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Farmer Bamusi Stambuli, from Balaka, Malawi, shows off a healthy ear of drought tolerant maize variety ZM 309. He and his wife Sagulani have 7 children and 5 grandchildren. In April 2010, Stambuli harvested nearly 1.8 tons of ZM 309 from his 0.6-hectare plot, around double his previous yields. “I will now be able to feed my family for a whole year,” he says proudly.
ZM 309 was developed specifically for Malawi’s drought-prone areas with infertile soils, based on material from CIMMYT-Mexico, CIMMYT-Zimbabwe, and Malawi's national program, in a collaboration between CIMMYT, Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, and the Chitedze Research Station, through CIMMYT's Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project. The research was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. ZM 309 was officially launched in March 2009, and is known locally as Msunga banja, Chichewa for "that which takes care of or feeds the family."
For more information, see CIMMYT's 2010 e-news story "Maize farmers and seed businesses changing with the times in Malawi," available online at: www.cimmyt.org/en/about-us/media-resources/newsletter/715....
For more about DTMA see: dtma.cimmyt.org/.
Photo credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT.
Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum'
Dartmouth House, 2007
3- and 4-leaf clover, dark red with green edges. Forms thick carpet about 4-6 inches tall.
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Faucaria felina var. tuberculosa
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Mesembryanthemum tuberculosum, Faucaria tuberculosa
Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Prosopis juliflora
PROS-oh-pis -- ancient Greek name for burdock
joo-lih-FLOR-uh -- having flowers like Albizia julibrissin (Mimosa)
commonly known as: algaroba, mesquite • Hindi: जंगली कीकर jungli kikar, काबुली कीकर kabuli-kikar, विलायती बबुल vilayati babul • Kannada: ಬೆಳ್ಳರಿ ಜಲಿ bellari jali • Marathi: विलायती शमी vilayati shami • Tamil: வன்னி vanni • Telugu: ముల్ల తుమ్మ mulla thumma
Native to: West Indies, Central America, and northern South America
References: Flowers of India • Purdue University • World Agroforestry Centre
Jorge Coronel (right), who leads the work of the cereals program of Ecuador’s National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP) in southern Ecuador, works with his team to prepare a display of the wheat variety "INIAP Vivar 2010" for its official launch, held on 15 July 2010 in the Saraguro area of Loja Province. Named in honor of the late CIMMYT scientist Hugo Vivar, the variety is among the first products of a campaign launched in 2008 to renew Ecuador’s diminished wheat production.
Vivar gives high yields of good-quality grain, and is tolerant to drought, which has become increasingly common. It is far more resilient than earlier varieties under the rugged conditions of mountainous southern Ecuador, offering a consistent yield advantage of about 80%. It is based on a line developed by CIMMYT, and its good drought tolerance probably comes from a line in its pedigree that resulted from crosses made at CIMMYT between domesticated wheat and related wild species. Prior to its 2010 release, farmer leaders working with INIAP had been testing Vivar for several years in their own plots. Its performance bodes well for INIAP’s work to reduce Ecuador’s dependence on imported wheat, but could also generate extra income for farmers.
Until 2008, wheat research in Ecuador was in decline, as was wheat cultivation, thanks to cheap imports. While other staples were relatively unaffected, the global food price crisis of 2008 revealed this hole in the country's food security. When wheat prices spiked, Ecuador's government cushioned the blow by temporarily subsidizing imported wheat at great cost. Its long-term response was to institute a vigorous program to revitalize the nation's wheat production. Working with INIAP, the government set out realistic goals and provided about USD 4.3 million over 5 years for intensified wheat research and promotion.
The central aim of the new initiative is to expand Ecuador’s wheat area to about 50,000 hectares, enough to satisfy at least 30% of domestic demand, up from 3%. Less than two years after the 2008 decision, INIAP was already releasing improved varieties, the first in Ecuador since the early 1990s, including Vivar for southern Ecuador and San Jacinto for the country’s central and northern zones.
INIAP was able to release Vivar and San Jacinto so soon after the start of the initiative for two reasons. One was the government’s decision to thoroughly refurbish INIAP’s research infrastructure as well as to hire and train dozens more scientists and technicians. Equally crucial was CIMMYT’s unswerving support for local wheat research even during its time of relative dormancy in Ecuador. If that service had ceased, INIAP’s new wheat team would have been forced to start essentially from scratch, adding many years to the process of variety development.
Photo credit: Nathan Russell/CIMMYT.
For more information, see CIMMYT's 2010 e-news story "Ecuador's wheat awakening," available online at: www.cimmyt.org/en/about-us/media-resources/newsletter/872....
Ngila Kimotho, the managing director of Dryland Seed Company displays one of their branded seed packs at their warehouse in Machakos, Kenya. .
The company sells drought-tolerant maize seed..
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Florence Sipalla/CIMMYT.
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Heuchera americana
Silvery-green leaves with darker edges and burgundy veins. Cream bell-shaped flowers in summer on tall spikes. Evergreen groundcover for shady gardens.
The clover in the lower right of the picture is "Dark Dancer" Bronze Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum'). See close ups in my 'Groundcovers' album.
Workers pack seed at the Dryland Seeds Company warehouse in Machakos, Kenya. Dryland seed sells some of the drought-tolerant maize varieties, KDV2 and KDV4..
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Florence Sipalla/CIMMYT .
