Regional Agricultural Research Center of Meknes : The scientific expertise serving regional agricultural development

The Regional Center for Agricultural Research in Meknes head office
The Regional Center for Agricultural Research in Meknes head office

The Regional Agricultural Research Center of Meknes is an institution with deep historical positioning that develops an up-to-date research strategy for the production of technologies, knowledge and methods. The research center accompanies the implementation of regional agricultural plans designed in the frame of the Green Morocco Plan in close partenership with the development stakeholders and the professionnal organizations.

A research mission focused on agricultural development

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Scientific article: Unveiling drought-tolerant genotypesand associated adaptive mechanismsin rapeseed using multi-traits approach

Autors : Abdelghani Bouchyoua (1,2), Abdelmajid Khabbach (3), Imad Khabach (4), Abdelhamid Ennoury (4), Laila Ouardi (1), Khalil Hammani (2) and Abdelghani Nabloussi (1).

1 : ARNI RC Meknes – 2 : USMBA FPD Taza – 3 : USMBA FS Fes – 4 : UAE FST Tanger.

Journal : BMC Plant Biology (2026) 26:238. DOI : 0.1186/s12870-025-08069-2

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Scientific article: Drought Effects on Seed Yield Stability and Oil Quality Traits in Different Rapeseed Genotypes: Toward Adaptive Sustainability of Crops in Semi-Arid Regions

Autors : Abdelghani Bouchyoua (1,2), Abdelghani Nabloussi (1), Hanane Driouech (3), Hakima Bahri (4), Reda Benyza (4), Mohamed Kouighat (1), Ibtissame Guirrou (1), Charaf Ed-dine Kassimi (1), Khalil Hammani (2) & Abdelmajid Khabbach (3).

1 : ARNI RC Meknes – 2 : USMBA FPD Taza – 3 : USMBA FS Fes – 4 : NSA Meknes.

Journal : Sustainability, 18(3), 2026. DOI : 10.3390/su18031388.

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Scientific article: Tailored phage cocktail with resistance management for controlling Dickeya solani in potatoes.

Autors : Miloud Sabri (1), Khaoula Mektoubi (1), Khaoula Habbadi (2), Orges Cara (1,3), Kaoutar El Handi (1), Angelo De Stradis (4) and Toufic Elbeaino (1,5).

1 : CIHEAM Bari, Italy – 2 : ARNI RC Meknes – 3 : PFS University of Bari, Italy – 4 : CNR IPSP Bari Italy – 5 : CNR IPSP, Naples, Italy.

Journal : Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 17 – 2026. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1748314.

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Scientific article: Moisture adsorption characteristics of freeze-dried royal jelly: thermodynamic properties, modeling, and assessing microstructural changes.

Autors : Rachida Ouaabou (1), Lahcen Hssaini (2), Abderrahim Alahyane (3), Abdessamad Lahrach (4), Nadia Massaoudi (5), Jalal Isaad (1), E.L.amine Ajal (7), Aadil Bajoub (5), Said Ennahli (6).

1: UAE FSTH Tetouan – 2 : ARNI RC Meknes – 3 : ISPIT Agadir – 4 : UCA FST Marrekech – 5 : NAS Meknes – 6 : UM5 FMP Rabat.

Journal : Journal of Food Engineering, 2026. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2026.112989..

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Scientific article: Physicochemical Diversity and Relationships among Sweet Cherry Cultivars from the Moroccan National Fruit GenBank.

Autors : Zahra El kettabi (1,2,3), Kaoutar Elfazazi (2), Abdelaziz Alaoui, Abdelmajid Haddioui (3), Chaimae El-rhouttais (2,3), Kamal El Fallah (1) & Jamal Charafi (1).

1: ARNI RC Meknes – 2 : ARNI RC Tadla – 3 : USMS FST Beni Mellal.

Journal : Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, Vol 90, No 4 (2025).

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Scientific article: Tree age as a determinant of sweet cherry fruit quality: Morphological and physicochemical properties : Morphological and physicochemical properties.

Autors : Zahra El kettabi (1,2,3), Abdelmajid Haddioui, Kaoutar Elfazazi (2), Atman Adiba (1), Salah Laaraj (2), Laila Ouardi (1,3), Chaimae El-rhouttais (2,3), Kamal El Fallah (1) & Jamal Charafi (1).

1: ARNI RC Meknes – 2 : ARNI RC Tadla – 3 : USMS FST Beni Mellal.

Journal : Journal of Berry Research, 0(0). DOI : 10.1177/18785093251409309.

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Scientific article: Entomopathogenic fungi from Moroccan apple orchards: Molecular and enzymatic characterization of new biocontrol candidates against Cydia pomonella.

Autors : Dina Akroute (1,2), Asmae Azzouzi (3,4), Mohammed Baala (3,4), Rachid Boulamtat (6), Oumaima Benaissa (5), Rachid Lahlali (3), Khaoula Habbadi (1), Zineb Belabess (1), Rachid Benkirane (2), Salma El Iraqui El Houssaini (1).

1: ARNI RC Meknes – 2 : UIT FS Kenitra – 3 : NAS Meknes – 4 : AVI Hassan II Rabat – 5 : USMBA FS Fes – 6 : ICARDA Rabat.

Journal : Journal of Natural Pesticide Research, Volume 15, 2026. DOI : 10.1016/j.napere.2025.100177.

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Scientific article: Economic, Social, and Political Impacts of Women’s Cooperatives in Morocco: A Case Study of the Fès-Meknès Region.

Autors : El Houssain Bouichou (1), Fatima Zahra Benbrahim (2), Aziz Fadlaoui (1).

1: ARNI RC Meknes – 2: UIT ENCG Kenitra.

Journal : Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 9(10), 2025, pp. 2066-2086. DOI : 10.26855/jhass.2025.10.036.

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Scientific article: Intraspecific variation and phenotypic plasticity of olive varieties in response to contrasting environmental conditions.

Autors : Siham Wakib (1,2), Ahmed El Bakkali (1), Hayat Zaher (3), Abdelilah Meddich (2), Cherkaoui El Modafar (2), Frédéric Lagane (4), Sylvain Delzon (4), Karim Barkaoui (5), Eric Garnier (6).

1: ARNI R Meknes –2: UCA URL05-CNRST FST Marrakech – 3: ARNI RC Marrakech – 4: Univ. Bordeau – INRAe – 5: CIRAD Univ. Montepellier – 6: IRD Univ. Montepellier.

Journal : AoB PLANTS, Volume 17, Issue 6, December 2025. DOI : 10.1093/aobpla/plaf060.

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Scientific article: Preprocessing-Dependent Machine Learning Models Enhance Mid-FTIR Detection of Honey Adulteration.

Autors : Lahcen Hssaini (1) & Said En-nahli (2)

1 : ARNI R Meknes – 2 : NAS Meknes.

Journal : Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2025, DOI : 10.1016/j.jfca.2025.108666.

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