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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Genetic Resources Section

ICARDA manages diverse collections of barley and wheat, grain legumes and forages, mostly traditional landraces and wild species from the Fertile Crescent.

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Once working out of Syria, the genebank has relocated to Morocco and Lebanon in the past years. Morocco stores cultivated species of wheat, barley, chickpea and lentil while Lebanon stores faba bean and grasspea and wild relatives of cereals and legumes. The genebank also holds more than 1,380 accessions of Rhizobium strains, vital for enabling legumes to make use of atmospheric nitrogen and increase soil fertility.

The ICARDA genebank helped develop a new methodology, known as Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS), to give breeders and other researchers a better chance to find useful traits within a large number of accessions. The Genetic Resources Section also conducts pre-breeding activities, for example the introgression of genes from wild species to help broaden the genetic base of wheat.

ICARDA has built a unique capacity to regenerate crop wild relatives with more than 200 isolation cages in Lebanon.

The genebank has also re-established the capacity to carry out routine germplasm health testing.

 

Barley
Wheat
Chickpea
Lentil
Faba bean
Forage grasses
Forage legumes
Grasspea

Key performance indicators of CGIAR genebanks, 2012-2021

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Crop Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Barley 1. Total number of accessions 30,454 31,761 31,961 32,305 32,560 32,788 32,790 31,392 32,522 32,479
Barley 2. Total number of accessions that are currently available 24,278 24,253 24,253 24,147 24,147 24,259 25,113 19,211 30,194 30,415
Barley 3. Number of seed accessions 30,454 31,761 31,961 32,305 32,560 32,788 32,790 31,392 32,522 32,479
Barley 4. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barley 5. Number of live plant accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barley 6. Number of seed accessions held in long-term storage and safety duplicated at two levels 25,890 29,065 29,075 20,786 20,786 15,440 12,263 17,139 15,857 19,885
Barley 7. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions in cryopreservation or safety duplicated as in vitro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barley 8. Number of wild species accessions 833 1,240 1,575 1,807 1,807
Chickpea 1. Total number of accessions 14,484 14,906 15,316 15,742 15,742 15,749 15,749 13,229 15,386 15,386
Chickpea 2. Total number of accessions that are currently available 8,780 8,725 8,725 9,093 9,093 9,543 10,599 8,453 9,546 11,030
Chickpea 3. Number of seed accessions 14,484 14,906 15,316 15,742 15,742 15,749 15,749 13,229 15,386 15,386
Chickpea 4. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chickpea 5. Number of live plant accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chickpea 6. Number of seed accessions held in long-term storage and safety duplicated at two levels 10,476 10,476 10,476 6,340 6,340 2,035 4,905 6,529 5,215 4,785
Chickpea 7. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions in cryopreservation or safety duplicated as in vitro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chickpea 8. Number of wild species accessions 12 12 112 315 315
Faba Bean 1. Total number of accessions 9,542 10,002 10,029 10,033 10,033 10,034 10,034 8,736 9,654 9,654
Faba bean 2. Total number of accessions that are currently available 2,866 1,706 1,706 1,707 1,707 1,707 2,583 2,011 2,527 2,807
Faba bean 3. Number of seed accessions 9,542 10,002 10,029 10,033 10,033 10,034 10,034 8,736 9,654 9,654
Faba bean 4. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faba bean 5. Number of live plant accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faba bean 6. Number of seed accessions held in long-term storage and safety duplicated at two levels 6,060 6,060 6,715 4,610 4,611 688 816 1,704 1,824 1,633
Faba bean 7. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions in cryopreservation or safety duplicated as in vitro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Faba bean 8. Number of wild species accessions - - - -
