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Bibliothèque The use of the microcatchment water harvesting for fodder shrub production

The use of the microcatchment water harvesting for fodder shrub production

The use of the microcatchment water harvesting for fodder shrub production

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Date of publication
Décembre 2011
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ISBN / Resource ID
mel:20.500.11766/8448

The Badia constitutes about 90% of the total land area of Jordan, which is 89 342 km2. Its average annual rainfall is < 200 mm. The area with annual rainfall of 100–200 mm is considered the promising rangeland for rehabilitation. The Badia (part of the rangeland) supplies the livestock sector with about 20% of forage needs, while all the other sources provide the sector with only about 5% of forage.
Fodder shrubs in the low rainfall areas are subject to water shortage, overgrazing, and coppicing. Within the rangeland, 1 ha of shrubs produces about 0.5 t of fresh forage and increases the feed productivityas compared to the pasture without shrubs. Fodder shrub plantations, in addition to their role in range protection, have increased productivity by 500% as compared to unprotected rangeland (Ministry of Agriculture, 2005).

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Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s)

Al-Satari, Y
Mudabber, Mohammed
Oweis, Theib
Al-Kabneh, A.
Al-Rossan, A.
Naser, Y
Karrou, Mohammed

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