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Efficiency of marker-assisted selection in detection of ascochyta blight resistance in Tunisian chickpea breeding lines
Ascochyta blight (AB) resistance reactions were studied in 23 chickpea cultivars, mainly advanced
lines and Tunisian varieties from the Tunisian chickpea breeding program, growing both at two locations and
under controlled ...
Introducing the CGIAR research program on dryland systems
Presentation on Introducing the CGIAR research program on dryland systems
Vegetation dynamics under variable conditions in the famous sandy steppe of southern Tunisia
During last decades, the natural vegetation cover in
southern Tunisia, mainly dominated by dwarf and sparse
shrub, was continuously disturbed under various human
activities especially on sandy soil (easily eroded). ...
Do faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions from environments with contrasting seasonal moisture availabilities differ in stomatal characteristics and related traits?
Drought is a major constraint to faba bean (Vicia faba L.) production, and there are many mechanisms by which leaves can regulate water loss. Our primary objective was to test if the origin of the faba bean accessions, ...
Assessing the risk of flooding in Central Tunisia
Digital elevation models (DEM) can be used to derive a wealth of information about land surface morphology. When analyzed using GIS information about stream channels and watersheds it can determine the flow of water over ...
WLI Newsletter: August issue
This newsletter highlights WLI project achievements, collaborations and upcoming meetings.
Critical Assessment of Groundwater Management Instruments in Tunisia: Current and potential instruments for better regulation of groundwater extraction
Groundwater is very important in Tunisia, where 43% of water currently used for irrigation is pumped from deep and shallow aquifers. Groundwater resources have been intensively mobilized in many parts of the country since ...
Impact des aménagements hydro‑forestiers sur l’envasement des lacs collinaires en zone semi‑aride tunisienne
Depuis 1994, un réseau pilote de surveillance hydrologique des lacs collinaires de la Dorsale tunisienne
a été mis en place et suivi par la Direction Générale de l’Aménagement et de la Conservation des terres Agricoles
(DG ...
Annual forage legumes in dryland agricultural systems of the West Asia and North Africa Regions: research achievements and future perspective
Forage legumes are vitally important to animal production
in the dryland farming systems of the Mediterranean
region. Of the diverse forage-legume species
adapted to the Mediterranean climate, vetches, (Vicia
spp.), ...
Ties that Bind: The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) and ICARDA
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) share a common mission of alleviating poverty and promoting economic and social ...