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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 ...
Morphological characterization of some Tunisian bread wheat (TriticumaestivumL.) accessions
Seventy four Tunisian bread wheat accessions were characterized using seven morphological traits: spike color, spike shape, spike density, beak shape, beak length, glume shoulder shape, grain color and grain size. Accessions ...
Molecular diversity in Tunisian durum wheat accessions based on microsatellite markers analysis
In Tunisia, durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) varieties and landraces adapted to different ecological
regions are available for cultivation by farmers. However, many of these varieties and landraces exhibit highly
similar ...
Foraging behaviour, digestion and growth performance of sheep grazing on dried vetch pasture cropped under conservation agriculture
This study aimed to investigate the replacement value of half time grazing of wheat stubbles by vetch, which had been cropped under the context of conservation agriculture (CA). Three grazing treatments were evaluated on ...
A strategic plan to revive wheat in Central and West Asia and North Africa by out-pacing Puccinia striiformis westend (yellow rust)
This report provides background and analysis for a proposed research and capacity building initiative
to support countries in Central and West Asia and North Africa region to better manage and reduce the
threat of wheat ...
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.
Refinement and Scaling of Inclusive Agroecological Innovations for Livestock Management, Crop Rotations, and Soil Conservation in Semi-arid South Mediterranean Regions
The objective of this work is to i) present a socio-technical package of agroecological interventions that are already being tested for this type of mixed farming system in the semi-arid area of Tunisia, and ii) illustrate ...
Genetic Resources Program Annual Report 1988
The development of comprehensive germplasm collections of ICARDA mandated crops and their wild relatives continued in 1988. Several short collection missions were conducted in un- or underexplored areas of Syria and Jordan ...
Residual stubble mulch after wheat harvesting in Chouarnia Site, Seliana North Tunisia_1
A key challenge holding back the wider adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) in the sheep-cereal production belt of North Africa, which the initiative targets, is the trade-off between leaving crop residue in fields ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1990
A major service performed by International Centers associated with the Consultative
Group on International Agricultural Research is the collection, conservation and
evaluation of germplasm. ICARDA's role is particularly ...