Screening for Cold Tolerant Cactus Species (Opuntia ficus-indica) for West Asia Region

cg.contactm.louhaichi@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR System Organization - CGIARen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryJOen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.end-date2015-07-15en_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.start-date2013-10-28en_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.creator.idHassan, Sawsan: 0000-0002-5057-8957en_US
cg.creator.idAtes, Serkan: 0000-0001-6825-3248en_US
cg.creator.idNefzaoui, Ali: 0000-0001-5086-354Xen_US
cg.subject.agrovocagricultureen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccactus pearsen_US
dc.contributorHassan, Sawsanen_US
dc.contributorAtes, Serkanen_US
dc.contributorNefzaoui, Alien_US
dc.creatorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-01T21:30:01Z
dc.date.available2016-02-01T21:30:01Z
dc.description.abstractThe identification of the cold tolerant Opuntia species to increase their cultivation in West Asia region where the cold winter conditions limit their adaptation is the primary yet the most critical step. The International Center for Agricultural Reserach in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) imported a total of 40 accessions of Opuntia ficus-indica from various regions of Latin America, North Africa, and Southern Europe. The mother cladodes from each accession was transplanted to the field at Tel Hadya research station in Aleppo (Syria) either on the 10 November 2011 (fall) or on the 14 April 2012 (spring) and their pad production and survival rates were recorded in 2012 and 2013. Significant differences in cold/freezing tolerance and pad production among tested Opuntia ficus-indica accessions were detected. Three accessions from the top five were those imported from Italy: “Trunzara yellow San Cono”, “RSS Rossa San spate” and “M1 Gialla di Macomer”. On the other hand, “CARTHA-73058” that was imported from Tunisia and “Conlea Rubescens, Conlea-L19” from Algeria had severe tissue damages. Averaged across the years, the accessions that were planted in spring produced 8.7 more pads compared to those were planted in autumn indicating that spring planting provides more conducive conditions for more successful establishment of cactus in West Asia region.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/IO0AFTMM/v/8d0b94b2a1f68dadc7b76f05859650dcen_US
dc.identifier.citationMounir Louhaichi, Sawsan Hassan, Serkan Ates, Ali Nefzaoui. (5/1/2016). Screening for Cold Tolerant Cactus Species (Opuntia ficus-indica) for West Asia Region. Palermo, Italy: Paolo Inglese (Curator).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/3550
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceProc. VIIIth IC on Cactus Pear and Cochineal;en_US
dc.subjectagropastoralen_US
dc.titleScreening for Cold Tolerant Cactus Species (Opuntia ficus-indica) for West Asia Regionen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
dcterms.available2016-01-05en_US
dcterms.issued2016-01-05en_US

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