Combating Desertification with Plants

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Some Observations Relating to the Global Agricultural Situation....Pages 3-15
Combating Poverty with Plants....Pages 17-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
The Role of Horticulture Plants in Combating Desertification....Pages 33-43
Terfezias, a Family of Mycorrhizal Edible Mushrooms for Arid Zones....Pages 45-53
The Role and Potential of Traditional Tuber Crops in Malawi....Pages 55-64
Honeybees and Nectariferous Plants in the Desert are an Important Factor to Sustain Modern Agriculture....Pages 65-68
Importance of Non-Wood Forest Products as Source of Rural Women’s Income in Western Burkina Faso....Pages 69-79
Ethnobotany and Importance of Three Local Species in Northern Cameroon....Pages 81-88
Potentials of Non-Wood Forest Products of the Semiarid Regions of Uganda....Pages 89-95
Biodiversity Prospecting in Drylands of Latin America....Pages 97-111
Provenance Trial for Indigenous Tree Species....Pages 113-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Introduction and Selection of Drought and Salt Tolerant Plants for Afforestation and Landscaping in Arid Lands....Pages 121-148
The Screening of Multipurpose Tree Species for Agroforestry Practices in the Semiarid Ecozone of Ghana....Pages 149-156
Results of 50-Year Studies on Afforestation as Related to the Problem of Desertification Control in Ciscaspian Lowland in Russia....Pages 157-159
 Citrullus Colocynthis , an Israeli Desert Plant, as a Potential Source of Edible Oil....Pages 161-167
 Euphorbia Tirucalli for High Biomass Production....Pages 169-187
Boraginaceae as Potential Sources of Gamma-Linolenic Acid....Pages 189-197
Root Involvement in Plant Development and Productivity under Semiarid Conditions....Pages 199-204
 Acacia Mearnsii for Income Generation and Environmental Protection in Kenya....Pages 205-216
Potential of Australian Acacias for Human Food....Pages 217-231
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
The Effect of Shade on Initial Growth, Development and Occurrences of Leaf Diseases on Wild Indigenous Fruit Trees....Pages 233-240
Afforestation of Semiarid Areas of Tanzania: Focusing on the Root Compartment....Pages 241-248
Introduction of Cacti as Vegetable Crops for Israel....Pages 249-255
Upscaling the Experimental Planting of Argania Spinosa at Kibbutz Ketura, Israel....Pages 257-261
Mungbean ( Vigna radiata L. ), a Choice Crop for Improvement of Human and Soil Health in Southern Africa....Pages 263-271
Many Problems and Some Solutions to the Commercialisation of NTFPs in Botswana....Pages 273-282
Fighting Desertification by Production and Use of Jatropha Oil....Pages 283-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Combating Desertification with Seabuckthorn....Pages 291-299
Reversing Desertification with Tamarix in China....Pages 301-313
Bioreclamation of Saline Soils of the Western Coast of Senegal....Pages 315-324
Utilizing the Underground Forest....Pages 325-336
Sand Dune Stabilization with Plants in China....Pages 337-346
Development of a Technology for Sand Dune Stabilization in Northern Nigeria....Pages 347-358
Sand Dune Stabilization Practices Implemented in Turkey....Pages 359-368
Desertification in the West Bank and Gaza Strip....Pages 369-374
Reversing Desertification Through Large, Herding Ungulates....Pages 375-380
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Passive Transfer....Pages 383-393
Response to Agroforestry Intervention....Pages 395-403
FAO, Plants and Sustainable Development in Drylands....Pages 405-417
Combating Desertification with Trees....Pages 419-426
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Promoting Indigenous Tree Species Plantation in the Sahel, with Special Reference to Burkina Faso....Pages 427-435
Incorporating Tree and Shrub Species into Small Scale Farming Systems in the Dry Region of Indonesia....Pages 437-448
Obstacles to the Adoption of Cover Crops....Pages 449-455
Back Matter....Pages 457-462