic and biotic resistance properties. Some of these traits can be...
Seroprevalence of anti‐Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis antibodies in female sheep in Tunisia
Paratuberculosis (Ptb) is a widespread chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) that affects both domestic and wild ruminants. Most of the studies focused on cattle while, the prevalence of Ptb in sheep in...
UAV-Based Multispectral Phenotyping for Disease Resistance to Accelerate Crop Improvement under Changing Climate Conditions
Accelerating crop improvement for increased yield and better adaptation to changing climatic conditions is an issue of increasing urgency in order to satisfy the ever-increasing global food demand. However, the major bottleneck is the absence of...
Report on the PhD Dissertation Thesis Mountaha Youssef
Mrs. Mountaha Youssef is a PhD student at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon and have a fellowship sponsored under ICARDA collaborative project with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) with the supervision...
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication between seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs and thus improve the...
