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Does Maturity Change the Chemical-Bromatological Makeup of Cladodes in Spineless Forage Cactus?
September 12, 2022

Does Maturity Change the Chemical-Bromatological Makeup of Cladodes in Spineless Forage Cactus?

In Kutch (Gujarat District, India), there is a growing concern about the lack of good quality forage owing to the arid climate and poor soil health. Opuntia ficus-indica has been increasingly recognized as a drought-resilient forage in arid...

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Identification and Quantification of Actual Evapotranspiration Using Integrated Satellite Data for Sustainable Water Management in Dry Areas
September 09, 2022

Identification and Quantification of Actual Evapotranspiration Using Integrated Satellite Data for Sustainable Water Management in Dry Areas

Evapotranspiration (ET) is a significant consumer of irrigation water and precipitation on cropland. Global and regional interest in the sustainable management of limited freshwater supplies to meet the rapidly increasing population and food...

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Expression characteristics of piRNAs in ovine luteal phase and follicular phase ovaries
September 08, 2022

Expression characteristics of piRNAs in ovine luteal phase and follicular phase ovaries

PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), as a novel class of small non-coding RNAs that have been shown to be indispensable in germline integrity and stem cell development. However, the expressed characteristics and regulatory roles of piRNAs during...

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Egyptian farmers dig furrows and beds into the soil for better irrigation efficiency
September 07, 2022

Collaboration Improves Water Productivity in Egypt  

ICARDA works key partners to enhance water productivity and higher 'crop-per-drop' efficiency in Egypt by improving irrigation methods, water systems, and technology.
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Pulses mixed with cereals make for highly nutritious meals
September 06, 2022

Legumes: a superfood for people and soils

ICARDA's legume expert Dr. Shiv Agrawal discusses the benefits of pulses from a nutritional and ecosystem lens - as Indian Nutrition Week is underway in the subcontinent.
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Entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents of Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) under laboratory and greenhouse conditions
September 02, 2022

Entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents of Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) under laboratory and greenhouse conditions

The cactus Opuntia ficus-indica L. is widly cultivated in Morocco and has a very an important economic role as a source of food, livestock feed and not forgetting that it is considered to be an income for people in rural communities. This crop...

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Marrakech (Morocco)

Designing Climate Smart Agricultural Systems for a Sustainable Transformation of the Agri-food Systems of the Dry Areas

This workshop (FSD7-2022 Workshop) is part of the Farming Systems Design 7 program (FSD7) in which, for reasons linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, the FSD7 symposium initially planned in March 2021 in Tunisia has been replaced by a series of...
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Effect of processed sweet lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) grain supplementation on growth performance and socioeconomic feasibility of Doyogena sheep in Ethiopia
September 01, 2022

Effect of processed sweet lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) grain supplementation on growth performance and socioeconomic feasibility of Doyogena sheep in Ethiopia

Background The experiment evaluated the effect of supplementing sheep fed natural pasture hay with processed sweet lupin grain on growth performance and its economic feasibility. The finding revealed that use of steamed lupin shown to improve...

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