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Relationships of grain delta C-13 and delta O-18 with wheat phenology and yield under water-limited conditions
Stable carbon isotope composition (delta C-13) of dry matter has been widely investigated as a selection tool in cereal breeding programmes. However, reports on the possibilities of using stable oxygen isotope composition ...
Report of the Stripe Review of Corporate Governance of CGIAR Centers
ICARDA Response through Alliance Board, to Recommendations of Stripe Review on Corporate Governance of CGIAR Centers
Phosphorous fertilizer efficiency and mycorrhizal infection in corn genotypes
In a world of limited resources and inexorable pressure to produce food for burgeoning populations, innovative approaches are needed to exploit these resources in a sustainable manner. Phosphorous (P) fertilizers are used ...
Seed Info No. 33
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and communication among seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. The purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs, which supply quality ...
Identification and validation of a core set of informative genic SSR and SNP markers for assaying functional diversity in barley
A 'core set' of 28 simple sequence repeat (SSR) and 28 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for barley was developed after screening six diverse genotypes (DGs) representing six countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, ...
A human-modified ecological hotspot: Jabbul salt lake
Jabbul salt lake (or sebkha) is a hydrologically-closed agro-ecosystem in NW Syria, which includes a seasonal lake (28,000 ha), seasonal shorelines and surrounding agricultural villages. This place is rich in agricultural ...
Rainfed wheat-based rotations under Mediterranean conditions: Crop sequences, nitrogen fertilization, and stubble grazing in relation to grain and straw quality
Crop rotations have evolved as a strategy to obtain harvestable yields in stressed environments due to improved water-use efficiency, nitrogen (N) fixation, and breaking diseases cycles. While fallowing or growing legume ...
Prevalence of, and risk factors for, brucellosis in Awassi sheep in Southern Jordan
A cross-sectional study was carried out during the period between July 2003 and June 2005 to investigate the epidemiology of ovine brucellosis in Southern Jordan. Serum samples from 1380 sheep corresponding to 66 flocks ...
Evolution of Physiologic Races and Virulence of Puccinia striiformis on Wheat in Syria and Lebanon
Virulence–avirulence phenotypes of Puccinia striiformis isolates collected in Lebanon and
Syria were determined on seedlings of the wheat–yellow rust differential genotypes. We found
25 and 11 physiologic races over 6 years ...
Micro-Finance in the Dry Areas: a Case Study in Syria
Lack of finance is often the key barrier to technology adoption by small-scale farmers. This is particularly true in dry areas, where many poor households, lacking income, assets or access to credit, are unable to invest ...