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Surface Runoff and Drought Assessment Using Global Water Resources Datasets - from Oum Er Rbia Basin to the Moroccan Country Scale
May 01, 2020

Surface Runoff and Drought Assessment Using Global Water Resources Datasets - from Oum Er Rbia Basin to the Moroccan Country Scale

Precipitation and surface runoff vary strongly in space and time across Morocco. The country’s water management is primarily governed at the basin level, following a decentralized approach. However, in some cases, water is shared between basins...

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Pathotype Diversification In The Invasive Psts2 Clonal Lineage Of Puccinia Striiformis F. Sp. Tritici Causing Yellow Rust On Durum And Bread Wheat In Lebanon And Syria In 2010-2011
May 01, 2020

Pathotype Diversification In The Invasive Psts2 Clonal Lineage Of Puccinia Striiformis F. Sp. Tritici Causing Yellow Rust On Durum And Bread Wheat In Lebanon And Syria In 2010-2011

Yellow rust is the major wheat disease in central West Asia and North Africa. Recently, severe epidemics have occurred, with major yield losses in 2010–2011 in Lebanon and Syria. We conducted an extensive field survey, with a collection of 273...

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Seedling And Adult Stage Resistance To Net Form Of Net Blotch (Nfnb) In Spring Barley And Stability Of Adult Stage Resistance To Nfnb In Morocco
May 01, 2020

Seedling And Adult Stage Resistance To Net Form Of Net Blotch (Nfnb) In Spring Barley And Stability Of Adult Stage Resistance To Nfnb In Morocco

This study was conducted to identify stable resistance to net form of net blotch (NFNB) in spring barley in Moroccan environments. Seedling resistance to NFNB was evaluated by inoculating 336 barley genotypes with two NFNB isolates LDNH04Ptt‐19...

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Intellectual Property Day 2020
April 26, 2020

Nurturing Innovation by protecting its architects

By Valerio Graziano, Knowledge Management Officer. ICARDA has long committed to Open Data & Open Access of research by applying approaches that maximize access to science and innovation that work towards a greener future. Open access offers...
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Public-Private Partnership for enhanced conservation agriculture practices: the case of Boudour Zero-Till seeder in Algeria
April 26, 2020

Public-Private Partnership for enhanced conservation agriculture practices: the case of Boudour Zero-Till seeder in Algeria

One of the main hindrances to the adoption of Conservation Agriculture is the limited availability of appropriate and affordable seeding machinery for small to medium sized land-holding farmers. The International Center for Agricultural Research...

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Conservation agriculture wheat harvest in Tunisia
April 22, 2020

Protecting dryland crops in the face of climate change

By Dr. Hatem Cheikh M'hamed, Zied Idoudi and Dr. Aymen Frija As climate change intensifies and global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic spur countries to become more self-sufficient, ICARDA’s research will be critical for the viable future of...
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Gender and Asset Ownership in the Old and New Lands of Egypt
April 21, 2020

Gender and Asset Ownership in the Old and New Lands of Egypt

The Middle East and North Africa region has the lowest level of women’s land ownership in the world, yet little research has explored the barriers and opportunities women face in land ownership in the region. This paper identifies patterns...

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The Effect of Soil Volume Availability on Opuntia ficus-indica Canopy and Root Growth
April 21, 2020

The Effect of Soil Volume Availability on Opuntia ficus-indica Canopy and Root Growth

The study investigated the e_ect of soil volume restriction on the below- and above-ground growth of Opuntia ficus-indica through understanding the limit imposed by root confinement via di_erent soil volumes on root and canopy architecture and...

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Safaa
April 18, 2020

IN THE MEDIA (Guardian UK) - Planting hope: the Syrian who developed virus-resistant super-seeds

Plant virologist Dr Safaa Kumari discovered seeds that could safeguard food security in the region and rescued them from Aleppo.
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Climate And Landscape Mediate Patterns Of Low Lentil Productivity In Nepal
April 16, 2020

Climate And Landscape Mediate Patterns Of Low Lentil Productivity In Nepal

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a cool-season pulse grown in winter cropping cycle in South Asia and provides a major source of nutrition for many low-income households. Lentil productivity is perceived to be sensitive to high rainfall, but...

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