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Farm Resource Management Program Annual Report 1992
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 1992.
Farmers Training on Informal Seed Production of Wheat and Lentil
Wheat and lentil are important crops to ensure food and nutritional security in dryland region. However, yield of these crops is quite low. Farmers plant local varieties using their own unimproved seeds. Low crop yield ...
MART-AZR Project Research Report 64: Selection for Abiotic and Biotic Stresses: The Example of F2 Bread Wheat Selection in Highland Balochistan
This paper describes the results of screening work on
F2 bread wheat lines were carried out in multi-location trials in
highland Balochistan from 1982 to 1990. The objectives were
to select and evaluate desirable genotypes ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1995
Achieving sustainable increases in agricultural productivity in the dry areas is a real challenge.
Rainfall in these areas is, by definition, low and variable. Conventional water resources are
limited, and the share available ...
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 ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1987
ICARDA Annual Report 1987
ICARDA Annual Report 1980-1981
The 1980-81 cropping season at ICARDA differed from the two preceding win tears (one very dry and one very wet) in that the total rainfall was close enough to the long-term mean to constitute an average year It also differed ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1997
The year 1997 was an important milestone in ICARDA’s life as it marked the 20th anniversary
of the Center. It was a year for reflecting on the past—and looking forward.
If one were to identify the most significant achievement ...
MART-AZR Project Research Report 13: Incidence of Internal and External Parasites in Sheep in Kovak Valley (Kalat District) Upland Baluchistan
Seven flocks totaling 900 animals were examined for internal and external parasites in Kovak Valley of upland Baluchistan. One hundred percent of the animals were found to be infested with internal parasites. The relative ...
Training and Surveillance Support for Wheat Rust Diseases in Central Asia and Near East: In-Country Rust Surveillance
Through the FAO-ICARDA initiative on Training and Surveillance Support for Wheat Rust Diseases, technical backstopping, guidelines and financial support were provided to facilitate national in-country rust surveillance in ...