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Soil organic carbon accumulation in Cactus pear as affected by soil volume
The impact of soil volume availability on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation rate in Cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) in Muchaqqar station in Jordan . In April 2014, 1 year old cactus cladodes were planted in five ...
Community feedback assessment and mainstreaming aims and outcomes of the study
Community gathering and initial briefing of community participation
Qualitative characteristics of traditional Jordanian Jameed and a way to improve quality and reduce health risks
Jameed is an important dairy product in Jordan and other countries in the Middle East that is highly demanded. Jameed is a hard dry skimmed yogurt, mainly processed using sheep and goat milk in a small scale labor-intensive ...
Preliminary assessment of Livestock status
Livestock quantity, quality and health status was assessed in Al Majidyya Badia research site close to Amman. The baseline survey of livestock status will support the impact evaluation of proposed livestock health and ...
Soil Moisture Experiment Layout
Soil Moisture Experiment Layout
International Cooperative Development of Techniques for Sustainability when Managing and Restoring Degraded Rangelands
In the United States 20% of privately owned rangelands are vulnerable to accelerated soil loss. Estimated annual costs of direct and indirect damage caused by soil erosion in the United States is $27 billion dollars. ...
Assessing the impact of livestock grazing on vegetation dynamics of the Jordanian Badia
The major drivers leading to rangeland degradation include overgrazing, climate change and encroachment of rain fed agriculture. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the response of vegetation characteristics to ...
Using promising range and cacti species to improve provisioning of ecosystem services during long-term restoration of arid lands Annual report
Using promising range and cacti species to improve provisioning of ecosystem services during long-term restoration of arid lands project annual report
Cactus pear as multiple purpose crop to improve provisioning of ecosystem services
Internship report bout cactus characterization.
Feedlot systems and sheep dietary imbalance in the Jordan Badia
Sheep and goats’ production is a mainstay of the agricultural production systems in the
Jordan Badia. Overgrazing and poor governance of communal grazing areas are very often
pointed out as being the major causes of the ...