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1999 - 296 p.
p. 147-151

Grassland improvement by reseeding native legumes and protection from grazing in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Osman A.E., Nassar A.

We worked in collaboration with one farming community at Bekaa, Lebanon, to test some techniques for the improvement of degraded Mediterranean pasture. The techniques depend on over sowing with native legumes, fertilization and exclusion of grazing during April- May every year. The results indicated significant improvement on pasture productivity and potential economic benefits to the users. The adoption of the technology will require government help with seed production and means to regulate grazing.

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LEGUMINEUSE, LIBAN, PATURAGE, PATURAGES, SEMIS SOUS COUVERT

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Osman A.E., Nassar A. Grassland improvement by reseeding native legumes and protection from grazing in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. In : Etienne M. (ed.). Dynamics and sustainability of Mediterranean pastoral systems . Zaragoza : CIHEAM, 1999. p. 147-151. (Cahiers Options Méditerranéennes; n. 39). 9. Meeting of the Mediterranean Sub-Network of the FAO-CIHEAM Inter-Regional Cooperative Research and Development Network on Pastures and Fodder Crops, 1997/11/26-29, Badajoz (Spain). http://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/c39/99600063.pdf