The objective of this study is to evaluate the large scale impacts of the bench terrace SWC technique widely applied in central and northern Tunisia using SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool). The model was set up for the ...

In the GCC countries, date-palm sector is strategically important for the economic, social and environmental development. Therefore, markets globalization has had a huge impact on the comparative advantages of date exports ...

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is the most important grain legume cultivated in Tunisia. In the northern favorable regions of the country, it play an important role in the wheat based cropping systems due to its ability to fox ...

The effects of two seed-dressing pesticides in reducing the spread of aphid-transmitted Faba bean necrotic yellows virus (FBNYV, genus Nanovirus, family Nanoviridae) and Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV (BYDV-PAV, genus ...

Around one-third of the global population depends on dryland agriculture for food security and livelihoods. In addition to common challenges (such as natural resources degradation, poverty), climate change is exacerbating ...

The paper analyzes the patterns of productivity and economic growth in Tunisian agriculture during the period 1981–2007. A regression approach is used to test the hypotheses that government-funded research, development and ...

Stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) is a destructive disease on bread and durum wheat. Following the identification and distribution of Ug99, major national and international efforts have been made ...

The objective of this study is a micromorphological and mineralogical characterization of the calcretes outcropping in the area of central Morocco where these formations show an interesting variability of both macro and ...

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 ...

Abstract Orobanche foetida is an obligate parasite which infects the roots of host legumes range in Tunisia and in particular the faba bean causing severe damage to this crop. The use of molecular markers may be a suitable ...