Characterizing Durum Wheat and Barley Landraces for Target Traits in Collaboration with Partner Genebanks

cg.contactN.El-Haddad@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerNational Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia - INRATen_US
cg.contributor.centerEthiopian Institute of Agricultural Research - EIARen_US
cg.contributor.centerLebanese Agricultural Research Institute - LARIen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Carthage - UCAR Tunisen_US
cg.contributor.centerMohammed V University, Faculty of Science - UM5 - FSRen_US
cg.contributor.crpGenetic Innovation - GIen_US
cg.contributor.funderThe Crop Trusten_US
cg.contributor.initiativeBreeding Resourcesen_US
cg.contributor.projectBOLD-DIVA-PR II Dissemination of ICARDA Varieties through Participatory Researchen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.countryLBen_US
cg.coverage.countryMAen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idEl Haddad, Noureddine: 0000-0001-8848-4799en_US
cg.subject.actionAreaGenetic Innovationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocbarleyen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclandracesen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the goalsen_US
dc.contributorBen Ghanem, Hajeren_US
dc.creatorEl Haddad, Noureddineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-07T19:52:31Z
dc.date.available2024-02-07T19:52:31Z
dc.description.abstractLandraces play a pivotal role in agricultural biodiversity and the preservation of traditional farming practices. These are locally adapted, genetically diverse crop varieties that have evolved over centuries through natural selection and farmer-driven selection processes. Unlike modern commercial varieties, landraces possess unique traits such as resilience to environmental stresses, disease resistance, and adaptability to diverse growing conditions. Their value stems from their ability to provide a genetic reservoir for breeding programs seeking to improve crop resilience, nutritional content, and adaptability to changing climates. Moreover, landraces often hold cultural and historical significance, embodying centuries-old agricultural knowledge and traditions. Thus, their conservation and utilization are vital not only for sustainable agriculture but also for safeguarding global food security and preserving agricultural heritage. Under BOLD project, funded by Crop Trust, a set of 48 landraces of both durum wheat and barley were selected from ICARDA genebank using the Focused identification germplasm strategy (FIGS). A round of multiplication was conducted in Marchouch despite the severe drought stress during the cropping season 2022-23. A total of 22 “best-bet” landraces were selected for each crop. In November 2023, the selected landraces were successfully shipped to our partners at EIAR in Ethiopia, LARI in Lebanon and INRAT in Tunisia. However, due to the situation in Sudan, the shipment to ARC partner was not feasible. Each partner contributed by adding one local landrace and one local cultivar to enrich the diversity of the trials and select the superior landraces over local and commercial checks. In total, 36 plots for each crop were planted in two rows of 2 m2 using an augmented design for the first season at two sites at Lebanon (Kfarchakhna and Tel Amara) and Tunisia (Kif and Mornag). For EIAR in Ethiopia, the planting of both landrace trials will be conducted in April 2024 during the main cropping season.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/cb3d9e53908350bb2ad34ae57b869232/v/702bf639c7ad92b02342bbaefece1410en_US
dc.identifier.citationNoureddine El Haddad, Hajer Ben Ghanem. (31/1/2024). Characterizing Durum Wheat and Barley Landraces for Target Traits in Collaboration with Partner Genebanks.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/69157
dc.languageenen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-SA-4.0en_US
dc.subjectfigs (focused identification of germplasm strategy)en_US
dc.subjectwheat landracesen_US
dc.subjectdurum-wheaten_US
dc.subjectdrought-toleranceen_US
dc.titleCharacterizing Durum Wheat and Barley Landraces for Target Traits in Collaboration with Partner Genebanksen_US
dc.typeBlogen_US
dcterms.available2024-01-31en_US
mel.funder.grant#Global Crop Diversity Trust - GCDT :CONT - 0817en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/bold-divaen_US

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