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Chickpea yield losses due to Leaf miner (Liriomyza cicerina)
Chickpea leaf miner (Liriomyza cicerina R) is one of the main insect pests damaging chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.) in the Mediterranean region. The surveys carried out in 2014 and 2015 in the regions of
Abda- Doukala, ...
Preliminary microscopic and mineralogical characterization of relict calcretes in Morocco
The objective of this study is a micromorphological and mineralogical characterization of the calcretes outcropping in the area of central Morocco where these formations show an interesting variability of both macro and ...
Poverty and Olive Oil: Options for Inclusive Development in Southern Tunisia
Tunisia is the third largest exporter of olive oil globally, with export earnings accounting for approximately
half of the value of all agricultural exports for the republic. Predominantly mixed and marketed under
Spanish ...
Wide range of genetic variabilrty for herbicide tolerance in Faba bean
Weeds have emerged as major constraint to faba bean productivity. A study was caried out to evaluate
faba bean lines to post-emergence herbicides with 210 g a.i.lha Metribuzin (photosynthesis inhibitor, PI), 82 ga.i.lha ...
Biophysical and Econometric analysis of adoption of soil and water conservation techniques in the semiarid region of Sidi Bouzid (Central Tunisia)
Synthesis Paper prepared to be presented as an oral presentation at the 5th EUROSOIL International Congress (http://www.eurosoil2016istanbul.org/themes-and-topics/) Istanbul 2016 - 17-22 July, 2016 – Istanbul – Turkey
Land ...
Wheat breeding for multiple stress tolerance at ICARDA: Achievements and prospects
Wheat is the principal food crop in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region with average consumption of 200 kg/capita/year. The productivity of wheat in the region is very low (2.5 t/ha) principally due to ...
Recent status of Moroccan faba bean landraces: collection, characterization and utilization
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an important food and feed legume crop in Morocco with a multitude of uses. Morocco is known to be an important center for diversity for faba bean. However, the erosion of faba bean genetic ...
Effect of sowing date and seed treatment on food legume insects
In Morocco food legume crops are attacked by a number of insect pests. Among the important pests are
Sitona weevil and Stem borer on faba bean and pea aphid on lentil. Seed treatment with systemic
insecticides is becoming ...
Climate Change, Gender, Decision-making Power, and Migration into the Saiss Region of Morocco
Studies on migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have so far focused on migration to urban areas (local cities and European countries). Little research has explored internal migration into rural areas. ...
Achievements of the national faba bean (viciafubal.) breeding program in Tunisia
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is the most important grain legume cultivated in Tunisia. In the northern favorable regions of the country, it play an important role in the wheat based cropping systems due to its ability to fox ...