The fruitful collaboration between the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and Turkey dates back to the establishment of ICARDA in 1977. ICARDA and Turkey signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 1986, and the...
Early generation seed production may constitute maintenance breeding of improved variety and regular multiplication and supply of smaller quantities of breeder, pre-basic and basic seed. The main purpose of EGS Early generation seed production is to...
The present study was conducted to justify that keeping birth weight (BWT) records have little or no significance in genetic improvements of market or adult weights of small ruminants while implementation of community based breeding program (CBBP)...
This thesis was submitted by Bushra Mohammad Sabbah in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master’s Degree in Biotechnology (The University of Jordan) under the co-supervision of Dr. Shibli (The University of Jordan) and Dr. Ayed M. Al...
Wheat is the principal staple food in most countries of the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, accounting for 45% of the region’s per capita calorie intake with an average wheat consumption of about 200 kg/capita/year, which is...
In Greece, lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) crops are mainly established with non-certified seeds of local landraces, implying high risks for seed transmitted diseases. During April and May of the 2007-2012 growing seasons, surveys were conducted in...
Dryland cereals and legumes are important crops in farming systems across the world. Yet they are frequently neglected among the priorities for international agricultural research and development, often due to lack of information on their magnitude...
