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Post-harvest Processing of Winter Crops in NW Syria
This paper summarizes some information on the post-harvest processing of wheat, barley, lentil, vetch, and chickpea in NW Syria. The information was collected during 1978 from 43 interviews in 21 villages in Aleppo Province. ...
Summer Crops in Syria
This paper gives background information on rainfed summer crops in Syria, with reference to the NW Provinces of Aleppo and Idleb. Most of the information relates to watermelon, sesame, and musk melon which together account ...
Preliminary Agronomic Studies on Wheat and Barley in the 1977-78 Season
The effect of seed rate, row spacing, and sowing date on six cereal varieties (two durum wheat, two bread wheat, and two barley) was studied at Tel Hadya, both under rainfed conditions and with one supplementary irrigation. ...
Planting Methods for Winter Crops in NW Syria
This paper reviews the planting methods used for winter crops in northwest Syria. The information presented and discussed was collected from interviews in NW Syrian villages and from discussions with Government officials ...
Reliable high-throughput Phenotyping Tools to assess Adaptive Traits for Wheat in Drought Environments
This project successfully demonstrated the value of ICARDA’s elite drought nurseries for the CWANA region and highlighted the opportunity to breed for specific adaptations. The great environmental diversity of the CWANA ...
Raised-Bed Farming System Technology (RFST) in Egypt: Qualities and Determinants of Adoption in Different Agricultural Livelihood Conditions.
Mechanized raised-bed technology (MRBT) has been recognized as an important component of integrated water management to achieve higher productivity in intensive irrigated systems, such as those found in the Nile Delta. ...
Farming Systems Research at ICARDA
The International Center for Agricultural Research for the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is located in Syria. Its headquarters are in Tel Hadya, a 948 ha farm 30 km south of Aleppo.
ICARDA was founded in 1977 and had its administrative ...
Wheat Production With Supplementary Irrigation in Two Hama Villages
This paper examines whether the application of supplementary irrigation can eliminate the effect of variable annual rainfall and hence stabilize the yields, and production, of wheat. The information allows a comparison of ...
A strategic plan to revive wheat in Central and West Asia and North Africa by out-pacing Puccinia striiformis westend (yellow rust)
This report provides background and analysis for a proposed research and capacity building initiative
to support countries in Central and West Asia and North Africa region to better manage and reduce the
threat of wheat ...
Augmented Designs for International Yield Trials
The international yield trial program at ICARDA involves screening a large number of new varieties at a large number of locations around the world. In the past, these trials consisted of a single rows of the new varieties ...