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Zaragoza, Spain

Recent trends in conservation agriculture in Mediterranean environments

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Classical Wheat Breeding

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Rabat, Morocco

Food Legumes Breeding - International Years of Pulses

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Multiple genomic signatures of selection in goats and sheep indigenous to a hot arid environment
February 27, 2016

Multiple genomic signatures of selection in goats and sheep indigenous to a hot arid environment

Goats and sheep are versatile domesticates that have been integrated into diverse environments and production systems. Natural and artificial selection have shaped the variation in the two species, but natural selection has played the major role...

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World Food Prize laureate, Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram inaugurates ICARDA's Global Pulses Research Platform near Bhopal, India
February 24, 2016

ICARDA’s Global Pulses Research Platform inaugurated in India

ICARDA launches a Global Pulses Research Platform in India to increase the region’s pulses production and reduce dependencies on imports.
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Fast-forward genetics by radiation hybrids to saturate the locus regulating nuclear–cytoplasmic compatibility in Triticum
February 24, 2016

Fast-forward genetics by radiation hybrids to saturate the locus regulating nuclear–cytoplasmic compatibility in Triticum

The nuclear-encoded species cytoplasm specific (scs) genes control nuclear–cytoplasmic compatibility in wheat (genus Triticum). Alloplasmic cells, which have nucleus and cytoplasm derived from different species, produce vigorous and vital...

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Increasing salinity is a growing problem in many countries that adversely impacts food production and farm profitability
February 23, 2016

Combating salinity to increase food production

In an interesting research finding, scientists have identified a salt tolerant gene in soybean that also increases grain yield. This opens up possibilities for exploring similar traits in other legumes as well.
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Pulses, a staple food source for poor families in India, have become very expensive
February 22, 2016

Science to Offer Strategic Solutions to India’s Pulses Dilemma

ICARDA's new pulses platform to boost declining pulses production in India through sustainable intensification of cropping systems.
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Assessing Plant Genetic Resources for Climate- Change Adaptive Traits Heat Traits
February 22, 2016

Assessing Plant Genetic Resources for Climate- Change Adaptive Traits Heat Traits

The vulnerability of wheat is likely to increase due to an increase of heat stress according to recent wheat-production simulation models combined with local climate-change data. This is particularly an issue affecting dryland areas where global...

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Multifaceted Impacts of Sustainable Land Management in Drylands: A Review
February 20, 2016

Multifaceted Impacts of Sustainable Land Management in Drylands: A Review

Biophysical restoration or rehabilitation measures of land have demonstrated to be effective in many scientific projects and small-scale environmental experiments. However circumstances such as poverty, weak policies, or inefficient scientific...

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