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Genoty** with RAPD and microsatellite markers resolves pathotype diversity in the ascochyta blight pathogen of chickpea
The poor definition of variation in the ascochyta blight fungus (Ascochyta rabiei) has historically hindered breeding for resistance to the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) blight disease in West Asia and North Afr...
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Ground termL andJ quantum number profiles of the oscillator strengths (f JO) andpH values of some lanthanoids in aminopolycarboxylate ligand environments
Electronic spectral studies of some lanthanoids [(viz. Pr(III), Nd(III), Sm(III), Eu(III), Dy(III), Er(III) and Tm(III)] in aminopolycarboxylate (viz. IMDA, NTA, HEDTA, EDTA, CDTA and DTPA) environment have be...
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Evaluation of world collection of kabuli chickpea for resistance to iron-deficiency chlorosis
Iron-deficiency chlorosis is often seen in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) fields in the Mediterranean region and is particularly severe in fields where iron-deficiency susceptible cultivars are sown. Therefore, IC...
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Sources of resistance to cyst nematode in cultivated and wild Cicer species
Among the nematodes infesting chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) plants in Syria, cyst nematode (Heterodera ciceri Vovlas, Greco et Di Vito) is the most important. It is uneconomical to grow chickpea in fields infeste...
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Electronic spectral studies on rare earth doped pseudogarnets
Spectral parameters viz. oscillator strengths (P), Judd-Ofelt parameters (τλ), inter-electronic repulsion (Racah)∂E k parameters (IERP) and nephelauxetic ratio (δE 3/δE ...
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Crop and soil management practices for mitigating stresses caused by extremes of soil moisture and temperature
The productivity of cool season food legumes can be seriously limited by excessive soil moisture and poor drainage on heavy clay soils in high rainfall areas and on fields with high water tables. In contrast, ...
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Screening techniques and sources of tolerance to salinity and mineral nutrient imbalances in cool season food legumes
A large global land area is affected by saline, alkali (sodic), and acid soil conditions. Cool season food legumes are important crops in many countries with such adverse soils. Tolerant genotypes have been id...
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Enhancing the use of cool season food legumes in different farming systems
Cool season food legumes currently occupy nearly 40% of the world’s pulse area. They contribute to sustainable farming systems in low-input and marginal production areas through an influx of biologically fixed...
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The potential of gene technology and genome analysis for cool season food legume crops: theory and practice
The potential of plant gene technology encompasses a multitude of different techniques ranging from the isolation of useful genes, their characterization and in vitro manipulation to the reintroduction of the mod...
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Current and future strategies in breeding lentil for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses
Lentil production is limited by lack of moisture and unfavorable temperatures throughout its distribution. Waterlogging and salinity are only locally important. Progress has been made in breeding for tolerance...
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Periodicity in the formation constant values of lanthanide(III). aminopolycarboxylate. resorcinol/orcinol/phloroglucinol mixed ligand complexes
Formation constants (logK MAL MA ) of mixed ligand complexes[Ln(III).A.L.], where Ln(III) = La3+, Ce3+, Pr3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Eu3+, Gd3+, Tb3+ or...
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Iron deficiency in lentil: Yield loss and geographic distribution in a germplasm collection
Iron deficiency symptoms are observed on some genotypes of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) grown in calcareous soil. A germplasm collection of 3512 accessions originating from 18 countries was characterized for i...
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Current and future strategies in breeding lentil for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses
Lentil production is limited by lack of moisture and unfavorable temperatures throughout its distribution. Waterlogging and salinity are only locally important. Progress has been made in breeding for tolerance...
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The potential of gene technology and genome analysis for cool season food legume crops: theory and practice
The potential of plant gene technology encompasses a multitude of different techniques ranging from the isolation of useful genes, their characterization and in vitro manipulation to the reintroduction of the mod...
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Screening techniques and sources of tolerance to salinity and mineral nutrient imbalances in cool season food legumes
A large global land area is affected by saline, alkali (sodic), and acid soil conditions. Cool season food legumes are important crops in many countries with such adverse soils. Tolerant genotypes have been id...
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Complexing tendencies of UO 2 2+ and Th4+ in their mixed ligand complexes with aminopolycarboxylates and resorcinol or its derivatives
Formation contants (log K MAL MA ) of mixed ligand complexes MAL, where M = UO 2 2+ or Th4+, A = IMDA, NTA,...
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Occurrence and impact ofPhytomyza orobanchia [Diptera: Agromyzidae] onOrobanche crenata [Orobanchaceae] in Syria
A survey was carried out in 1988 to determine the occurrence and distribution of the flyPhytomyza orobanchia Kaltenbach [Diptera: Agromyzidae] on broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forskal) at 21 locations in northwest...
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Iron deficiency in chickpea in the Mediterranean region and its control through resistant genotypes and nutrient application
Iron-deficiency chlorosis is commonly observed in some genotypes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in the Mediterranean region of West Asia and North Africa when grown on calcareous soils. An evaluation of 3267 ge...
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Iron deficiency in chickpea in the Mediterranean region and its control through resistant genotypes and nutrient application
Iron-deficiency chlorosis is commonly observed in some genotypes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in the Mediterranean region of West Asia and North Africa when grown on calcareous soils. An evaluation of 3267 ge...
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Tetrad effect in mixed-ligand lanthanide chelates. Part II: Lanthanide. CDTA/DTPA. orcinol/resorcinol/phloroglucinol ternary systems
The variation profiles of certain properties of the lanthanide [Ln(III)] series show discontinuities at or around Gd(III) (4f7 stage), Nd (IH)-Pm(III) (4f3−4f4 stage) and Ho (III)-Er (III) (4f10−4f11 stage) due t...