DURUM WHEAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE MEDITERRA

Durum wheat is a crop of great importance and longstanding tradition in the Mediterranean area, where approximately 90 % of the world crop area of this species is concentrated. Almost all of its production is destined for human consumption, particularly in the form of pasta, although it also forms part of the diet of many rural communities, especially in the form of couscous, burghul and other specialities. As a consequence of the wide interest in this cereal, the Research and Development programmes in this crop are receiving special attention, both in the national programmes of the Mediterranean countries and in international organisations such as Ciheam, Cimmyt and Icarda, present in the region.
This publication presents the Proceedings of the Seminar on Durum Wheat Improvement in the Mediterranean Region : New Challenges, held in Zaragoza, Spain, from 12 to 14 April 2000. The Seminar has been jointly organised by the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (Ciheam), the Universitat de Lleida-Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (Centre UdL-IRTA), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (Cimmyt) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (Icarda), within the framework of collaboration established between these bodies for many years. The Seminar has addressed diverse aspects of durum wheat economics, genetics and breeding, abiotic & biotic stress tolerance, quality in view of its industrial processing and market expansion, counting on a total of 92 presentations in the form of invited papers, oral presentations or posters.

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• Authors: J-L Araus, Centre international d'amélioration du maïs et du blé, Centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes, N DI Fonzo, International center for agricultural research in the dry areas, M-M Nachit, Royo, C Royo, UdL-IRTA
• Publisher: CIHEAM
• Languages: French
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.01.2000
• EAN: 9782853522120
• ISBN: 978-2-85352-212-0
• No. of pages: 620
• Weight: 1810 g
• Series: Options méditerranéennes. Série A, séminaires méditerranéens, n° 35; Options méditerranéennes, n° 63. Série A, séminaires méditerranéens; Options méditerranéennes, n° 28. Série A, séminaires méditerranéens
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology