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Title: Genome-Wide Association Study for Multiple Biotic Stress Resistance in Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat
Author:Date: 2019-07-26Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessGenetic resistance against biotic stress is a major goal in many wheat breeding programs. However, modern wheat cultivars have a limited genetic variation for disease and pest resistance and there is always a possibility ... -
Title: Enhancing the performance of regional land cover mapping
Author:Date: 2016-10-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessDifferent pixel-based, object-based and subpixel-based methods such as time-series analysis, decision-tree, and different supervised approaches have been proposed to conduct land use/cover classification.However, despite ... -
Title: Implications of a shift in irrigation technology on resource use efficiency: A Syrian case
Author:Date: 2013-06-30Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessThe absence of adequate land leveling coupled with the ill designed traditional furrow irrigation systems and the poor condition of drainage structures in most Syrian farms are leading to over-irrigation. A stochastic production ... -
Title: Meta-analysis of QTL and ontology-based candidate gene prioritization for key agronomic agronomic traits in cereals
Author:Date: 2018-10-26Type: ThesisStatus: Open accessQTL mapping remains an unavoidable technique to decipher the genetic components of quantitative traits variation in plants and especially in cereals given its economic importance. However the efficiency of statistical ... -
Title: Nitrogen management in grasslands and forage-based production systems – Role of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI)
Author:Date: 2013-11-29Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessNitrogen (N), the most critical and essential nutrient for plant growth, largely determines the productivity in both extensive and intensive grassland systems. Nitrification and denitrification processes in the soil are ... -
Title: Grain size and Protein Content Response to late heat and drought stress in winter wheat landraces in the Atlas mountains of Morocco
Author:Date: 2019-07-20Type: PosterStatus: Open accessWheat is a major staple crop for a large part of world population. In Morocco, wheat is grown on 2.95 Million hectares with an average yield of 2.1 tons/ha (FAOSTAT, 2017). Wheat consumption per capita in Morocco is estimated ... -
Title: أطلس أهم أصناف نخيل التمر في دول الخليج العربية
Author:Date: 2018-11-30Type: BookStatus: Open accessAtlas of the Main Date Palm Varieties in the Arab States of the Gulf. أنجز هذا العمل في اطار مشروع «تطوير نظم انتاج مستدامة لنخيل التمر في دول الخليج العربي » الذي ينفذه المركز الدولي للبحوث الزراعية في المناطق الجافة ... -
Title: Application of molecular markers for crop improvement
Author:Date: 2018-07-14Type: Training MaterialStatus: Open accessCharacterization of cereal cultivars by DNA-markers provides powerful tool to precise the identification and quantify the genetic diversity and to estimate the phylogenetic relationship among genotypes in many crop species. ... -
Title: Communities of Practice - Creating and Sharing Knowledge
Author:Date: 2018-03-31Type: BrochureStatus: Limited accessThe Communities of Practice aim to foster relationships, develop learning situated in practice, and create and share new knowledge to restore degraded land. The goal of the project is to reduce food insecurity and improve ... -
Title: Highlight of available crop technologies in Amhara region
Author:Date: 2016-11-16Type: PresentationStatus: Open accessThe author compares different types of technologies ( Technologies supported with formal seed system - Technologies with more informal seed system - Technologies targeted for domestic industry and export market - Pest ... -
Title: Technical Consortium for Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa
Author:Date: 2014-05-09Type: PresentationStatus: Open accessPresentation of Technical Consortium for Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa -
Title: Soil indicators to assess the effectiveness of restoration strategies in dryland ecosystems
Author:Date: 2016-03-10Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessSoil indicators may be used for assessing both land suitability for restoration and the effectiveness of restoration strategies in restoring ecosystem functioning and services. In this review paper, several soil indicators, ... -
Title: Reconciling Global and Local Benefits from Communally Managed Forests: Evidence from a Choice Experiment on PES in Zambia
Author:Date: 2016-05-12Type: Conference PaperStatus: Open accessAgriculture is considered as one of the major drivers of deforestation worldwide. Especially in Africa, this process is driven by smallscale agriculture. Agricultural intensification is widely proposed as measure to reduce ... -
Title: Adaptability of vetch (Vicia spp.) for potential feed production in Gumara-Maksegnit watershed, North Gondar, Ethiopia
Author:Date: 2014-12-31Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessAn experiment was conducted to evaluate the adaptability and productivity of different vetch species under the ecological conditions of Gumara Maksegnit watershed in the year 2012. Five vetch species (Vicia dasycarpa, ... -
Title: ICARDA Annual Report 2015
Author:Date: 2016-08-30Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThe year 2015 will be remembered for the waves of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region looking for a safer future in other parts of the world. While millions of people crossed into Europe, the ... -
Title: Modelling Trends in Streamflow and Groundwater Storage in an Agricultural Basin: A Case Study of Himayat Sagar Catchment, India
Author:Date: 2016-05-21Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessThe most visible signs of hydrologic change in a catchment can be observed from trends in streamflow and groundwater levels. Increasing irrigation and associated groundwater extraction, as well as interception of runoff ... -
Title: Characterization of spatial variability of soil physicochemical properties and its impact on Rhodes grass productivity
Author:Date: 2017-02-28Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessCharacterization of soil properties is a key step in understanding the source of spatial variability in the productivity across agricultural fields. A study on a 16 ha field located in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia ... -
Title: Phenotypic diversity of Greek dill (Anethum graveolens L.) landraces
Author:Date: 2017-01-19Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessDill has multiple culinary and medicinal purposes and the use of their landraces into a plant breeding program, requires the analysis of their phenotypic diversity. In this study, 33 Greek dill landraces collected from ... -
Title: Watershed Management in South Asia: A Synoptic Review
Author:Date: 2017-08-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessWatershed management (WSM) is the most widely adopted technology in developed as well as developing countries due to its suitability across climatic conditions. Watershed technology is suitable to protect and enhance soil ... -
Title: Influence of Maternal Season on Field Establishment of Sorghum Varieties Grown in Zimbabwe
Author:Date: 2016-07-09Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessMaternal season defined, as the prevailing environmental conditions during crop growth has been known to influence not only grain yield but also seed quality. A laboratory and field experiment were conducted in October ...