Climate change threatens the viability of agriculture, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In a region where agriculture is a critical source of employment and income, environmental degradation, and declining...
Microalgal exopolysaccharides represent a potential sustainable alternative for the enhancement and protection of agricultural crops including management of both biotic and abiotic stress. In the present study, we investigated the potential of...
Wheat Triticum spp. is the most widely grown cereal crop in the world and one of the central
pillars of global food security (Rosegrant et al., 2001), about 728 million metric tons of wheat
was produced on 208 million hectares in 2013 (FAO, 2015)....
Arid and semi-arid rangelands face increasing climate variability and grazing pressure as the world’s demand for food increases. ICARDA is introducing drought tolerant species as a crucial means of assisting rangeland rehabilitation efforts, helping...
Species in the stem gall midge genus Mayetiola (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) cause serious damage to small grain crops. Among Mayetiola species are Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor Say), barley midge (Mayetiola hordei Keiffer), and oat midge (Mayetiola...
Rhanterium suaveolens is a desert plant endemic to North Africa and is best developed in parts of the sandy plains of the northern Sahara characterized by deep sierozem soils. Due to their attractiveness for various human activities (grazing...
Genebanks are responsible for collecting, maintaining, characterizing, documenting, and distributing plant genetic resources for research, education, and breeding purposes. The rationale for requests of plant materials varies highly from areas of...
