Publications and Resources

This issue of Caravan presents the facts about drought, including efforts to more accurately predict its occurrence and severity. Agroclimatologists, for example, are making use of satellite imagery and geographical information systems in their...

In this special issue to mark the International Year of Mountains:
Rebuilding Afghanistan's agriculture - Future Harvest Consortium meets critical need for seed;
Reclaiming ancient techniques - Terrace rehabilitation in Yemen and Peru, and pitcher...

The world is witnessing a period in its history when the increasing socio-political upheavals are taking the lives of thousands, and destroying the natural wealth of our planet. Poverty and food insecurity are two key forces driving this destruction...

The world is witnessing a period in its history when the increasing socio-political upheavals are taking the lives of thousands, and destroying the natural wealth of our planet. Poverty and food insecurity are two key forces driving this destruction...

An intensive survey was conducted during May–June, 2001 to identify virus diseases affecting chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and lentil (Lens culinaris) crops in five provinces (Qazvin, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan) of Iran...

A total of 147 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers (including86 barley and 61 wheat microsatellite markers) were tested for their segregation in a doubled haploid (DH) and an F2 population of barley. The DH population consisted of 71 doubled haploid...

Opuntias are multipurpose plants that are increasingly being used in agricultural systems in arid and semi-arid areas and are considered a key component for the productivity and sustainability of these regions. This publication presents current...