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Screening of Some Chickpea Genotypes for Salinity Tolerance in a Mediterranean Environment
To understand the mechanisms that affect the response to salinity of legumes, six chickpea genotypes
were tested in sand-filled pots in the greenhouse. The chickpea seeds were irrigated with water of four
different ...
Key takeaways from IWMI’s participation at the first-ever MENA Climate Week
The blog is on the Q&A discussion by Vidhisha Samarasekara, IWMI’s Strategic Program Director for Water, Climate Change, and Resilience, at the MENA Climate Week. In this Q&A, she discusses the conference’s influence in ...
Adaptation and Stability Analysis of ICARDA Durum Wheat Elites across 18 Countries
Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) is the 10th most important crop in the world, and its cultivation occurs on a vast array of international agroenvironments. However, its wide international adaptation is only marginally ...
Food Legume Nurseries: International Nursery Report 1978/79
This report summarises the data received from scientists who cooperate with the food legume improvement (FLIP) at ICARDA, for the 1978/79 crop season on replicated yield trials,non-replicated screening, and disease nurseries ...
Changes suffered by the Mediterranean rangelands in the recent past: ICARDA’s experience
In the harsh agro-climatic environment of Central and West Asia and North Africa that the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) seeks to serve, rangelands are of considerable environmental, ...
Food Legume Nurseries: International Nursery Report 1980/81
The main objective of the program is to provide a mechanism for the multi-location testing of the genetic material of chickpea, faba beans, and lentils originating from national and International programs.
The testing aims ...
The Impact of International and National Investment in Barley Germplasm Improvement in the Developing Countries
Barley grain is used for animal feed, malt and food for human consumption. Archaeological evidence shows that barley was used in human food several thousand years ago (Bhatty, 1992). Although replaced by wheat and rice in ...
Farm Resource Management Program Annual Report 1994
This report summarizes the key accomplishments and efforts of the Farm Resource Management Program at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in 1994.
Legume Program Annual Report 1991
In a continuing effort to enhance the complementary research and improve the efficiency of the use of available resources, ICARDA decided in September 1990 to consolidate research and training on the improvement of food ...
Efficient and sustainable production of faba bean
Faba bean is mainly grown under rain-fed conditions, although irrigated production is important in Egypt, parts of China and Central Asia. China is the leading producer with a wide range of intensive rotation and inter-crop ...