Development of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) varieties with low seed anti-nutritional factor, β-N-Oxalyl-L-α, βdiaminopropionic acid (ODAP) content but with high seed protein content would be beneficial for human consumption. In this study, a...
Agriculture in Egypt consumes about 80% of the available water resources. With an ever-increasing demand and a relatively fixed supply of fresh water, every drop of water should be treated as a drop of life. Consequently, effective on-farm irrigation...
Field experiments were carried out (2013/2014 and 2014/2015 for wheat; 2014 and 2015 for maize) at the two sites of Giza area (Giza governorate, represented to Middle Egypt) and Shandaweel area (Sohag governorate, represented to Upper Egypt). The...
The broomrapes (Orobanche spp. and Phelipanche spp.) aretroublesome holoparasitic plants, completely dependent on their hosts for their nutritional requirements; water and nutrients. Orobanche crenata,O. cumana, O. foetida, O. minor...
This course provided knowledge on the processes underlying GHG emissions and soil C sinks,
measuring methodologies and modelling tools in cropping systems. Methods for national GHG
inventories and mitigation options analysis, including socio-economic...
ُفي المناطق الريفية في مصر، تؤطر الأعراف الاجتماعية النساء “كمساعدات” لأسرهن وأزواجهن بدلاً من كونهن عاملات بحد ذاتهن. يفترض بالنساء عدم المساهمة في الزراعة أو المشاركة في الري. ومع ذلك، فقد تحدثت سلسلة من الدراسات الحديثة التي أجرتها إيكاردا قصة...
Plant breeders are often interested in improving several quantitative traits including yield, quality, and resistance to both biotic and abiotic stresses simultaneously. However, breeding for multiple traits together is challenging and largely...
