Egypt: Scientists from the Plant Pathology Research Institute follow up on wheat, barley, and faba bean cultivations and the Sakha variety breeding programs

Written by: Dr. Osama Badir Dr. Mohsen Abu Rehab - Acting Director of the Plant Diseases Research Institute at the Agricultural Research Center, accompanied by some of the Institute’s leaders and researchers, visited the cultivation of barley, wheat, and fava beans at the Sakha Agricultural Research Station in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. Follow us on Al Falah Channel today Follow us on Al-Falah Today Facebook page The visit comes with the aim of checking on the condition of strategic crops following the wave of weather fluctuations that Egypt is currently witnessing, in order to develop the necessary programs to protect these crops from diseases. Abu Rehab and his companions inspected the breeding programs for wheat, barley and bean crops to obtain disease-resistant varieties. Dr. Atef Shaheen - Head of the Wheat Diseases Research Department, explained the steps and breeding protocols for wheat varieties to obtain varieties resistant to diseases, especially rust, and then ...