Genebanks like that of ICARDA are extremely important to have because they preserve the biodiversity and germplasm of varieties whose habitat has now been destroyed...

The barley genome - with 5.3 billion letters of genetic code - is one of the largest in cereal crops and twice the size of the human genome. Barley is a true diploid, thus, it is a natural archetype for genetics and genomics for the Triticeae tribe,...

Over the next five days some 200 scientists from research institutions, universities and industry from all over the world will be discussing the current trends of barley genetics research and production improvement, and deliberating on strategies for...

Some 200 scientists and representatives from the industry will deliberate upon increasing the production and quality of barley and devise methodologies to meet the challenges posed by climate change and global warming....

Scientists and researchers from all over the world met at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) to standardize protocols and strengthen international collaboration to combat Stem Rust, a devastating wheat diseas...