Human and insect pollinator perceived floral colors of 81 species of angiosperms (flowering plants) from Trivandrum (Kerala, India) was represented using the CIE 1976 L*a*b* color space and color hexagon, respectively. The floral color...
Variation for seed protein and ODAP content in grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) germplasm collections
Development of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) varieties with low seed anti-nutritional factor, β-N-Oxalyl-L-α, βdiaminopropionic acid (ODAP) content but with high seed protein content would be beneficial for human consumption. In this study, a...
Impact of climate change and agricultural practices on irrigation water requirements under Nile delta conditions
Agriculture in Egypt consumes about 80% of the available water resources. With an ever-increasing demand and a relatively fixed supply of fresh water, every drop of water should be treated as a drop of life. Consequently, effective on-farm...
Effective management of on-farm irrigation for some major crops in Egypt using CROPWAT model
Field experiments were carried out (2013/2014 and 2014/2015 for wheat; 2014 and 2015 for maize) at the two sites of Giza area (Giza governorate, represented to Middle Egypt) and Shandaweel area (Sohag governorate, represented to Upper Egypt)...
Release of a New Faba Bean Variety "Chourouk" Resistant to the Parasitic Plants Orobanche foetida Poir. and Orobanche crenata Forsk. in Tunisia
The broomrapes (Orobanche spp. and Phelipanche spp.) aretroublesome holoparasitic plants, completely dependent on their hosts for their nutritional requirements; water and nutrients. Orobanche crenata,O. cumana, O. foetida, O. minor,Phelipanche...
A 'systems' approach to serve communities in the dry areas
In the face of complex dryland agro-ecosystems, research efforts often address only a part of the problem rather than deal with all its dimensions. This restrictive sectoral approach tends to rely on narrow perspectives, unrealistic...
The dry areas of the developing world face extreme levels of land and water degradation, and climate change is making an already desperate situation significantly worse. Farmers have to contend with less rainfall and more erratic distribution...
Established in 1985, ICARDA's genebank offers a valuable collection of resources for drylands agrobiodiversity, holding in trust more than 157,000 accessions.