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Gymnocalycium baldianum
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Echinocactus baldianum, Echinocactus sanguiniflorus, Gymnocalycium sanguiniflorum
Native Habitat: Catamarca - Argentina
Flower: Pink, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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It took the first rain of the season for me to dust off my camera and head outdoors. Only half of my patio receives full sun during the fall and winter. This potted Aeonium sits right on the edge between sun and shade, offering a dramatic midday display.
Hybrid maize ears of the Yunrui 88 variety, developed by the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), Yunnan Province, China, using CIMMYT and local germplasm. It is high-yielding, resistant to important diseases, and drought tolerant, and farmers report that the ears can be stored for longer and are better for animal feed. It was released in 2009 and is now the most popular hybrid in the area. CIMMYT has a strong and healthy collaboration with YAAS, an important part of the center's growing relationship with China.
Photo credit: Michelle DeFreese/CIMMYT.
For more about CIMMYT and China, see CIMMYT's blog story at: blog.cimmyt.org/?p=6188.
Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein'
The large leaves are soft to the touch, like velvet. A vigorous perennial that spreads rapidly and is drought tolerant. This plant was about 4 inches tall with just 5 leaves when I planted it 2 months ago.
August 2008
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria mystax
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Mammillaria crispiseta, Mammillaria casoi, Mammillaria huajuapensis, Mammillaria mixtecensis, Mammillaria atroflorens, Mammillaria erythra
Native Habitat: Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz-Llave - Mexico
Flower: Pink, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula ovata f. Gollum
Common Name(s): Jade Plant, Jade Tree
Synonym(s): Crassula portulacea, Crassula argenta, Crassula argentea
Distribution: South Africa
Flower: White
Cultivar Availability : Common
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This is my latest addition to our garden. Soon I hope to see it start to bloom, and the flowers are amazing. They are a stunning purple color. I'll definitely be posting photos of them when they arrive!
In the background is a plumbago with lovely blue flowers.
Love playing in my garden, there is always something new growing and blooming, with such a wide variety of colors.
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Hybrid maize seed and ears of the Yunrui 88 variety, developed by the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), Yunnan Province, China, using CIMMYT and local germplasm. It is high-yielding, resistant to important diseases, and drought tolerant, and farmers report that the ears can be stored for longer and are better for animal feed. It was released in 2009 and is now the most popular hybrid in the area. CIMMYT has a strong and healthy collaboration with YAAS, an important part of the center's growing relationship with China.
Photo credit: Michelle DeFreese/CIMMYT.
For more about CIMMYT and China, see CIMMYT's blog story at: blog.cimmyt.org/?p=6188.
This prickly pear goes by so many scientific names it's hard to know which to eliminate. Unless you're looking at a fullgrown plant (which this isn't--but even that's uncertain) with flowers in bloom, identity is somewhat fluid. Possibilities include:
Opuntia violacea Engelm. var. gosseliniana (F.A.C. Weber) L.D. Benson
Opuntia violacea Engelm. var. santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) L.D. Benson
Opuntia violacea var. macrocentra, Opuntia violacea var. castetteri (these refer to black-spined prickly pear)
Drought Tolerant Landscaping
Galaxy Substation
Southern California Edison
Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California
This is RED (left) - Cyan (right) 3D anaglyph and requires anaglyph glasses to view
Camera: Fujifilm Finepix W1 Real 3D
software: Stereo Photo Maker
Since it stopped raining 13 years ago, I have rediscovered the virtues and joys of old fashioned flowers like this - a tall geranium that flourishes in the dry area along my front fence. I took it from a cutting of an old overgrown garden many years ago, and it has thrived ever since. EXPLORE #286 6 June 2009. Thank you everyone for your comments and faves!
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Pachyphytum oviferum
Common Name(s): Moonstones, Pearly Moonstones, Sugar Almond Plant
Synonym(s): Pachyphytum ovatum
Distribution: Mexico
Flower: Red, Yellow
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Grows in the Edwards Plateau in Texas, This plant loves limestone & rocky ledges.
Fruit can be eaten raw but more usually cooked in preserves & the seeds can be roasted & used as a coffee substitute.
More of my favorite new plants here. A group of cuttings rooting nicely together. Crassula tetragona and an Echeveria in the back with two Aeonium varieties in the spotlight. Purple Aeonium above and Aeonium haworthii variegata below. Taking photos early or late in the day maximizes shadow and texture, and seems to bring out more color in the foliage.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Austrocylindropuntia subulata cristata
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Austrocylindropuntia subulata cristata, Opuntia subulata cristata
Distribution:
Flower:
Cultivar Availability: Common in some Areas
Euphorbia obesa; "Living Baseball"
A cute, ball-shaped stem-succulent Euphorbia species endemic to a small area of the Karroo Desert in South Africa.
Here, on display at the San Diego County Fair, July, 2002.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cylindropuntia californica
Common Name(s): California Cholla
Synonym(s): Cereus californicus, Opuntia californica, Opuntia parryi, Cylindropuntia parryi, Opuntia serpentina, Opuntia bernardina, Grusonia hamiltonii, Opuntia hamiltonii, Opuntia rosarica, Cylindropuntia rosarica
Native Habitat: Baja California (Norte) - Mexico : Mojave Desert, California - USA
Flower: Green, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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This tree-form aloe has long, cylindrical racemes bearing densely-packed flowers with dark nectar. The flower spikes are long, unbranched, grow out at angles,(including sideways, as this one is), and are often twisted in shape.
Photographed at the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA, which is old enough that mature plants like this one have hidden or missing labels somewhere in the undergrowth!