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Satellite evidence on the trade-offs of the food-water–air quality nexus over the breadbasket of India
Access to food, water, and good air quality is indispensable for human life, as reflected in various United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); however, pursuing food security may pose threats to water security ...
Promoting Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) As drought resilient feed resource under different agro-ecological production systems across India: Progress Report 2021
The main purpose of this report is to highlight the activities performed during the period of 1st April 2021 to 30th November 2021. The fodder quality of cactus cladodes of different accessions has been analyzed and ...
2022 ICARDA global barley breeding program International Nurseries
ICARDA has the CGIAR global mandate to breed barley varieties for the developing World. As such, more
than 250 spring and winter 2-row, 6-row and naked barley varieties of ICARDA origin have been released
in 46 countries, ...
Final Technical Report 2020-2: Economic Impact Assessment of Improved Technology Adopted by Lentil Growers in West Bengal Compilation of Findings and Research Highlights
An unsatisfactory gain in pulse productivity since last six decades in India emerges severe threat to
the overall food and nutritional security and also resilient livelihood of the nation. Due to failure of
National Food ...
Genotype by Environment Interaction Effect on Grain Iron and Zinc Concentration of Indian and Mediterranean Lentil Genotypes
Lentil grains with high nutritional value qualify as a promising candidate for alleviation
of micronutrient malnutrition in South Asia and North Africa. Genetic variation for micronutrient
concentration in germplasm is ...
Achieving agronomic gain through zero-tillage and/or rice-straw mulching to grow potatoes in Asia: What do we know?
The rice-based systems have been recently recognized as the most critical plant source of C emission worldwide. Asia is the continent with higher rice production. Actions to get Sustainable Intensification (SI) of existing ...
Diversity in Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant Capacities, and Nutrient Contents Among Mungbean and Lentil Microgreens When Grown at Plain-Altitude Region (Delhi) and High-Altitude Region (Leh-Ladakh), India
Mungbeans and lentils are relatively easily grown and cheaper sources of microgreens, but their phytonutrient diversity is not yet deeply explored. In this study, 20 diverse genotypes each of mungbean and lentil were grown ...
Dietary change in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa: historical changes and future food consumption perspectives
The objective of this brief is to provide an outlook on historical dietary changes and future trends of diets by 2050 in selected Asian, SSA, and MENA countries. The study further focuses on the anticipated importance of ...
Economic Impact of Lentil Cultivation on Marginal and Small Farm Households in Eastern India
An unsatisfactory gain in pulse productivity since last six decades in India emerges
severe threat to the overall food and nutritional security and also resilient livelihood of the
nation. Due to failure of National Food ...
Genome-wide association studies revealed novel stripe rust resistance QTL in barley at seedling and adult-plant stages
Barley stripe rust, Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei, (PSH) occurs worldwide and is one of the major barley diseases of South Asia and North Africa. The aim of this study was to identify and map rust resistance loci at ...