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Decades of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Breeding for Better Grain Yield and Seed Size has Inadvertently Reduced G × E Interaction and Increased Inter-Temporal Performance Stability
September 13, 2019

Decades of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Breeding for Better Grain Yield and Seed Size has Inadvertently Reduced G × E Interaction and Increased Inter-Temporal Performance Stability

Thirteen faba bean varieties including 11 released between 1977 and 2007 and two promising genotypes were evaluated at seven contrasting environments in the central and southeastern highlands of Ethiopia during the main cropping seasons of 2007...

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Chickpea field in Ethiopia
September 09, 2019

Land Suitability Mapping for Production of Chickpea, Faba Bean and Malt Barley Varieties in Ethiopia

ICARDA conducted a land suitability mapping for selected varieties of chickpea, faba bean and malt barley in Ethiopia in order to identify where and how much potentially suitable land for a crop and crop variety exists in the country. Land...
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The mechanical effect of different components in the automatic milking systems on the free fatty acids ffa in milk
September 08, 2019

The mechanical effect of different components in the automatic milking systems on the free fatty acids ffa in milk

There is an increasing trend in the number of automatic milking systems (AMS) installed worldwide. Various quality milk problems have been linked with AMS. New technologies use complex sensor technology than ever before. The robots use sensor...

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Quantifying Yield Potential and Yield Gaps of Faba Bean in Ethiopia
September 06, 2019

Quantifying Yield Potential and Yield Gaps of Faba Bean in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is one of the major faba bean growing countries in the world but with a low average national yield (≤ 2 t ha-1) compared to yield levels in other countries. The objective of this study was to determine potential yield (Yp), water...

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Annual Report 2018
September 05, 2019

ICARDA’s 2018 Annual Report

The 2018 Annual Report highlights the outcomes and impacts of ICARDA’s research strategy and our efforts last year to break the cycle of poverty, improve food and nutritional security, and reverse natural resource degradation across the dry...

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DryArc workshop
September 04, 2019

DryArc initiative co-design workshop

8-11 September 2019 Rabat, Morocco The DryArc Initiative is a research partnership between eight CGIAR Research Centers that aims to strengthen the resilience of rural communities and agri-food systems across the global drylands of the Middle East and North Africa, South, Central, and West Asia as well as Sub-Saharan Africa, representing the DryArc region.
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Annual Report 2018
September 04, 2019

Annual Report 2018

ICARDA continued to play a critical role in the development, improvement, and dissemination of climate-resilient crop varieties last year. The varieties strengthened food and nutritional security and provided a critical defense against extreme...

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Opportunities and constraints in pastoral and agro-pastoral livestock systems: The ICARDA/ILRI experience
September 02, 2019

Opportunities and constraints in pastoral and agro-pastoral livestock systems: The ICARDA/ILRI experience

presentation in Animal production in the United Arab Emirates Status and perspectives conference held in United Arab Emirates. the presentation focused on Opportunities and changes in the livestock sector, the challenges of the pastoral and...

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Genetic and economic evaluation of alternative breeding scenarios for community based productivity improvements of three indigenous goat breeds in Ethiopia
September 01, 2019

Genetic and economic evaluation of alternative breeding scenarios for community based productivity improvements of three indigenous goat breeds in Ethiopia

On station small ruminant researches in Ethiopia were ineffective due to various factors. As alternative, community based breeding program (CBBP) has emerged. In the current CBBPs, sires’ side selection only (SN1) was practiced. The objective of...

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Correlation and path analysis of yield, yield contributing and malt quality traits of Ethiopian sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) genotypes
August 31, 2019

Correlation and path analysis of yield, yield contributing and malt quality traits of Ethiopian sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) genotypes

Sorghum is a drought tolerant C4 tropical crop with wide diversity grown for food, feed and beverages. There is a growing demand for food and malt type sorghum varieties due to the low supply of mat barley, and climate resilient and gluten free...

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