Registration of ‘Krib’ new lentil variety in Tunisia
In Tunisia, lentil (Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris Medik.) is cultivated in arid and semi-arid areas. Terminal drought and heat stresses during the end of cycle causes signifcant yield losses. Selection of short cycle varieties could be the...
Genetic Variation for Traits Related to Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Vigna Species
Phosphorus (P) is a major limiting nutrient reducing crop yields especially in weathered soils of the subtropics and tropics. P exhibits poor mobility and availability to plants in soil. To overcome P deficiency in soil, phosphatic fertilizers...
Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director CWANA, recently led a series of high-level consultations on priorities for the ICARDA breeding research agenda until 2030.
Corinna Woellner joined ICARDA’s Partnerships and Grants Unit in Cairo, Egypt, in 2020—initially as a freelance proposal writer and, in 2023, as a project development manager. With over ten years of experience in designing and implementing...
Dr Krishna Devkota is Manager of Sustainable Intensification Work package of F2R CWANA Initiative. Dr Devkota has a PhD in Agriculture/Agronomy from the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany with extensive field...
Assoc]iate Scientist - Agronomist within the sub-team Soils, Waters and Agronomy (SWA), and based in Cairo. Holding a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from Ain Shams University (Egypt) in 2009. Working on interdisciplinary research topics of...
Dr. Worqlul is an Ethiopian National and holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, USA. He has seven years of experience working as a PostDoc and Assistant Research Scientist at Texas A&M...
