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Taoufiq Ben Ammar makes his living from wheat cropping, weaned lambs, dairy cows.
October 02, 2015

Revisiting Vetch with Farmers Promotes Zero-Till Practice

Taoufiq Ben Ammar lives on one of the dales in Chouarnia (district of Siliana, Tunisia) and his livelihood is intrinsically linked to what he sells from wheat cropping, weaned lambs and a couple of dairy cows. He is one of 18 farmers in...

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October 01, 2015

Quarterly Newsletter - Issue 3, October 2015

'Big Data' Spells Big News for Crop Breeding Programs.
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Third visit Activities Report on Ph.D. Research Fellowship (Sufian Suliman Mohammed), from 10 May - 9 September 2015
September 30, 2015

Third visit Activities Report on Ph.D. Research Fellowship (Sufian Suliman Mohammed), from 10 May - 9 September 2015

The third visit to ICARDA site was organized to do part of the doctoral study - needed to do the quality analysis for the wheat materials that was planted in the field experiments at second season, in addition to association mapping analysis.

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Effect of sowing time, varieties and plant growth regulators on growth, physiological indices and productivity of coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
September 30, 2015

Effect of sowing time, varieties and plant growth regulators on growth, physiological indices and productivity of coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

A field experiment was conducted during winter (rabi) seasons of 2011–12 and 2012–13 at Agronomy Farm, Jobner, Rajasthan, to study the response of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) varieties to plant-growth regulators under normal and late-sown...

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A scientist at work at the Tel Hadya Genebank, in Aleppo, Syria.
September 26, 2015

Press Release: ICARDA safeguards world heritage of genetic resources during the conflict in Syria

AMMAN, Jordan: The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) has requested in September 2015 to be provided with part of its genetic materials that has been duplicated in the Svalbard Seed Vault in Norway. ICARDA needs...

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Characterization for DUS descriptors and environmental interaction studies for grain protein and starch content in barley (H. vulgare)
September 25, 2015

Characterization for DUS descriptors and environmental interaction studies for grain protein and starch content in barley (H. vulgare)

This study was carried out to characterize released Indian barley varieties for distinctiveness, uniformity and stability during rabi, 2012-13 and 2013-14 at Karnal and Faizabad. A total 79 genotypes were observed with erect growth habit, while...

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Evaluation of faba bean breeding lines for spectral indices, yield traits and yield stability under diverse environments
September 22, 2015

Evaluation of faba bean breeding lines for spectral indices, yield traits and yield stability under diverse environments

Drought is a major limiting factor in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) production in the Mediterranean region, which is known for its irregular water distribution and moderate moisture levels (similar to 500 mm rainfall). In this study, faba bean...

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Harvesting wheat in Kano, Nigeria.
September 21, 2015

Impacts of international wheat improvement research: 1994 - 2014

Improved wheat varieties developed using CGIAR breeding lines, either in cross-pollinations or as direct releases, cover more than 100 million hectares — nearly two-thirds of the area sown to improved wheat worldwide, new research (Lantican et...

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Figure of a woman, pre-dynastic Egypt, 3500–3400 BCE (Brooklyn Museum).
September 19, 2015

An Open Letter to Heads of State attending the 70th UN General Assembly

Co-advancement of Agricultural and Natural Resource Management within the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The 17 global goals which you have supported the creation of are an unrivalled span of human aspiration covering everything from sharing...

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Genetic Diversity in Lens Species Revealed by EST and Genomic Simple Sequence Repeat Analysis
September 18, 2015

Genetic Diversity in Lens Species Revealed by EST and Genomic Simple Sequence Repeat Analysis

Low productivity of pilosae type lentils grown in South Asia is attributed to narrow genetic base of the released cultivars which results in susceptibility to biotic and abiotic stresses. For enhancement of productivity and production...

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