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Save and Grow in practice. Maize, rice, wheat: A guide to sustainable cereal production
This guide describes the practical application of FAO’s ‘Save and Grow’ model of sustainable crop production intensification to the world’s key food security crops: maize, rice and wheat. With examples from Africa, Asia
and ...
Reclamation and salt leaching efficiency for tile drained saline-sodic soil using marginal quality water for irrigating rice and wheat crops
Due to increased population and urbanization, freshwater demand for domestic purposes has increased resulting in a smaller proportion for irrigation of crops. We carried out a 3-year field experiment in the Indus Plains ...
Environmental and Economic Benefits of Saline-Sodic Soil Reclamation Using Low-quality Water and Soil Amendments in Conjunction with a Rice–Wheat Cropping System
A combination of appropriate crop rotation(s) and management interventions has the potential to transform saline-sodic soil and water resources from an environmental burden into an economic asset. We carried out 2-year ...
Role of crop competition in managing weeds in rice, wheat, and maize in India: A review
In India, the three staple food crops viz., rice, wheat, and maize, contribute more than four-fifths of the
total food grain production. Among the several factors limiting their productivity, weeds account for
about 40%. ...
Focus on Seed Programs The Seed Industry in Iraq
Iraq is an important primary and
secondary center of domestication for
many crops such as wheat, barley, lentil,
chickpea and medics. The country has a
great potential for agricultural development
with a total area of 44 ...
Crop Type Map of Fergana, 2014
Crop type map of the Fergana Valley
Focus on Seed Programs The Kyrgyzstan Seed Industry
Kyrgyzstan is one of the smallest
countries in Central Asia bordering
Kazakhstan in the north, China in
the east, Tajikistan in the south and
Uzbekistan in the west. Seventy percent of
the country is situated more than ...
Development of a species-specific PCR to detect the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera latipons
Several Heterodera species can reduce the yield of wheat and barley, among which H. avenae, H. filipjevi and H. latipons are economically the most important. Their identification, based on morphological characteristics, ...
Managing Salinity in Iraq's Agriculture: Current State, Causes, and Impacts
This report is the first in a series of publications that comprise the Iraq Salinity Assessment.
This report documents the current state, causes, impacts of salinity in central and southern
Iraq. Other reports in the ...
Focus on Seed Programs The Pakistan Seed Industry
Pakistan is located between 24o and
37oN latitude and 61o and 75oE
longitude; and it is bordered by
Afghanistan and Iran in the west and China
and India in the east. The total area of the
country is 79.6 million ha comprising ...