Focus on Seed Programs The Seed Industry in Oman
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Ali Hussein Al-Lawati, Saleem K. Nadaf. (1/1/2001). Focus on Seed Programs The Seed Industry in Oman. Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
The Sultanate of Oman occupies the
eastern corner of the Arabian
peninsula, stretching more than
1700km from the Strait of Hormuz in the
north to the frontiers of Yemen in the south.
The Musandam Peninsula, the most
northern point of Oman is separated from
the rest of the country by Fujaira, which is
one of the United Arab Emirates.
The country is located between latitudes
16o 40’N and 26o 20’N and longitude 51oE
and 59o 40’E. The total area is 30 million ha
of which mountains, deserts and coastal
plains occupy 4.5 (16%), 24.6 (81%) and
0.9 (3%) million ha, respectively.
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crops ; legumes ; cereals ; oman ; seed industry ; tobacco ; fodder legumes ; sugar crops ; fiber crops ; legume