Despite several efforts for its dissemination, adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is low – causing some to wonder if an incremental approach for adoption of its three components would prove...
Weeds cause serious constraint to faba bean (Vicia faba L.) productivity. Broad
weed control is hampered by the availability of postemergence herbicides to control
them, as the current faba bean cultivars are highly susceptible to them. Therefore...
Cadmium (Cd) is a hazardous heavy metal, toxic to our ecosystem even at low concentrations.
Cd stress negatively affects plant growth and development by triggering oxidative stress.
Limited information is available on the role of iron (Fe) in...
Mungbeans and lentils are relatively easily grown and cheaper sources of microgreens, but their phytonutrient diversity is not yet deeply explored. In this study, 20 diverse genotypes each of mungbean and lentil were grown as microgreens under plain...
Improved breeding practices and participatory health services have been designed and implemented by a partnership between national and international institutions in various parts of Ethiopia since 2014. Based on a panel data of two waves, we have...
Conservation agriculture (CA) involving zero tillage, crop diversification, and residue retention
is considered a panacea for several interrelated problems in agricultural production. However, in
the mixed crop-livestock production systems of the...
Growth and reproductive performance traits are traits of economic importance for sheep
selection and productivity improvement interventions. This study aimed at comparative evaluation of growth and reproductive performance traits of sheep in the...
