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Seed Info No. 27
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and communication among seed staff in the Central, West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. The purpose is to contribute towards the development
of stronger national seed ...
Integrating straw yield and quality into multi‐dimensional improvement of lentil (Lens culinaris)
BACKGROUND
Lentil straw is an important source of fodder for livestock in Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. However, improvement programmes of lentil do not pay attention to straw traits, neither are straw traits ...
Temperature sensitivity of food legumes: a physiological insight
Of the various environmental stresses that a
plant can experience, temperature has the widest and most
far-reaching effects on legumes. Temperature extremes,
both high (heat stress) and low (cold stress), are injurious ...
Germplasm Program Legumes Annual Report 1998
The overall objective of the Genetic Resources Program (GRP) is to collect, safeguard and promote the utilization of genetic resources of crop species that are of interest to ICARDA. In pursuing this major objective, the ...
Cool Season Food Legumes of Ethiopia
Proceedings of the first national conference on cool-season food legumes, held from December 16-20, 1993 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Turning the tide on pulses production in Ethiopia - Lentil
Ethiopia is a major lentil producer in the sub-Saharan Africa region. However, its lentil cultivation area and
production was declining for several reasons: use of low-yielding landraces, diseases, insect pests, ...
Seed Info No. 32
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 ...
Seed Info No. 30
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 contribute towards the development of
stronger national ...
Walking on the wild side - expanding genetic diversity for future lentil breeding
Systematic use of genetic variability through judicious use of diverse germplasm maximizes genetic gain
per generation, and therefore, maximizes economic value of the crop. Sometime, however, the required
genetic variation ...
Seed Info No. 44
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication among seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond. Its purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs ...