Modulation of plant-bacteria interactions to enhance tolerance to water deficit for grain legumes in the Mediterranean dry lands [AQUARHIZ]
Main Place Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI)
Dates Starting Date: 3/2004   Expected End Date: 8/2007  
Objectives Algria, Egypt, mOROCCO AND tUNISIA, WHERE THEIR NUTRITION AND YIELD ARE AFFECTED BY WATER DEFICIT. The project is founded on the preceding evidence for inter- and intera specific gentic variablity of legumes for tolerance rhizobia to enhance the tolerance to water deficit by the plant. The project involves 10 participants for 7 countries: 3 EU staes and 4 DC Staes of Mediterranean basin.
Achievements The symbiotic performance of some common and fababean rizobial strains collected from slightly to highly saline and dry soils of two workin g locations of AQUARHIZ project at east and west of the Nile delta were tested. The isolates expressed high symbiotic performance varied with the strain/variety combinations. Some of the isolates were tested in 16 locations for each legume equally distributed among the two working locations.
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Cooperating and Funds
Co-Operation Internal Establishment
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  • الاتحاد الاوربى (عن طريق جامعة أشبيلية باسبانيا)
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