Forages 1. Total number of accessions 24,880 25,828 26,501 27,639 28,747 29,053 29,008 24,632 27,150 26,867
Forages 2. Total number of accessions that are currently available 5,988 5,988 5,988 11,140 11,140 11,140 11,072 4,577 7,379 6,300
Forages 3. Number of seed accessions 24,880 25,828 26,501 27,639 28,747 29,053 29,008 24,632 27,150 26,867
Forages 4. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forages 5. Number of live plant accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forages 6. Number of seed accessions held in long-term storage and safety duplicated at two levels 14,913 14,913 15,870 15,980 15,869 7,534 7,752 2,856 3,079 5,056
Forages 7. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions in cryopreservation or safety duplicated as in vitro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forages 8. Number of wild species accessions - 8,351 2,895 4,787 5,629
Grasspea 1. Total number of accessions 3,996 4,180 4,220 4,266 4,289 4,451 4,451 3,992 4,501 4,412
Grasspea 2. Total number of accessions that are currently available 1,646 1,646 1,646 2,714 2,714 2,358 3,127 2,758 3,188 3,161
Grasspea 3. Number of seed accessions 3,996 4,180 4,220 4,266 4,289 4,451 4,451 3,992 4,501 4,412
Grasspea 4. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grasspea 5. Number of live plant accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grasspea 6. Number of seed accessions held in long-term storage and safety duplicated at two levels 2,434 2,434 2,434 391 391 1,263 2,046 2,485 2,878 2,387
Grasspea 7. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions in cryopreservation or safety duplicated as in vitro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grasspea 8. Number of wild species accessions 1,519 1,099 858 1,152 1,246
Lentil 1. Total number of accessions 11,083 12,463 12,477 13,903 14,512 14,597 14,597 13,128 14,350 14,368
Lentil 2. Total number of accessions that are currently available 9,611 9,630 9,630 9,533 9,533 9,791 11,940 9,176 10,834 10,889
Lentil 3. Number of seed accessions 11,083 12,463 12,477 13,903 14,512 14,597 14,597 13,128 14,350 14,368
Lentil 4. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lentil 5. Number of live plant accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lentil 6. Number of seed accessions held in long-term storage and safety duplicated at two levels 10,775 10,775 10,775 5,922 5,922 1,901 4,053 6,828 8,300 8,300
Lentil 7. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions in cryopreservation or safety duplicated as in vitro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lentil 8. Number of wild species accessions 150 184 515 613 613
Pea 1. Total number of accessions 6,106 6,106 6,113 6,115 6,121 6,131 6,132 4,159 4,596 4,596
Pea 2. Total number of accessions that are currently available 1,865 1,867 1,867 1,780 1,780 1,780 2,811 3,556 3,843 3,839
Pea 3. Number of seed accessions 6,106 6,106 6,113 6,115 6,121 6,131 6,132 4,159 4,596 4,596
Pea 4. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pea 5. Number of live plant accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pea 6. Number of seed accessions held in long-term storage and safety duplicated at two levels 3,840 3,796 3,796 3,796 3,796 141 141 2,315 2,485 2,493
Pea 7. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions in cryopreservation or safety duplicated as in vitro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pea 8. Number of wild species accessions 224 96 62 97 97
Wheat 1. Total number of accessions 40,388 41,106 41,255 42,217 43,201 43,918 43,923 40,843 44,450 44,026
Wheat 2. Total number of accessions that are currently available 32,724 32,223 32,223 32,076 32,076 32,379 33,459 33,960 39,178 39,594
Wheat 3. Number of seed accessions 40,388 41,106 41,255 42,217 43,201 43,918 43,923 40,843 44,450 44,026
Wheat 4. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wheat 5. Number of live plant accessions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wheat 6. Number of seed accessions held in long-term storage and safety duplicated at two levels 36,327 37,289 37,305 19,671 19,671 16,942 22,995 27,362 23,269 29,872
Wheat 7. Number of vegetatively-propagated accessions in cryopreservation or safety duplicated as in vitro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wheat 8. Number of wild species accessions 4,811 5,477 4,532 5,841 5,867

Genebank operations, 2012-2021

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Crop Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Barley 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available . . . . . . . 32,790 32,790 32,451
Barley 2. Number accessions received 772 668 247 344 218 149 0 28 164 0
Barley 3. Number accessions regenerated 239 0 133 0 0 0 0 0
Barley 4. Number accessions multiplied 3,732 778 1,945 1,667 4,840 5,070 6,295 4,433 12,054 775
Barley 5. Number accessions health tested 0 3,692 1,273 841 987 5,092 6,540 4,680 3,774 9,815
Barley 6. Number accessions cleaned 0 0 3 0 37 0 0 0
Barley 7. Number accessions viability tested 0 0 0 214 819 2,499 1,794 2,970 3,599 5,369
Chickpea 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available . . . . . . . 15,749 15,749 15,368
Chickpea 2. Number accessions received 365 57 2 426 0 6 0 14 59 0
Chickpea 3. Number accessions regenerated 870 0 200 0 0 0 0 0
Chickpea 4. Number accessions multiplied 99 320 735 1,541 3,297 3,341 3,571 4,753 1,492 3,253
Chickpea 5. Number accessions health tested 0 4 77 112 161 2,274 3,352 2,525 3,351
Chickpea 6. Number accessions cleaned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chickpea 7. Number accessions viability tested 0 0 0 0 497 0 1,801 1,440 763 2,596
Faba bean 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available . . . . . . . 16,596 10,034 9,654
Faba bean 2. Number accessions received 215 245 7 5 118 0 0 0 14 0
Faba bean 3. Number accessions regenerated 565 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Faba bean 4. Number accessions multiplied 370 178 882 758 1,040 872 881 1,022 1,513 1,056
Faba bean 5. Number accessions health tested 0 5 167 0 44 134 1,678 1,384 259 1,405
Faba bean 6. Number accessions cleaned 0 0 0 0 7 0 25 1,330
Faba bean 7. Number accessions viability tested 0 0 0 0 0 0 571 1,319 342 1,432
Forages 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available . . . . . . . 26,897 33,446 27,014
Forages 2. Number accessions received 1,404 187 1,465 1,138 0 455 0 0 221 0
Forages 3. Number accessions regenerated 0 0 0 0 0 126 0 - -
Forages 4. Number accessions multiplied 2,352 717 298 833 1,559 856 4,184 4,634 1,653 3,328
Forages 5. Number accessions health tested 4,111 3 490 0 0 0 4,184 613 2,462 1,340
Forages 6. Number accessions cleaned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,327
Forages 7. Number accessions viability tested 0 0 0 0 51 0 434 1,619 3,633 1,828
Grasspea 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available . . . . . . . 0 0 4,412
Grasspea 2. Number accessions received 176 14 64 46 19 180 0 0 92 0
Grasspea 3. Number accessions regenerated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grasspea 4. Number accessions multiplied 360 34 441 593 1,174 1,077 960 385 505 322
Grasspea 5. Number accessions health tested 61 16 460 0 0 0 0 286 399 433
Grasspea 6. Number accessions cleaned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 419
Grasspea 7. Number accessions viability tested 0 0 0 0 344 0 0 995 1,488 325
Lentil 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available . . . . . . . 14,597 14,597 14,337
Lentil 2. Number accessions received 621 753 23 2,032 0 100 0 4 376 24
Lentil 3. Number accessions regenerated 98 0 275 0 0 0 0 0
Lentil 4. Number accessions multiplied 42 437 847 140 4,872 3,820 3,627 3,828 2,122 3,450
Lentil 5. Number accessions health tested 0 6 10 207 110 2,016 2,223 2,614 1,586 477
Lentil 6. Number accessions cleaned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lentil 7. Number accessions viability tested 0 0 0 0 276 0 3,298 655 1,847 2,056
Pea 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available . . . . . . . 6,132 6,132 4,596
Pea 2. Number accessions received 1 1 16 2 6 8 0 0 6 0
Pea 3. Number accessions regenerated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pea 4. Number accessions multiplied 0 32 89 87 6 6 2,499 1,169 439 166
Pea 5. Number accessions health tested 0 55 189 0 0 0 0 2,473 1,296 433
Pea 6. Number accessions cleaned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 413
Pea 7. Number accessions viability tested 0 0 0 0 1 0 83 3,646 1,449 228
Wheat 1. Number of accessions with passport & characterization data available . . . . . . . 43,923 43,921 44,026
Wheat 2. Number accessions received 337 583 228 962 924 269 0 36 1,075 0
Wheat 3. Number accessions regenerated 867 0 285 0 0 0 0 0
Wheat 4. Number accessions multiplied 817 182 2,336 4,297 15,532 9,636 11,070 8,653 6,694 2,134
Wheat 5. Number accessions health tested 0 1,623 642 6,866 766 13,760 10,017 9,233 3,455 3,897
Wheat 6. Number accessions cleaned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wheat 7. Number accessions viability tested 0 0 0 711 3,854 2,869 4,895 2,495 11,889 0

Number of samples distributed to users within and outside the CGIAR, 2012-2021

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Crop Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
All crops 1. Total number external germplasm requests 29 28 42 24 35 45 35 47 74 82
Barley 2. Number of samples distributed within the CGIAR 2 3,131 1,863 0 361 270 251 776 604 351
Barley 3. Number of samples distributed outside the CGIAR 3 567 2,142 867 1,051 5,523 764 404 1,545 2,155
Barley 4. Total number of samples distributed 5 3,698 4,005 867 1,412 5,793 1,015 1,180 2,149 2,506
Barley 5. Number of accessions distributed within the CGIAR 249 3,131 1,005 0 344 270 239 772 604 351
Barley 6. Number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR 730 532 1,264 837 688 5,498 764 404 1,545 2,155
Barley 7. Total number of accessions distributed 979 3,663 2,269 837 1,032 5,768 1,003 1,176 2,149 2,506
Barley 8. Total number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 764 404 1,545 2,148
Barley 9. Total number of unique accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 3,862 750 395 1,487 1,794
Chickpea 2. Number of samples distributed within the CGIAR 3 1,477 1,060 53 51 0 692 156 31 0
Chickpea 3. Number of samples distributed outside the CGIAR 0 4 0 110 159 264 20 211 504 943
Chickpea 4. Total number of samples distributed 3 1,481 1,060 163 210 264 712 367 535 943
Chickpea 5. Number of accessions distributed within the CGIAR 102 967 729 53 51 0 692 78 31 0
Chickpea 6. Number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR 0 4 0 110 159 264 20 211 504 943
Chickpea 7. Total number of accessions distributed 102 971 729 163 210 264 712 289 535 943
Chickpea 8. Total number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 20 211 504 940
Chickpea 9. Total number of unique accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 179 20 206 467 873
Faba bean 2. Number of samples distributed within the CGIAR 2 670 166 0 0 0 0 0 25 19
Faba bean 3. Number of samples distributed outside the CGIAR 0 4 0 0 41 129 32 142 136 316
Faba bean 4. Total number of samples distributed 2 674 166 0 41 129 32 142 161 335
Faba bean 5. Number of accessions distributed within the CGIAR 141 670 166 0 0 0 0 0 25 19
Faba bean 6. Number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR 0 4 0 0 41 128 32 142 136 316
Faba bean 7. Total number of accessions distributed 141 674 166 0 41 128 32 142 161 335
Faba bean 8. Total number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 32 142 136 316
Faba bean 9. Total number of unique accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 128 32 142 117 304
Forages 2. Number of samples distributed within the CGIAR 9 167 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 227
Forages 3. Number of samples distributed outside the CGIAR 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 817 85 124
Forages 4. Total number of samples distributed 17 170 0 0 0 0 0 914 85 351
Forages 5. Number of accessions distributed within the CGIAR 74 157 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 193
Forages 6. Number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR 817 3 0 0 0 0 0 817 85 124
Forages 7. Total number of accessions distributed 891 160 0 0 0 0 0 914 85 317
Forages 8. Total number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 0 817 85 124
Forages 9. Total number of unique accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 0 0 817 85 124
Grasspea 2. Number of samples distributed within the CGIAR 108 168 292 0 0 0 260 75 0 131
Grasspea 3. Number of samples distributed outside the CGIAR 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 38 308 0
Grasspea 4. Total number of samples distributed 111 183 292 0 0 0 260 113 308 131
Grasspea 5. Number of accessions distributed within the CGIAR 2,668 168 292 0 0 0 257 75 0 118
Grasspea 6. Number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR 61 15 0 0 0 0 0 38 308 0
Grasspea 7. Total number of accessions distributed 2,729 183 292 0 0 0 257 113 308 118
Grasspea 8. Total number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 0 38 308 0
Grasspea 9. Total number of unique accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 0 0 38 303 0
Lentil 2. Number of samples distributed within the CGIAR 6 459 1,024 0 0 22 868 0 5 31
Lentil 3. Number of samples distributed outside the CGIAR 0 1 16 206 108 524 160 263 311 1,174
Lentil 4. Total number of samples distributed 6 460 1,040 206 108 546 1,028 263 316 1,205
Lentil 5. Number of accessions distributed within the CGIAR 261 434 884 0 0 22 868 0 5 28
Lentil 6. Number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR 0 6 8 206 108 524 160 263 311 1,174
Lentil 7. Total number of accessions distributed 261 440 892 206 108 546 1,028 263 316 1,202
Lentil 8. Total number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 160 263 311 1,172
Lentil 9. Total number of unique accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 454 156 237 264 967
Pea 2. Number of samples distributed within the CGIAR 0 0 396 0 0 0 0 0 0 154
Pea 3. Number of samples distributed outside the CGIAR 2 55 0 0 0 0 0 56 42 120
Pea 4. Total number of samples distributed 2 55 396 0 0 0 0 56 42 274
Pea 5. Number of accessions distributed within the CGIAR 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 133
Pea 6. Number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR 47 55 0 0 0 0 0 56 42 105
Pea 7. Total number of accessions distributed 47 55 188 0 0 0 0 56 42 238
Pea 8. Total number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 0 56 42 105
Pea 9. Total number of unique accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 0 0 46 42 55
Wheat 2. Number of samples distributed within the CGIAR 5 3,817 3,604 6,572 3,067 35 4,198 0 453 112
Wheat 3. Number of samples distributed outside the CGIAR 6 1,899 1,064 1,200 768 1,649 5,734 1,656 2,381 1,988
Wheat 4. Total number of samples distributed 11 5,716 4,668 7,772 3,835 1,684 9,932 1,656 2,834 2,100
Wheat 5. Number of accessions distributed within the CGIAR 2,755 2,641 1,936 6,572 3,067 35 4,198 0 453 112
Wheat 6. Number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR 1,482 1,608 633 6,849 756 1,649 5,734 1,656 2,381 1,988
Wheat 7. Total number of accessions distributed 4,237 4,249 2,569 13,421 3,823 1,684 9,932 1,656 2,834 2,100
Wheat 8. Total number of accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 5,734 1,656 2,381 1,987
Wheat 9. Total number of unique accessions distributed outside the CGIAR with SMTA 1,491 5,294 1,589 2,216 1,942

