Response of two varieties of lentil to soil salinity
Two varieties of lentil were grown in tanks filled with clay, and were irrigated with waters containing three different levels of salinity. Salinity affected the germination and survival of the seedlings; the pre-dawn leaf-water potential and...
This issue of Caravan chronicles ICARDA’s efforts in developing a research strategy and a need-based research program for the CAC region. In doing so, ICARDA played a major role in bringing together all partners, most importantly donors. The...
Integrated Pest management (IPM) of Insect Pests - Russian Wheat Aphid Project: Evaluation of Durum Wheat for Russian Wheat Aphid Resistance Experiment 2000
Datasets of IPM of insect pests - Russian Wheat Aphid Project: Evaluation of Durum Wheat for Russian Wheat Aphid Resistance Experiment 2000.
Germany possesses one of the world’s leading industrialized economies and has for many years been actively funding overseas development projects through the annual allocation of many millions of Deutschmarks. Like all partnerships, there have...
Unlocking the Potential of Plant Genetic Resources with Genome-Wide Prediction
The International Day of Biological Diversity 2024,’ themed “Be part of the plan”, reflects how ICARDA’s genebanks are bio-digital resource centers where useful traits within plant genetic resources are selected according to predictions of their performance.
Hyperspectral Vegetation Indices for Determining Agricultural Crop Characteristics
The objective of this paper is to determine spectral bands that are best suited for characterizing agricultural crop biophysical variables. The data for this study comes from ground-level hyperspectral reflectance measurements of cotton, potato...
The challenges in the dry areas are many and varied in their intensity to constrain agriculture for the resource-poor farmer. Underlying these challenges is, however, a common factor—water, or at least scarcity of this precious commodity. It is...
Management alternatives for improved durum wheat production under supplemental irrigation in Syria
In the Mediterranean zone, efforts to optimize combinations of supplemental irrigation (SI), improved varieties, nitrogen (N) and sowing dates aim to improve and stabilize cereal yields and maintain quality, especially for durum wheat. Thus, a 4...
Survey for chickpea and lentil virus diseases in Ethiopia
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) are among the major cool-season food legumes grown in Ethiopia. Fungal and viral diseases are important factors limiting production of these two crops in the Country. As there is...
Inheritance and Linkage Analysis of Frost Injury in Lentil
Radiation-frost injury is an important abiotic constraint to lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) production in West Asia, but no information has been published on the inheritance of radiation-frost injury in lentil. The objectives of the study were...
