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Meeting the food demands and ensuring nutritional security of the ever increasing global population in the face of degrading natural resource base and impending climate change is the biggest challenge of the twenty first century. The...

In Sudan Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV, genus Mastrevirus, family Geminiviridae) is an important pathogen of pulses that are grown both for local consumption, and for export. Although a few studies have characterised CpCDV genomes from...

The primary objective of this study was to assess the water productivity (WP) of the annual (wheat, barley, and corn) and biennial (alfalfa and Rhodes grass) crops cultivated under centerpivot irrigation located over desert areas of the Al-Kharj...

Two experiments were carried out in Syria with the purpose of investigating to which extent the effects of including 30 % olive cake (replacing parts of forage and concentrate) or tomato pomace (replacing concentrate) in the diet, described...

Groundwater in Khorezm, Central Asia, is shallow fluctuating between 2.2 m below surface at the end of the non-irrigation period (February) and 1.15 m during the peak irrigation season (August). Shallow groundwater contributes moisture to meet...

Theeffectivenessofthecurrentsoilsalinitymanagement,whichmainly relieson pre-season leaching based on static norms, is limited despite the relatively high leaching waterinput(400–500 mm).Thelowleachingeffectivenessisillustrated by the spatial...

Silvopasture is ideally suited to the dry areas where its application in agro-forestry production systems can help to improve fodder production, enhance soil health, and reduce erosion. In India, where the practice is traditionally used in...

Salinization is a common problem for agriculture in dryland environments and it has greatly affected land productivity and even caused cropland abandonment in Central and Southern Iraq. Hence it is of pressing importance to quantify the spatial...

The Fertile Crescent encompasses a mega-center of diversity of crops and livestock of global importance. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) coordinated a 5-year regional project funded by the Global...

This report reviews a case study of farmers’ perceptions of policies and regulations to improve water security in the Jordanian Badia. The aim is to improve water management and conservation by engaging all stakeholders, in particular farmers...