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The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of the Mediterranean Areas

Proceedings of a Workshop on the Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of the Mediterranean Areas UNDP/ICARDA, Tunis, June 20–24, 1988

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. A. E. Osman

    1. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria

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  2. M. H. Ibrahim

    1. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria

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  3. M. A. Jones

    1. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria

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Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences (DPSS, volume 38)

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Table of contents (24 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. A Global and Regional Overview of the Role of Legumes in Farming Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Legumes in Farming Systems in Mediterranean Climates

      • I. W. Buddenhagen
      Pages 3-29

    3. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Algeria

      • A. Benbelkacem
      Pages 31-37

    4. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Cyprus

      • I. Papastylianou
      Pages 39-49

    5. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Egypt

      • A. M. Nassib, A. Rammah, A. H. A. Hussein
      Pages 51-61

    6. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Greece

      • C. I. Podimatas
      Pages 63-69

    7. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Iraq

      • A. H. K. Al-Anney
      Pages 71-75

    8. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Jordan

      • N. I. Haddad, B. A. Snobar
      Pages 77-83

    9. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Morocco

      • M. Bounejmate
      Pages 85-92

    10. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Portugal

      • A. M. Dordio
      Pages 93-103

    11. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Syria

      • B. Mawlawi, M. W. Tawil
      Pages 105-114

    12. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Tunisia

      • M. H. Halila, A. B. K. Dahmane, H. Seklani
      Pages 115-129

    13. The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Turkey

      • M. Guler
      Pages 131-139

  3. The Role of Legumes in Human and Animal Nutrition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. The Role of Food Legumes in the Diets of the Populations of Mediterranean Areas and Associated Nutritional Factors

      • P. N. Bahl
      Pages 143-149

    3. The Role of Food Legume Straw and Stubble in Feeding Livestock

      • B. S. Capper
      Pages 151-162

  4. The Role of Legumes in Crop-Livestock Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. Farming Systems Producing Livestock in Mediterranean Areas

      • A. R. Abou Akkada
      Pages 165-178

    3. The French Mediterranean Zones: Sheep Rearing Systems and the Present and Potential Role of Pasture Legumes

      • G. Gintzburger, J. J. Rochon, A. P. Conesa
      Pages 179-194
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About this book

Legumes are an important source of protein for humans and animals. They provide nutritionally rich crop residues for animal feed, and playa key role in maintaining the productivity of soils particularly through biological nitro­ gen fixation. They are, therefore, of immense value in rainfed farming systems. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has a responsibility for research on food, pasture, and forage legumes. The Center also has the broad objective of improving livestock production in rainfed farming systems. Although food legumes have be~n known and grown by farmers in the WANA region for a long time, their productivity has remained low and variable. Forage legumes, on the other hand, are not so well known by farmers of the region, and their role in the farming systems is not so well understood. Thus, we need to develop the concept of using forage legumes as crops and to fit them into cropping systems. In its efforts to increase the productivity of food legumes and develop the legume-based crop/livestock systems, ICARDA has established a network of scientists in the different National Agricultural Research Systems in the region. To further strengthen this network, ICARDA convened a workshop on 'The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of Mediterranean Areas' in Tunis, Tunisia, 20-24 June 1988. This workshop was co-sponsored by UNDP, who also contributed funds for this publication.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria

    A. E. Osman, M. H. Ibrahim, M. A. Jones

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of the Mediterranean Areas

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Workshop on the Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of the Mediterranean Areas UNDP/ICARDA, Tunis, June 20–24, 1988

  • Editors: A. E. Osman, M. H. Ibrahim, M. A. Jones

  • Series Title: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1019-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: ICARDA 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6949-6Published: 01 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1019-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 324

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Animal Physiology, Nutrition

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