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Aug 2026
Index- and Pareto-based multi-trait selection identifies dual-purpose sorghum and pearl millet cultivars for arid agro-ecosystems of Saudi Arabia
Background Rainfed cereal production in southwestern Saudi Arabia depends largely on farmer-saved landraces, creating an important opportunity to strengthen grain and fodder productivity in mixed crop-livestock systems exposed to heat and variable rainfall. This study evaluated introduced dual-purpose sorghum and pearl...
Ephrem Habyarimana, A. Alhendi, Kakoli Ghosh et al.
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