ICARDA Research Mandate: Global mandate - Lentil
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Bari Masur-4 lentil developed from a cross of a local
landrace with an ICARDA selection, and released in |
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Lentil plant |
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Ethiopia, 1996/97 cropping season. Rust-devastated lentil (right), but ‘Adaa’ (left) stayed healthy. ICARDA scientist and Ethiopia NARS |
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Women harvesting lentil. Harvested yield across a greater area of land is much improved by using supplemental irrigation in conjunction with appropriate varieties and a good fertilizer program. |
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Later sowing has saved the improved lentil line in the center from the orobanche infestation that hit other lines in the foreground in this ICARDA trial comparing sowing dates for avoiding infestation. |
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The winter (background) versus spring (foreground) sowing of lentil in an experimental field in Ardebil, Iran. The wintersown crop performed much better. |
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Performance of spring- and winter-sown lentil in Eskishehr, Turkey. The wintersown crop (right) reached maturity, while the spring-sown crop is vulnerable to terminal drought and heat stress. |
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ICARDA and Turkish scientists evaluate the performance of ëKafkas,í a highyielding and winter-hardy lentil variety in Turkey. |
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Yemen: A farmer addresses her neighbors at a lentil field day. |
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Yemen terraces: Farmers gather on a terrace to check the performance of lentil selections. |
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Early-maturing lentil helps escape drought. |
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Lentil: Idlib-3 - ILL 6994 |
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Lentil crop at Breda, a dry site in Syria, 1998/99. |
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Rust devastated lentil in Ethiopia in 1996/97, but the improved rust-resistant cultivar ‘Adaa’ (left) stayed green and healthy. |
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On-farm trials of lentil. The trials have helped in the development of locally-appropriate technology packages, and have been a major factor in Sudan’s march towards self-sufficiency in this important crop. |
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Women hand-harvesting lentil in Syria. |
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Mechanizing the lentil harvest. |
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Woman carrying harvested lentil. |
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Lentil seeds: Top left, a Bangladesh landrace; top right, Precoz; and bottom, a cross between a landrace and a medium-maturity boldseed variety from outside South Asia. |
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Lentil crossing at ICARDA. |
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Lentil: the Bangladesh breakthrough. Intercropping with sugarcane, a common practice in Bangladesh. |
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Lentil in Bangladesh: Total crop failure due to Stemphylium blight and rust. |
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Good lentil farm |
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A labor team tackles the lentil harvest. |
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Lentil DNA. Mr Eujayl at work in ICARDA biotechnology aboratory with research technician Aman Sabbagh. |
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ICARDA scientist and farmers looking at harvested lentil. |
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Lentil harvesting: The combine harvester provides faster harvest but with some loss of straw. |
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Lentil harvesting: A side-mounted, tractor-operated, double-knife cutter bar in operation in Urfa, Turkey. |
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Women researchers. Lentil at Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center. |
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