Genebank Platform publications, 2017-2020

Recent publications with at least one CGIAR genebank staff as author. HINT: Use the search key to filter the data.
Authors Article title Publication name URL
Anglin, N., Amri, A., Kehel, Z., Elis, D. A case of need: Linking traits to genebank accessions. Biopreservation and Biobanking READ
Visioni, A., Kehel, Z. Genome wide association mapping of seedling and adult plant resistance to barley stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei) in India. Frontiers in Plant Science READ
Hamwieh, A., F. Alo, S. Ahmed.  Molecular tools developed for disease resistant genes in wheat, barley, lentil and chickpea: A review. Arab Journal of Plant Protection READ
Alo, F., Al-Saaid, W., Baum, M., Alatwani, H. and Amri, A. Slow rusting of bread wheat landraces to Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici under artificial field inoculation. Arab Journal of Plant Protection READ
Alo, F., Alsaaid, W., Amri., A. Identification of molecular markers for the detection of yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. Sp. tritici) resistance genes in three bread wheat cultivar using molecular marker. Aleppo University Research Magazine READ
Alo, F., Alsaaid, W., Amri., A. Evaluation of bread wheat landraces for resistance to yellow rust under artificial field inoculation. Aleppo University Research Magazine READ
Soubra, N., Yazbek, M., Noun, J., Talhouk, R., Tanios, S., and Karam, N. Evaluation of diversity and conservation status of Matricaria chamomilla (L.) and Matricaria aurea (Loefl.) Sch. Bip. in Lebanon. J Biodivers Endanger Species READ
Ben Ghanem, H., Najar, A., Udupa, S., Kumari, S.G., Amri, A., Rezgui, S., El Felah, M., Tsivelikas, A. Exploiting intra-cultivar variation to select for Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV (BYDV-PAV) resistance in barley. Canadian Journal of Plant Science READ
Ben Ghanem, H., El Felah, M., Najar, A., Kehel, Z., Amri, A., Rezgui, S., Tsivelikas, A. Performance of barley lines selected under drought stressed conditions and ultra-low density. Tunisian Journal of Plant Protection READ
Lopez Noriega, I., Halewood, M., Abberton, M., Ajeigbe, H.; Amri, A., Angarawai, I., Anglin, N., Asiedu, R., Bänziger, M., Birol, E., Blummel, M., Boddupalli, M. P., Bouman, B., Campos, H., Carberry, P., Costich, D., Duveiller, E., Ellis, D., Falcon, R., Gangashetty, P., Gaur, P., Guarino, L., Hanson, J., Hugues, J., Jamnadass, R., Kommerell, V., Kumar, L., Lusty, C., Muchiga, A., Ndjiondjop, MN., Nebie, B., Ortiz, O., Payne, T., Peters, M., Popova, E., Randolph, T.F., Rao, G., Rao, H., Roa, C., Sackville-Hamilton, R., Saethre, M.G., Sara, R., Tabo, R., Tchamba, M., Upadhyaya, H., Watson, D., Yazbek, M. and Wenzl, P. CGIAR operations under the Plant Treaty framework. Crop Science READ
Kabbaj, H., Sall, A.T., Al-Abdallat, A., Geleta, M., Amri, A., Filali-Maltouf, A., Belkadi, B., Ortiz, R., Bassi, F.M. Genetic diversity within a global panel of durum wheat (Triticum durum) landraces and modern germplasm reveals the history of alleles exchange. Frontier Plant Science READ
Zaim, M., El Hassouni, K., Gamba, F.F., Filali-Maltouf, A., Belkadi, B., Sourour, A., Amri, A., Nachit, M., Taghouti, M., Bassi, F.M. Wide crosses of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) reveal good disease resistance, yield stability, and industrial quality across Mediterranean sites. Field Crops Research READ
