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Chickpea yield losses due to Leaf miner (Liriomyza cicerina)
Chickpea leaf miner (Liriomyza cicerina R) is one of the main insect pests damaging chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.) in the Mediterranean region. The surveys carried out in 2014 and 2015 in the regions of
Abda- Doukala, ...
Orobanche crenata on Faba bean in Tadla Region (Morocco): Importance and training activities for farmers
The broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forsk), parasitic plant, causes
significant damage to food legumes in the Taghzirte region (Tadla, Morocco) and is
the origine of very significant decrease in the reserved area for these ...
Recent status of Moroccan faba bean landraces: collection, characterization and utilization
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an important food and feed legume crop in Morocco with a multitude of uses. Morocco is known to be an important center for diversity for faba bean. However, the erosion of faba bean genetic ...
Effect of sowing date and seed treatment on food legume insects
In Morocco food legume crops are attacked by a number of insect pests. Among the important pests are
Sitona weevil and Stem borer on faba bean and pea aphid on lentil. Seed treatment with systemic
insecticides is becoming ...
Climate Change, Gender, Decision-making Power, and Migration into the Saiss Region of Morocco
Studies on migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have so far focused on migration to urban areas (local cities and European countries). Little research has explored internal migration into rural areas. ...
Integrated pest management of food legume insect pests in North Africa, West and Central Asia
Food legumes (chickpea, lentil, faba bean) are important crops in North Africa, West and Central Asia
(CWANA). However, their production is adversely affected by a number of insect pests such as chickpea
Leaf miner and Pod ...
In vitro culture of Orobanche crenata
Orobanche species are serious holoparasitic angiosperm weeds that
cause heavy direct damage to many important crops. Thus, Orobanche crenata
Forsk. is considered an important constraint to legume crops in the Mediterranean
area. ...
Responses of differential barley genotypes to Moroccan isolates of Pyrenophora teres f. teres
Barley net blotch, caused by Pyrenophora teres f. teres (Ptt), is one of the most important foliar
diseases in Morocco. The disease causes appreciable yield losses under favorable environmental
conditions. To identify ...
Morphological characterization of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) accessions from the collection held at Agadir, Morocco
The North Africa region falls under arid and semi-arid climate and it is considered as a hot spot for climate change. To face feed shortage, increase income of the rural poor and to mitigate the effect of climate change, ...
Mapping and monitoring of food legumes and dryland cereal production systems
Mapping and monitoring of the agricultural production systems on a regular interval provide important
spatial matrix on the status, trend, and options for effective intervention at multiple scales. The recent
advances in ...