How Turkey can help to guarantee future world food supplies
Last week Izmir hosted more than 80 of the world’s leading scientists in the field of plant genetic resources. As a meeting of scientists responsible for safeguarding crop diversity, the meeting could not have been more important.
Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Yield and Grain Quality Traits in Winter Wheat Genotypes
The main goal of this study was to investigate the genetic basis of yield and grain quality traits in winter wheat genotypes using association mapping approach, and identify linked molecular markers for marker assisted selection. A total of 120...
An Integrated Watershed Approach to Mitigating Land Degradation and Improving Livelihoods
Ethiopia has tremendous agricultural potential with vast areas of fertile land, diverse climate, abundant rainfall and a large labor force. Yet agriculture remains underdeveloped and poverty persists, especially in rural areas. Drought continues...
Statistical Design, Data Analysis and Biometrical Techniques in Agricultural Research
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October 16, 2015
Total Factor Productivity Growth of the Tunisian Agricultural Sector: A review of historical trends and main determinants
The objective of this paper is to calculate the total factors productivity (TFP) growth of the Tunisian agricultural sector, between 1961 and 2012, and to assess its main determinants. Data about agricultural inputs and outputs was collected for...
Field evaluation of durum wheat landraces forprevailing abiotic and biotic stresses in highlandrainfed regions of Iran
Biotic and abiotic stresses are major limiting factors for high crop productivity worldwide. A landrace collection consisting of 380 durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum) entries originating in several countries along with four check...