Lala, S., Amri, A., Maxted, N. Towards the conservation of crop wild relative diversity in North Africa: Checklist, prioritisation and inventory. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution READ
Amezrou, R., Gyawali, S., Belqadi, L., Chao, S., Arbaoui, M., Mamidi, S, Rehman, S., Sreedasyam, A., Verma, R.P.S. Molecular and phenotypic diversity of ICARDA spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) collection. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution READ
Delventhal, R., Rajaraman, J., Stefanato, F., Rehman, S., Aghnoum, R., McGrann, G., Bolger, M., Usadel, B., Hedley, P., Boyd, L., Niks, R. E., Schweizer, P., Schaffrath, U. A comparative analysis of non-host resistance across the two Triticeae crop species wheat and barley. BMC Plant Biology READ
Gyawali, S., Verma, R.P.S., Kumar, S., Bhardwaj, S.C., Gangwar, O., Rajan, S., Shekhawat, P., Rehman, S., Sharma-Poudyal, D. Seedling and adult-plant stage resistance of a world collection of barley genotypes to stripe rust. Journal of Phytopathology READ
Chaabane, R., Saidi, A., Bchini, H., Sassi, M., Rouissi, M., Naceur, A.B., Sayouri, S., Naceur, M.B., Masanori, I., Bari, A., Amri, A. Identification of durum wheat salt tolerance sources in elite Tunisian varieties and a targeted FIGS subset from ICARDA gene bank: Non-destructive and easy way. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS) READ
Robbana, C., and Kehel, Z., Ben Naceur, M., and Sansaloni, C., Bassi, F., and Amri, Ahmed Genome-Wide Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Tunisian Durum Wheat Landraces Based on DArTseq Technology Int. J. Mol. Sci. READ
Pawan, KS., Sukhwinder, S., Zhiying, D., Xinyao, H., Kehel, Z., and Singh, R. Characterization of QTLs for Seedling Resistance to Tan Spot and Septoria Nodorum Blotch in the PBW343/Kenya Nyangumi Wheat Recombinant Inbred Lines Population Int. J. Mol. Sci. READ
Ghanem, M., Kehel, K., Marrou, M., Sinclair, T Seasonal and climatic variation of weighted VPD for transpiration estimation European Journal of Agronomy READ
Al Beyrouthy, J., Karam, N., Al-Zein, M.S., M. Yazbek. Ecogeographic Survey and Gap Analysis for Medicago L. species in Lebanon. Genet Resour Crop Evol READ
Sajid Rehman, Sanjaya Gyawali, Ahmed Amri and Ramesh Verma First Report of spot blotch of barley caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana in Morocco Plant Disease READ
Mehraj Abbasov, Carolina Paola Sansaloni, Juan Burgueño, César Daniel Petroli, Zeynal Akparov, Naib Aminov, Sevda Babayeva, Vusala Izzatullayeva, Elchin Hajiyev, Khanbala Rustamov, Sevinj Amir Mammadova, Ahmed Amri and Thomas Payne Genetic diversity analysis using DArTseq and SNP markers in populations of Aegilops species from Azerbaijan Genet Resour Crop Evol READ
Holly Vincent, Ahmed Amri, Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez, Hannes Dempewolf, Ehsan Dulloo, Luigi Guarino, David Hole, Chikelu Mba, Alvaro Toledo & Nigel Maxted. Modeling of crop wild relative species identifies areas globally for in situ conservation. Communications Biology READ
