Ethiopian barley landraces: useful resistant sources to manage Barley yellow dwarf and other foliar diseases constraining productivity
One hundred sixty-five advanced lines were subjected to marker-assisted selection using Cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence-polymerase chain reaction (CAPS-PCR) primer against Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) resistant Yd2 gene. In addition...
Risk Factors for Reproductive Disorders and Major Infectious Causes of Abortion in Sheep in the Highlands of Ethiopia
Community-based sheep breeding programs (CBBPs) were established in Ethiopia since 2010. Improved rams from CBBPs need to be disseminated. However, there is a risk of transmitting reproductive diseases to other community flocks. To investigate...
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...
Improving food security and sustainable natural resources management through enhancing integrated agricultural production systems in the Arabian Peninsula 2014-2019
This publication demonstrates the scope of research and human resources development over the period between January 2014 and March 2019. It highlights some of the accomplishments as the result of the collaborative efforts among the seven...
Effet de la fertilisation minérale sur la culture du riz ( Oryza sativa L.) et du blé dur ( Triticum durum Desf.) dans la vallée du fleuve Sénégal
Le travail a pour objectif de déterminer les combinaisons d'élément nutritif N, P et K optimal pour améliorer la productivité et la rentabilité du riz et du blé dans la vallée du fleuve Sénégal. Des expérimentations ont été conduites au niveau...
Loci Controlling Adaptation to Heat Stress Occurring at the Reproductive Stage in Durum Wheat
Heat stress occurring during the reproductive stage of wheat has a detrimental effect on productivity. A durum wheat core set was exposed to simulated terminal heat stress by applying plastic tunnels at the time of flowering over two seasons...
Impact of rangeland rehabilitation strategies on drought resilience in Jordan
Degradation of the Jordanian rangelands jeopardizes the food security and sustainable development of the country. In response, organizations have implemented micro-water harvesting, controlled grazing and protection rehabilitation techniques to...
Twenty-eight trainees from nine countries - Yemen, Morocco, Italy, India, Tunisia, Palestine, Algeria, Iraq and Jordan - participated in a training course on cactus pear evaluation and best-agronomic practices.
EU delegation observes the benefits of raised-bed technologies
As the present phase of the European Union Joint Rural Development Programme nears its completion, representatives of the European Union and the Ambassador of Italy in Egypt visited Fayoum to see the multiple benefits of raised-bed technologies first-hand.
