Terminal drought is one of the most common and devastating climatic stress factors affecting durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) production worldwide. The wild relatives of this crop are deemed a vast potential source of useful alleles to adapt to...
Barley is an important crop worldwide known for its adaptation to harsh environments and used in multiple forms as feed, food and beverages. Its productivity is affected by major abiotic and biotic stresses. Scald caused by hemibiotrophic fungus...
Wheat is a global staple crop, which contributes 20% of the
total dietary proteins and calories. Despite its importance,
wheat production and productivity are affected by various
biotic and abiotic stresses. Septoria leaf blotch is one of the...
Ethiopia is experiencing considerable impact of climate change and variability in the last five decades. Analyzing climate trends and variability is essential to develop effective adaptation strategies, particularly for countries vulnerable to...
Growth curve analysis can help to optimize the management, determine nutritional requirements,
predict the weight of animals at a specific age, and to select highly productive animals.
Therefore, this study aimed to find the best-fitted nonlinear...
This study evaluated performances of the Climate Hazard Group
Infrared Precipitation with stations version 2.0 (CHIRPS v2.0) and
Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation version 2.8 (MSWEP
v2.8) products against observed data. Rainfall...
A morphological and quality analysis of 64 global core collections of cactus genotypes was conducted using 30 growth and fodder quality traits. Results indicated a high coefficient of variation for primary cladode perimeter (91.0%), root fresh weight...