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QTL identifcation for Ascochyta blight resistance and its application in chickpea breeding
Ascochyta blight (AB), caused by Didymella rabiei regularly occurs in epidemic
form causing heavy yield and quality losses, and thus is a major biotic constraint to
chickpea production, particularly in the cool and wet ...
Breeding faba bean for resistance to Orobanche spp: past research and future orientation
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the important pulse crops grown in
many parts of the world. Its production and productivity are affected by different
biotic and abiotic stresses. Broomrape (Orobanche and Phelipanche ...
Long-term Impact of Cultivation on Soil Properties in the hilly olive orchards of NW-Syria
In NW-Syria, recent agricultural history shows that olive cultivation has expanded rapidly into marginal areas, including fragile mountain lands. Traditional land husbandry practices have not kept pace with the intensification ...
Wild Cicer species in Chickpea Improvement
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L) is one of the most important cool food season legumes grown in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA). Although substantial research has been done for the improvement of the crop, major ...
Microfinance in marginal dry areas: Impact of village credits and savings associations on poverty in the Jabal al Hoss region in Syria
Worldwide, microfinance has been recognized as a powerful tool for alleviating poverty and
raising living standards (Brandsma and Chaouali, 1998). In Syria microfinance is a new industry
and started in 1997. The Rural ...
Farmers’ Decision Making Process for Innovations in Soil Conservation
The aim of this paper is to contribute to a more holistic understanding of farmers’ decision making process for innovations in soil conservation. In this study, farmers’ decision making has been explored in the context of ...
Bacterial leaf blight disease of wheat (Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae) in Syria: importance, characterization, and spread
The quantity and quality of wheat production are affected by a number of biotic and abiotic stresses, including bacterial wheat leaf blight disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss). Pss is considered one ...
Increasing the efficiency of breeding through farmer participation
Participatory plant breeding (PPB) -- defined as farmers’ participation in selection of early segregating
populations -- should become a component of formal plant breeding programs to exploit more
efficiently specific ...
Identifying major causes for gully erosion in sloping olive orchards by field mapping
In the Mediterranean mountain areas of NW Syria, land degradation is a serious problem (Masri et al, 2005). Olive orchards dominate the landscape in Afrin area, and olive oil represents the most important cash income source ...
Screening of Some Chickpea Genotypes for Salinity Tolerance in a Mediterranean Environment
To understand the mechanisms that affect the response to salinity of legumes, six chickpea genotypes
were tested in sand-filled pots in the greenhouse. The chickpea seeds were irrigated with water of four
different ...