Tag Archives: drought

Needs for understanding water and food security

Posted on Friday, 07 November, 2014 by

“The earth’s land surface receives about 110,000 km3 of rainfall annually. More than half of this water is evapotranspired (transmitted from soils and through plants to the air); about 20,000 km3 falls on land that is cultivated in some form; … Continue reading →

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Food and nutrition security in dry areas: ICARDA 2012 report and research-for-development obstacles

Posted on Thursday, 29 August, 2013 by

ICARDA_2012_Annual Report ICARDA – the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas http://www.icarda.org – is an international organization targeting crops for these critical regions. It’s annual report for 2012 has just been published and highlights their genetic, breeding and … Continue reading →

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Water stress and spring wheat – genetics and Pakistan

Posted on Tuesday, 27 August, 2013 by

TS. Noorka IR, Schwarzacher T. 2013. Water a response factor to screen suitable genotypes to fight and traverse periodic onslaughts of water scarcity in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). International Journal of Water Resources and Arid Environments 3(1): 37-44. ISSN 2079-7079 … Continue reading →

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