Ramirez-Villegas, J.; Khoury, C.K.; Achicanoy, H.A.; Mendez, A.C.; Diaz, M.V.; Sosa, C C.; Debouck, D.G.; Kehel, Z.; Guarino, L. A gap analysis modelling framework to prioritize collecting for ex situ conservation of crop landraces. Diversity and Distributions READ
Badreddine Sijilmassi, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf, Hassan Boulahyaoui, Aymane Kricha, Kenza Boubekri, Sripada Udupa, Shiv Kumar & Ahmed Amri Assessment of Genetic Diversity and Symbiotic Efficiency of Selected Rhizobia Strains Nodulating Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Plants READ
Ramirez-Villegas, J., Milan, A. M., Alexandrov, N., Assesng, S., Chanillor, A. J., Kehel, Z, … Reynolds, M. CGIAR modeling approaches for resource-constrained scenarios: II. Accelerating crop breeding for a changing climate. Crop Science, 60. Crop Science READ
Kallow, S.; Longin, K.; Fanega Sleziak, N.; Janssens, S.B.; Vandelook, F.; Dickie, J.; Swennen, R.; Paofa, J.; Carpentier, S.; Panis, B.  Challenges for ex situ conservation of wild bananas: seeds collected in Papua New Guinea have variable levels of desiccation tolerance Plants READ
Zaïm Meryem, Kabbaj Hafssa, Kehel Zakaria, Gorjanc Gregor, Filali-Maltouf Abdelkarim, Belkadi Bouchra, Nachit Miloudi M., Bassi Filippo M. Combining QTL Analysis and Genomic Predictions for Four Durum Wheat Populations Under Drought Conditions Frontiers in Genetics READ
El Haddad Noureddine, Kabbaj Hafssa, Zaim Meryam, Azrou Mounira, EL Hassouni Khaoula, Tidiane Sall Amadou, Rodomiro Ortiz, Michael Baum, Amri Ahmed, Gamba Fernanda, Bassi Filippo Maria Crop wild relatives use in durum wheat breeding: drift or thrift? Crop Science READ
I. Farouk, A. Alsaleh, Jihan, F. Gaboun, B. Belkadi, A.F. Maltouf, Z. Kehel, I. Elouafi, N. Nsarellah, D. Habash, M.M. Nachit Dissection of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL), annotation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP), and Identification of Candidate Genes for Grain Yield in Triticum turgidum L. var durum Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal READ
Adegboyega, T. T. , Abberton, M. , Abdelgadir, A. H. , Dianda, M. , Maziya-Dixon, B. , Oyatomi, O. , Ofodile, S. , Babalola, O. O.* in: Evaluation of nutritional and antinutritional properties of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (hochst ex. A. rich.) harms.) Journal of Food Quality READ
Wathek Zair, Nigel Maxted, Joana Magos Brehm & Ahmed Amri Ex situ and in situ conservation gap analysis of crop wild relative diversity in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East Genet Resour Crop Evol READ
Raubach, Sebastian, Benjamin Kilian, Kate Dreher, Ahmed Amri, Filippo M. Bassi, Ousmane Boukar, Douglas Cook, Alan Cruickshank, Christian Fatokun, Noureddine El Haddad, Alan Humphries, David Jordan, Zacharia Kehel, Shiv Kumar, Sandy Jan Labarosa, Loi Huu From bits to bites: Advancement of the Germinate platform to support genetic resources collections and pre‐breeding informatics for crop wild relatives Crop Science READ
Muhammad Massub Tehseen, Fatma Aykut Tonk, Muzaffer Tosun, Ahmed Amri, Carolina P. Sansaloni, Ezgi Kurtulus, Mariana Yazbek, Khaled Al-Sham’aa, Izzet Ozseven, Luqman Bin Safdar, Ali Shehadeh, Kumarse Nazari Genome-wide association study of resistance to PstS2 and Warrior races of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (stripe rust) in bread wheat landraces The plant Genome READ
