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Cryptic Diversity Hidden within the Leafminer Genus Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
Leafminer insects of the genus Liriomyza are small flies whose larvae feed on the internal tissue of some of the most important crop plants for the human diet. Several of these pest species are highly uniform from the ...
Grain yield losses due to leaf miner (Liriomyza cicerina R.) in winter- and spring-planted chickpea in Morocco
Chickpea leaf miner (Liriomyza cicerina R.) is one of the main insect pests damaging chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) inthe Mediterranean region.This study assessed yield losses caused by the chickpea leafminer on four improved ...
ICARDA in Lebanon: Partnerships for sustainable agricultural development
ICARDA pursues science-based solutions to meet the national agricultural development needs in Lebanon through partnerships and collaborative research activities. This commitment to explore and support science-based pathways ...
Drought Stress and Rhizobium Nodules Interactions in chickpea
Two hundred four genotypes of chickpea were assessed for various nodule characteristics and morphological traits under two environments, irrigated (well watered) and rain-fed (water stress). The field experiment was conducted ...
Strategies and Innovative Approaches for Food Legumes Seed Delivery in Ethiopia
Seed is the only vehicle in crop technology promotion, adoption and impact enhancement. Legumes play an important role in food and nutritional security of smallholder farmers and sustainability of farming systems in Ethiopia. ...
Social Stabilization through Comprehensive Agricultural Support for Refugee Host Communities in Lebanon: Rainfed Agriculture
This poster made for workshop 1 "Improving agriculture and water productivity" under "Social Stabilization through Comprehensive Agricultural Support for Refugee Host Communities in Lebanon" project
Pulses in Rice-fallows for improved resource use efficiency
Resource use efficiency, especially water resources have become a norm for sustainable and efficient agricultural production systems in the dry areas. While the productivity of few dominant crops has been a major driver ...
Characterization of the main chickpea cropping systems in India using a yield gap analysis approach
Chickpea is an important livelihood option and nutritious food source for many subsistence farming communities in the developing world. Although India is the biggest chickpea producing nation, the demands of its growing ...
Money Matters: The Role of Yields and Profits in Agricultural Technology Adoption
Despite the growing attention to technology adoption in the economics literature, knowledge gaps remain regarding why some valuable technologies are rapidly adopted, while others are not. This paper contributes to our ...
Seed Info No. 55
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication among seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs ...