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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 ...
Alley cropping: developing a suitability index of different shrub species grown under semiarid Mediterranean conditions
In dry environments alley cropping has the potential to diversify the production through integration of shrubs/trees with crop and livestock. This study investigated the performance of various shrubs species integrated ...
Rangeland monitoring and assessment using remote sensing and collective action in times of crisis
A poster presented during the CRP Livestock Agri-Food Systems virtual meeting about innovative approach for Rangeland monitoring using remote sensing and crowdsourcing during lockdown due to Covid -19
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 ...
Exploring the Jordanian rangeland status transition merging the restoration experiment with modeling
Due to recurring droughts and severe overgrazing, Jordan’s dry rangelands are exceptionally prone to degradation. Establishing both restoration and sustainable rangeland management practices are crucial to reverse the ...