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Indian women grinding grasspea. In collaboration with national partners like ICAR, ICARDA is developing low toxin grasspea varieties
October 01, 2017

Decreasing grasspea toxicity and increasing its agricultural uptake

Although grasspea contains toxins that are dangerous for human health, improved cultivars are making this hardy pulse an increasingly viable option.
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Technical Report on Training Course Sheep and Goat Production
October 01, 2017

Technical Report on Training Course Sheep and Goat Production

The main objectives of the course are as follow: 1. To strengthen capacity in livestock research and extension in the field of sheep and goats’ production; 2. To share new advances in the different areas of sheep and goats management (system...

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Analysis of crop residue use in small holder mixed farms in Ethiopia
October 01, 2017

Analysis of crop residue use in small holder mixed farms in Ethiopia

Determinants of the use of cereal and pulse residue for livestock feeding and soil mulching among smallholder farmers in the mixed farming system were analyzed. Crop residue (CR) is dual purpose resources in the mixed crop–livestock systems of...

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Allelic variation at high-molecular weight and low-molecular weight glutenin subunit genes in Moroccan bread wheat and durum wheat cultivars
October 01, 2017

Allelic variation at high-molecular weight and low-molecular weight glutenin subunit genes in Moroccan bread wheat and durum wheat cultivars

Glutenin is a major protein fraction contributing to the functional properties of gluten and dough. The glutenin constitutes 30–40% of the protein in wheat flour and about half of that in gluten. It is essential to identify correct glutenin...

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Economic Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Sub Surface Irrigation Technology in Iraq
September 30, 2017

Economic Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Sub Surface Irrigation Technology in Iraq

Iraq suffering from leakage in the water resources, therefore it scourging it farmers to adopting new technologies in irrigation. The results showed that the variables (age of farmer, level of education of farmers and source of access to...

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Genome wide association studies (GWAS) of element contents in grain with a special focus on zinc and iron in a world collection of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
September 30, 2017

Genome wide association studies (GWAS) of element contents in grain with a special focus on zinc and iron in a world collection of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Genome wide association studies (GWAS) were carried out to map Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) associated with element contents in the grain using 336 spring barley. Of the elements analyzed, Fe content ranged from 21.9 to 91.0 mg kg1, Zn from 10...

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Genome-wide association study for agronomic and physiological traits in spring wheat evaluated in a range of heat prone environments
September 30, 2017

Genome-wide association study for agronomic and physiological traits in spring wheat evaluated in a range of heat prone environments

We undertook large-scale genetic analysis to determine marker-trait associations (MTAs) underlying agronomic and physiological performance in spring wheat using genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Field trials were conducted at seven sites...

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September 26, 2017

Agriculture and climate change: how can we strengthen resilience and raise productivity?

Adapting to climate change and reducing the risk of instability requires renewed investments in agricultural research for development.
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September 26, 2017

Former ICARDA PhD researcher receives prestigious award

Former ICARDA researcher receives prestigious award for an academic paper on the Center’s participatory breeding program.
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September 26, 2017

Revitalizing agriculture in West Asia and North Africa

A recent meeting in Beirut discussed a new regional partnership to support agricultural research for development in West Asia and North Africa.
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