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This fully-illustrated manual describes seed production methods for faba bean, chickpea and lentil. Collectively known as cool-season food legumes, these crops are grown worldwide, and play a critical in food security in developing countries. The manual covers all stages of the seed production cycle: variety maintenance, selection of seed growers, production practices, quality control, mechanization, pest and disease control, processing and storage. The emphasis is on practical information and guidelines for producing high-quality legume seed in a developing-country context. This book is probably the first such compilation, summarizing available but hard-to-find information from many sources into a single, comprehensive reference source. It will be useful to producers, extension staff, quality assurance agencies, training programs, as well as seed relief programs.
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This manual aims to assist farmers involved in village-based seed enterprises. It describes the various steps in seed production, from site selection, land preparation and isolation distances, to production and plant protection methods, use of inputs, harvest and post-harvest procedures, quality criteria, and seed testing.
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This manual is aimed at the students, extension workers and others involved in pasture and forage legume research. The manual provides a simple key for identification of new pasture and forage legume species suitable for use in the farming systems of CWANA. The key covers the description of root, stem, leaf, flower, pod and seed of the most common species found in CWANA.
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This manual is prepared from information already existing in many publications, and incorporates the expertise of a number of specialists who participated in the "Train-the-Trainers" course on seed processing at ICARDA in 1997. The information is arranged so it can be easily understood and used by most seed processing operators. The manual is organized into two parts. Part one contains lecture notes, designed to give the user an overview of all operations of seed processing, give in-depth knowledge of the working principles of seed processing, different steps and operations conducted during seed cleaning, and different machines used to dry, clean, grade, and treat seed. Each machine is described, how it is used, how it works, how it is adjusted, and how adjustments affect its performance and capacity. Also covered are related topics such as internal quality control and its benefits; mechanical damage and seed contamination and how to minimize them; storage principles, storage pests and how to control them; and management and organizational aspects. Part two is designed for use in training on small- or large-scale machines.
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This manual is aimed at the laboratory technicians. While the manual primarily deals with soil testing, a number of important plant tests are presented, since they may complement the soil tests and are frequently needed for soil fertility and plant nutrition studies. Similarly, due emphasis is given to physical properties describing the tests routinely done along with chemical analysis. The importance of proper soil and plant sampling is highlighted. Guidelines of sample collection, processing, and storage are provided. Laboratory organization and safety aspects are presented. Also included are appendices containing information on related practiced aspects like abbreviations, conversion factors, atomic weights, solution concentrations, pH effect on soil conditions, summarized soil test methodologies, plant sampling guides, criteria for interpreting soil and plant analysis data, soil salinity, and boron toxicity interpretations,
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This manual is aimed at non-specialists. It contains most of the available soil information, found in diverse sources, in a manner that can be easily interpreted by the non-soil scientist. A summary of ICARDA's accomplishments in the area of soil research is included. A list of all ICARDA's soil-related publications is provided to illustrate how ICARDA's knowledge base in northwestern Syria has grown and to provide a basis for research efforts and technology transfer in future.
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This book is a complete manual of chickpea production from basic biology, through cultivation and up-to-date technologies, to marketing and trade,. It examines the characteristics and cultivation of this important crop in a variety of different agricultural conditions and zones. It pro-vides the perfect background for anyone involved in chickpea cultivation, from research scientists and students to extension workers and progressive farmers. The topics cover geographical distribution and production trends, the chickpea plant, genetics, genetic resources, cultivar development, seed production, crop rotation, seedbed preparation and sowing, fertilizer and inoculation, water management, weed control, disease management, pests and their control, management of physical stresses, nutritional and post-harvest handling, nutritional quality and utilization, marketing and trade, and how to achieve high yields and increase production..
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This manual provides a methodology for the estimation of heritability of crop traits evaluated in field experiments conducted in blocks using data from ICARDA's experiments.
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This manual gives a broad background to the use of statistics and experimental design in agricultural experiments. It is aimed at trainees participating in courses organized by ICARDA. Throughout the manual, emphasis is placed upon the use of statistics and experimental design in agricultural experiments. It contains exercises and examples relevant to the major food legume, cereal, and forage crops covered by ICARDA training courses.
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This is a reference manual for food legume researchers. It covers several areas of food legume physiology with examples.
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This technical manual summarizes the most important aspects of grazing. It examines the main principles of grazing and its relationship with other methods of food production. It also presents the interactions between the grazing animal and plants which are being consumed.
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This manual provides the criteria for selecting forage crops to be grown under irrigation for high yields and good quality. It describes water source and quality, methods of irrigation, and frequency and amount of irrigation.
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This technical manual provides information on basic entomology and pest management. Also provided are biological and theoretical concepts for the application of various pest-management strategies currently being developed and promoted for wheat and barley production in the developing countries of the world. It emphasizes practical considerations necessary for the identification of both the insects and the damage they cause, and of the methods available to reduce their impact.
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This technical manual provides background information for plant breeders. Throughout, the emphasis is on aspects concerning genetic variability; there is a short presentation of the various sampling methods, and practical sampling of genetic resources in the field.
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This manual provides variety descriptions, including photographs, which could be used in field inspection and seed certification. Also included are descriptions and colour photographs of most of the wheat and barley varieties currently grown in Syria. This manual, in Arabic and English, is regarded as a model format, which the regional countries can adopt and adapt for describing their own varieties.
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