Halewood, Michael, Nelissa Jamora, Isabel Noriega, Noelle Anglin, Peter Wenzl, Thomas Payne, Marie-Noelle Ndjiondjop, Luigi Guarino, P. Kumar, Mariana Yazbek, Alice Muchugi, Vania Azevedo, Marimagne Tchamba, Chris Jones, Ramaiah Venuprasad, Nicolas Roux, Germplasm Acquisition and Distribution by CGIAR Genebanks Plants READ
Badreddine Sijilmassi, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf, Sara Fahde, Youness Ennahli, Said Boughribil, Shiv Kumar & Ahmed Amri In-Vitro Plant Growth Promotion of Rhizobium Strains Isolated from Lentil Root Nodules under Abiotic Stresses Agronomy READ
McCouch, S. , Navabi, K. , Abberton, M. , Anglin, N. L. , Barbieri, R. L.* , Baum, M. , Bett, K. , Booker, H. , Brown, G. L. , Bryan, G. L. , Cattivelli, L. , Charest, D. , Eversole, K. , Freitas, M. , Ghamkhar, K. , Grattapaglia, D.* , Henry, R. , Inglis Mobilizing Crop Biodiversity Molecular Plant READ
El Hanafi, S., Bendaou, N., Kehel, Z. et al. Phenotypic evaluation of elite spring bread wheat genotypes for hybrid potential traits. Euphytica 216, 168 (2020). Euphytica READ
Ola T. Westengen, Charlotte Lusty, Mariana Yazbek, Ahmed Amri & Åsmund Asdal Safeguarding a global seed heritage from Syria to Svalbard Nature Plants READ
Ghanem, M., Kehel, Z., Marrou, M., Sinclair, T. Seasonal and climatic variation of weighted VPD for transpiration estimation. European Journal of Agronomy, Volume 113, 2020, 125966. European Journal of Agronomy READ
Elisabetta Mazzucotelli, Giuseppe Sciara, Anna M. MastrangeloFrancesca Desiderio, Steven S. Xu5, Justin Faris, Matthew J. Hayden, Penny J. Tricker, Hakan Ozkan, Viviana Echenique, Brian J. Steffenson, Ron Knox, Abdoul A. Niane, Sripada M. Udupa, Friedrich The Global Durum Wheat Panel (GDP): An International Platform to Identify and Exchange Beneficial Alleles Frontiers in Plant Science READ
Rehman S, Amouzoune M, Hiddar H, Kehel, Z, et al. Traits discovery in Hordeum vulgare sbsp. spontaneum accessions and in lines derived from interspecific crosses with wild Hordeum species for enhancing barley breeding efforts. Crop Science. 2020;1–15. Crop Science READ
Aberkane, H., Payne, T., Kishi, M. Smyle, M, Amri, A, & Nelissa Jamora Transferring diversity of goat grass to farmers’ fields through the development of synthetic hexaploid wheat Food Security READ
Fadoua Abdallah, Shiv Kumar, Ahmed Amri, Rachid Mentag, Zakaria Kehel, Rajia Kchaou Mejri, Zine El Abidine Triqui, Kamal Hejjaoui, Michael Baum, Moez Amri Wild Lathyrus species as a great source of resistance for introgression into cultivated grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) against broomrape weeds (Orobanche crenata Forsk. and Orobanche foetida Poir.). Crop Science. 2020;1−14. Crop Science READ
Sansaloni, C., Franco, J., Santos, B. … Kehel, Z, … et al.  Diversity analysis of 80,000 wheat accessions reveals consequences and opportunities of selection footprints. Nature Communications READ
ICARDA staff at the crop genetic resources collection in the new Terbol facility in Lebanon. This collection contains the world’s largest collection of wild cereals including barley, wheat, lentil and grasspea. Credit: Shawn Landersz
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