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Water benchmarks of CWANA - Second phase: 1st Annual Progress Report 2010-2011
1st Annual Progress Report 2010-2011 for the Community-Based Optimization of the Management of Scarce Water Resources in Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa project. Second phase
Root Development And Water-Uptake Under Water Deficit Stress In Drought-Adaptive Wheat Genotypes
Drought adaptation of wheat is one of the most significant and complex subjects in the rain-fed agricultural regions of West Asia. Interaction between root water-uptake and the remaining soil moisture is a key factor for ...
Simulating The Effects Of Zero Tillage And Crop Residue Retention On Water Relations And Yield Of Wheat Under Rainfed Semiarid Mediterranean Conditions
Many studies have shown that zero tillage (ZT) in combination with a surface crop residue layer - two components of conservation agriculture (CA) practice - can improve the agronomic water balance by increasing the amount ...
Socioeconomic assessment of improved water management practices in Egypt’s irrigated agriculture
The objectives of this report are to evaluate and test, with community participation; the benchmark water management options which sustainably improve water productivity, net return per water unit, and optimize water use. ...
CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems: The global research partnership to improve agricultural productivity and income in the world’s dry areas
This brochure describes in brief the CGIAR Research Program on dryland systems.
Strategies for Combating Climate Change in Drylands Agriculture
Synthesis of dialogues and evidence presented at the International Conference on Food Security in Dry Lands, Doha, Qatar, November, 2012
Changes in climate patterns are having their most acute effect on people living in ...
CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems inception workshop for east and southern Africa - Quick comments from participants
Video on CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems inception workshop for east and southern Africa - Quick comments from participants
Index Based Livestock Insurance: Index announcement for October 2012
Index Based Livestock Insurance: Index announcement for October 2012
Identification of SNP Mutations in DREB1, HKT1, and WRKY1 Genes Involved in Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var durum)
Tolerance mechanisms to salinity and drought stress are quite complex. Plants have developed a complex and elaborate signaling network that ensures their adaptation to this stress. For example, salinity tolerance is thought ...
Poverty Assessment in Sudan: Mapping natural resource potential (Poverty Assessment and Mapping in Sudan Part 3)
This is Part 3 of a study, presented in three reports that detail the results of a poverty assessment and
mapping project in North and Southern Sudan. The study’s objective was to produce a rural poverty
analysis and poverty ...