Filters

Types

Displaying 1791 - 1800 items out of 2979 results
Publication
Comparative Agronomy Performance and Reaction to Fusarium Wilt of Lens culinaris X L. orientalis and L. culinaris X L. ervoides derivatives.
July 13, 2017

Comparative Agronomy Performance and Reaction to Fusarium Wilt of Lens culinaris X L. orientalis and L. culinaris X L. ervoides derivatives.

The development of transgressive phenotype in the segregating populations has been speculated to contribute to niche divergence of hybrid lineages, which occurs most frequently at larger genetic distances. Wild Lens species are considered to be...

Read more
News
Mr. Abousabaa receives a present from Dr. Fentahun Mengistu, Director General of EIAR
July 12, 2017

ICARDA Director General visits Ethiopia

The Director General of ICARDA Mr. Aly Abousabaa visited ICARDA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Program and Research Platform in Ethiopia on 12-15 June 2017.
Read more
Publication
Measuring trust and commitment in collective actions: Evidence from farmers’ marketing organizations in rural Ethiopia
July 10, 2017

Measuring trust and commitment in collective actions: Evidence from farmers’ marketing organizations in rural Ethiopia

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the theoretical and empirical possibility of measuring trust and commitment in collective actions. Design/methodology/approach The study employs choice experiments to estimate trust implicitly as...

Read more
News
Barley harvesting in Jordan's Badia. Photo credit: Sanobar Khudaybergenova, ICARDA.
July 06, 2017

ICARDA project highlighted in UNFCCC TEC brief

IFAD-funded ICARDA project on “Barley-livestock systems for better climate change resilience in Jordan is Iraq is featured in the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee’s new bried titled “South-south and triangular cooperation on technologies...

Read more
Blog
July 04, 2017

Studying changes in Jordan’s barley genetic diversity and structure

A recently published analysis demonstrates for the first time temporal variation in Jordan’s barley landrace diversity.
Read more
Publication
The use of AMMI model for interpreting genotype x environment interaction in durum wheat
July 03, 2017

The use of AMMI model for interpreting genotype x environment interaction in durum wheat

Durum wheat (Triticum durum) is one of the most important cereal crops in the Mediterranean region; however, its cultivation suffers from low yield due to environmental constrains. The main objectives of this study were to (i) assess genotype ×...

Read more
Blog
July 02, 2017

Adapting durum wheat varieties to the Senegal River Basin

The durum wheat breeding initiative helps farmers raise their incomes and diversify their diets.
Read more
Blog
July 02, 2017

How does local biodiversity respond to human pressures?

A global database helps identify how land use and related pressures influence the occurrence, abundance, and diversity of wildlife species.
Read more
Publication
ICARDA Annual Report 2016
June 30, 2017

ICARDA Annual Report 2016

2016 was the hottest year on record – the third consecutive record-breaking year. It was a sign that we have to act fast to enhance the resilience of dryland farmers, who not only have to contend with more extreme temperatures but also face...

Read more
Publication
Sustainable management of chickpea pod borer. A review
June 30, 2017

Sustainable management of chickpea pod borer. A review

The pod borer [Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)] is responsible for causing up to 90% damage in chickpea due to its regular occurrence from the vegetative growth to the pod formation stage. In order to manage this problem...

Read more