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Farm Restructuring and Land Consolidation in Uzbekistan: New Farms with Old Barriers
In this article we investigate the potential for and limitations of land consolidation as a tool for rural development in transitional environments, focusing on the Khorezm region in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. We frame our ...
First Report Of Potato Virus Y In Potato In Tajikistan
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is widely grown as a staple food and cash crop in Tajikistan and is an important food security crop in the country. In June 2011, we conducted a survey of potatoes in farmers' fields in the ...
Improved winter wheat genotypes for Central and West Asia
High grain yield and resistance to stripe (yellow) rust are the most important traits for successful adoption of winter wheat varieties in Central and West Asia. This study was conducted to determine the stripe rust response ...
The assessment of spatial distribution of soil salinity risk using neural network
Soil salinity in the Aral Sea Basin is one
of the major limiting factors of sustainable crop
production. Leaching of the salts before planting
season is usually a prerequisite for crop establishment
and predetermined water ...
Conservation agriculture in Central Asia—What do we know and where do we go from here?
Rainfed and irrigated agricultural systems have supported livelihoods in the five Central Asian countries
(CAC) for millennia, but concerns for sustainability and efficient use of land and water resources are longstanding.
During ...