Tapping Rice Fallows to Boost Pulses Production in India
India is globally the largest consumer of pulses with millions, particularly the poor, dependent on them for food and nutrition. It is also the largest importer of pulses and faces increasing dependence on imports as pulses demand is projected...
The Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation / 2017 is now open for applications
The prestigious Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation / 2017 is looking for interested candidates to submit applications in five categories, which are:
Adoption Perspectives of Direct Seeding in the High Plains of Sétif - Algeria
This study aims to analyze the adoption perspectives of the Conservation Agriculture (CA) through the recognition of the cautions and advantages of cereal Direct Seeding (DS) in semiarid high plains of Sétif (Algeria). A survey covers a sample...
AMMI, GGE biplots and regression analysis to comprehend the G x E interaction in multi-environment barley trials
The present study was carried out to ascertain the stable genotypes, environments discrimination and genotype by environment crossovers using different stability models. In AMMI ANOVA, genotype x location interaction implied substantial...
On 10 and 11 May 2016, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) organized a policy dialogue in Tunis to share with Tunisian policy makers and other national partners the preliminary...
Global changes, livestock and vulnerability: the social construction of markets as an adaptive strategy
Nowadays, livestock producers in Sahel have to deal not only with climate variability but also with changes in land use and policies that restrict access to pasture and increase their vulnerability. At the same time, the growth of urban...
ICARDA Researchers Present at Conference on Date Palm Production, Protection, and Commercialization in Oman
The Conference on the Investment in the Date Palm Sector (Reality and Prospects) was held by the Directorate General of the Million Date Palm Plantation Project at the Diwan of the Royal Court in Muscat, Oman from May 23-25, 2016 under the...
Identification and Characterization of Salt Tolerance of Wheat Germplasm Using a Multivariable Screening Approach
Salinity is one of the major limitations to wheat production worldwide. This study was designed to evaluate the level of genetic variation among 150 internationally derived wheat genotypes for salinity tolerance at germination, seedling and...
