Browsing Agriculture and Livelihood systems by Subject "Maize"
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Title: Africa RISING in East and Southern Africa: Some phase I achievements
Author(s)Date: 2017-01-19Type: PresentationStatus: Open accessPresentation on Africa RISING in East and Southern Africa: Some phase I achievements -
Title: Analysis of seed enterprises in Tunisia
Author(s)Date: 2016-12-31Type: DatasetStatus: Open accessThe dataset contains information about 8 seed enterprises in Tunisia. The data was collected in 2016, inside the project "Provision of proven feed resource technologies to improve the red meat value chain in Tunisia", with ... -
Title: Assessment and Improvement of Wheat and Maize Water Productiveness in Lower Karkheh River Basin
Author(s)Date: 2013-02-20Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThis report on ‘Assessment and Improvement of Wheat and Maize Water Productivity in Lower Karkheh River Basin’ helps researchers and scientists interested in sustainable water development to improve the Water Productivity ... -
Title: Bio-energy, water-use efficiency and economics of maize-wheat-mungbean system under precision-conservation agriculture in semi-arid agro-ecosystem
Author(s)Date: 2017-01-15Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessThe maize-wheat-mungbean (MWMb) cropping system is being advocated as an alternative to the traditional rice-based cropping systems of north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) to address the is- sues of energy and nutritional ... -
Title: Caravan 26: Science for Food Security
Author(s)Date: 2009-12-31Type: Internal ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessThis issue of Caravan illustrates this continuum approach. It describes some of ICARDA’s strategic research — the use of new tools such as GIS, molecular markers and thermographic imaging, and new research methods in ... -
Title: Central Asia, the Caucasus and ICARDA
Author(s)Date: 2013-11-26Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThe Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) region is a vast area of desert, steppe and mountain. For centuries its people have battled against a difficult climate, characterized by low and unpredictable rain fall and extremes ... -
Title: CGIAR in Uzbekistan
Author(s)Date: 2011-09-14Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThe CGIAR Eco-Regional Collaborative Research Program for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus has been actively present in the Region since 1998. It currently involves eight CGIAR Centers ... -
Title: Comparison between maize, millet and guar improved and local varieties for green fodder and dry matter yield - Pakistan 2015
Author(s)Date: 2015-12-15Type: DatasetStatus: Open accessThe dataset contanins a data comparison between improved maize, millet and guar variety vs. local varieties for green fodder yield (GFY) and dry matter yield (DMY). The data are from 2 farmers fields at Latifal and Saghar ... -
Title: Comparison of four EVI-based models for estimating gross primary production of maize and soybean croplands and tallgrass prairie under severe drought
Author(s)Date: 2015-06-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessAccurate estimation of gross primary production (GPP) is critical for understanding ecosystem response to climate variability and change. Satellite-based diagnostic models, which use satellite images and/or climate data as ... -
Title: Eco-efficiency Analysis of Typical Smallholder Systems: Case Study in Southwestern Burkina Faso
Author(s)Date: 2017-02-19Type: PresentationStatus: Open accessPresentation of Eco-efficiency Analysis of Typical Smallholder Systems: Case Study in Southwestern Burkina Faso -
Title: Faba bean precursor crop and N rates on subsequent yield components of maize in Toke Kutaye, Western Ethiopia
Author(s)Date: 2015-11-13Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessThe biological nitrogen fixation in faba bean on subsequent nitrogen fertilizer requirement of highland maize varieties would be useful in the guiding application of additional nitrogen fertilizer in cropping sequence. ... -
Title: Growth in Total Factor Productivity in the Egyptian Agriculture Sector: Growth Accounting and Econometric Assessments of Sources of Growth
Author(s)Date: 2016-01-10Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessThis research aims to assess the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of the whole agricultural sector in Egypt for the period 1961-2012 using Törnqvist index calculations. Particularly, it aims to investigate: (1) the most ... -
Title: ICARDA-European Commission partnership (1990-2011)
Author(s)Date: 2011-12-08Type: BriefStatus: Open accessThis brief highlights cooperation between the European Commission and ICARDA for programs over the past two decades to improve food security and the livelihoods of rural populations in the world’s dry areas. -
Title: Identification of high yielding and yellow rust resistant winter wheat varieties
Author(s)Date: 2015-12-10Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThis report includes comparative performance of new varieties and farmers varieties to identify varietal options for the farmers in Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan -
Title: Improvement of cereal-based cropping systems following the principles of conservation agriculture under changing agricultural scenarios in Bangladesh
Author(s)Date: 2015-04-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessIn the Eastern Gangetic Plains of Bangladesh, the cropping systems are predominantly rice based, having large yield gaps in farmers’ fields because of poor management practices adopted by farmers. The increasing scarcity ... -
Title: Improving Water Productivity in Semi-arid Environments through Regulated Deficit Irrigation
Author(s)Date: 2016-10-15Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessA twelve-year experiment (1998-2009) was conducted at Tal Amara Research Station in Lebanon to determine the effects of deficit irrigation on yield and water productivity in six annual crops; maize (1998-1999), soybean ... -
Title: Laboratory Manual for Regional Training Courses on "Detection of Genetically Modified Organisms and Biosafety for Food and Agriculture". الـدلیـــــــل النظري والعملي للدورة التدریبیة الإقلیمیة حول الكشف عن المواد المعدلة وراثیاً والأمان الحیوي في الأغذیة والزراعة
Author(s)Date: 2011-03-30Type: ManualStatus: Open accessThis manual can serve as the theoretical and practical guide on GMO detection for the Arab countries. The manual could be a reference in GMO detection to strengthening the regional capacities in GMOs detection and will ... -
Title: Limited Irrigation of Maize and Cotton in Semi-arid Eastern Mediterranean – Part II: Water Use and Stress
Author(s)Date: 2006-07-12Type: Conference PaperStatus: Open accessIn the semi-arid eastern Mediterranean region, crop production occurs under water stress conditions, an expanding situation due to increasing shortages of water. Simple tools and methods are needed to quantify crop water ... -
Title: List of agencies involved in seed chain in Karaozak district, Uzbekistan
Author(s)Date: 2015-12-10Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThis report includes different agencies involved in seed chain in Karaozak, Uzbekistan -
Title: Livelihood heterogeneity in shaping smallholder farms' nutrient management and efficiency: the case of Ioba Province, Burkina Faso in West Africa
Author(s)Date: 2017-01-31Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessLow food productivity and inefficient nutrient management remain the main interrelated problems of sub-Saharan African smallholder farming systems. Understanding the problems is framed by the varying livelihood conditions ...