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Rangeland can be exploited in a rest-rotational system
September 19, 2018

Traditional grazing management makes impact in southern Tunisia

Indigenous practices support the sustainable governance of fragile rangelands.
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Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable legume species: Hedysarum coronarium L.: a biennial herbaceous legume used for forage in the Mediterranean basin
September 14, 2018

Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable legume species: Hedysarum coronarium L.: a biennial herbaceous legume used for forage in the Mediterranean basin

Sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L.) is deep rooted and drought resistant. This species native to the Mediterranean is effective in biological fixation of sloping land, and improving organo-mineral soil fertility and yields and protein value of...

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Managing rangelands: promoting and establishing sand dune fixing species: Stipagrostis pungens (Desf.) De Winter: a xerophytic quicksand- and dune-fixing species adapted to sandy deserts
September 14, 2018

Managing rangelands: promoting and establishing sand dune fixing species: Stipagrostis pungens (Desf.) De Winter: a xerophytic quicksand- and dune-fixing species adapted to sandy deserts

Stipagrostis pungens is a perennial grass species which belongs to the Poaceae family. It is usually found with several erect culms, grows up to 1.5 m in height, and forms substantial tufts. It is a tall stiff glabrous grass with pungent leaves...

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Characterization of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) germplasm collections for beneficial agronomic traits
September 11, 2018

Characterization of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) germplasm collections for beneficial agronomic traits

At ICARDA, germplasm collections obtained from five countries namely, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Syria, Nepal and Pakistan were grouped in to seven sets of trials (BANG1, BANG2, ICARDA, ETH1, ETH2, NEP, PAK) and evaluated in two experimental...

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Rabat, Morocco

International training course for the design of resilient farming systems in face of climate change in dry regions

This training course provided methodologies of systemic analysis that made it possible to integrate different levels (plot, farm, region) into the design and multi-criteria assessment of resilient farming systems.
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Slow rusting of bread wheat landraces to Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici under artificial field inoculation
September 09, 2018

Slow rusting of bread wheat landraces to Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici under artificial field inoculation

Yellow rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is the most devastating fungal disease of wheat, especially in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. Most of the released cultivars in CWANA have become susceptible...

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Parasitoids of chickpea leafminer Liriomyza cicerina (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and their parasitism rate on chickpea fields in North Tunisia
September 07, 2018

Parasitoids of chickpea leafminer Liriomyza cicerina (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and their parasitism rate on chickpea fields in North Tunisia

In recent years, as a consequence of climatic changes, the leafminer Liriomyza cicerina had emerged as a serious pest in chickpea crops causing considerable damage in Tunisia. Thus, the search of control methods is necessary. The aim of this...

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On farm analysis of the effect of the preceding crop on N uptake and grain yield of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) in Mediterranean conditions.
September 05, 2018

On farm analysis of the effect of the preceding crop on N uptake and grain yield of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) in Mediterranean conditions.

One of the challenges of eco-efficient agriculture is the development of operational farming practices to increase the level of agricultural production, maximize the efficiency of resource use and reduce environmental impacts. Based on the...

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Soil salinity prediction and mapping by machine learning regression in Central Mesopotamia, Iraq
September 05, 2018

Soil salinity prediction and mapping by machine learning regression in Central Mesopotamia, Iraq

Soil salinization affects crop production and food security. Mapping spatial distribution and severity of salinity is essential for agricultural management and development. This study was aimed to test the effectiveness of machine learning...

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ICARDA Results Framework 2017–2026
September 01, 2018

ICARDA Results Framework 2017–2026

A key component of the overall implementation of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Strategic Plan 2017-2026 is the development of a Results Framework that provides the road map for the Center, setting...

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