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A comparison of the isotope-dilution and the difference method for estimating fertilizer nitrogen recovery fractions in crops. III. Experimental
Fertilizer nitrogen (N) recovery fractions may be calculated by the difference or the isotope-dilution method. With the first method an apparent recovery fraction (ARF) and with the latter method a 15N recovery fraction ...
Parameterization and Evaluation of the AquaCrop Model for Full and Deficit Irrigated Cotton
Predicting yield is increasingly important to optimize irrigation under limited available water for enhanced sustainability and profitable production. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations addresses ...
Performance Evaluation of an Off-road Light Aerial Platform for Date Palm Cultivation
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivation is characterized by several operations performed at the frond level. Fronds can be many meters above the ground, especially in older groves or plantations. Mechanization in ...
Legume Cookbook: Cooking with Chickpeas, Faba Beans and Lentils
For many generations, both ordinary and imaginative cooks have created tasty dishes featuring chickpeas, faba beans, and lentils. An excellent source of protein and other nutrients, these versatile legumes are staple foods ...
ICARDA Visit to Kreshet_Photo 76
ICARDA Visit to Kreshet_Photo 76
CGIAR germplasm health units apply a systems approach to germplasm seed health protection for conservation and safe international distribution
Germplasm seed exchange from CGIAR genebanks and breeding is important to global
agricultural research and development programs. Seed as a pathway for pest spread is an
inherent risk for international seed exchanges. ...
CAC News No 53-54. July-December 2012
In this issue:
a) Technology for finding heat-tolerant wheat in Central Asia
b) Yellow rust-resistant wheat to boost regional food security
c) Community-based reforestation project starts in Uzbekistan
d) Climate change ...
In vitro New Approaches for Shortening of Generation Cycles and Faster Breeding of Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.)
Flowering is a complex process regulated by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) grows as long day plant under natural conditions with single breeding cycle per annum. There ...
Meteorological reports for ICARDA Experiment Stations in Syria 1986/87 Season
Weather during 1986/87 exhibited a number of peculiarities which made it a better than average season at the wetter sites (Jindiress ,Tel Hadya) and resulted in poor yields or even total crop failures at the drier sites ...
Institutional Framework Treated Wastewater Reuse in Agriculture
Institutional frameworks (IFs) definition, the reasons why they are needed, some of the common challenges with institutional frameworks for wastewater reuse in agriculture?