Combating Desertification with Plants

Introduction. 1. Some Observations Relating to the Global Agricultural Situation; Y. Abt. 2. Combating Poverty with Plants; D. Pasternak. Part I: Potential Germplasm for Arid Lands. 3. The Role of Horticulture Plants in Combating Desertification; T.A. Mtaita, et al. 4. Terfezias, a Family of Mycorrhizal Edible Mushrooms for Arid Zones; V. Kagan-Zur. 5. The Role and Potential of Traditional Tuber Crops in Malawi; M.F.A. Maliro. 6. Honeybees and Nectariferous Plants in the Desert are an Important Factor to Sustain Modern Agriculture; D. Eisikowitch. 7. Importance of Non-Wood Forest Product as Source of Rural Women's Income in Western Burkina Faso; N. Lamien, G. Vognan. 8. Ethnobotany and Importance of Three Local Species in Northern Cameroon; J.M. Fondoun, J. Onana. 9. Potentials of Non-Wood Forest Products of the Semiarid Regions of Uganda; J.P. Elokaokich. 10. Biodiversity Prospecting in Drylands of Latin America; B.N. Timmermann. 11. Provenance Trial for Indigenous Tree Species: Schinziophyton rautanenii schinz; L. Simwanda. Part II: Introduction, Domestication and Dissemination of Arid Land Plants. 12. Introduction and Selection of Drought and Salt Tolerant Plants for Afforestation and Landscaping in Arid Lands; Y.B. Dov, et al. 13. The Screening of Multipurpose Tree Species for Agroforestry Practices in the Semiarid Ecozone of Ghana; J. Cobbina. 14. Results of 50-years of Studies on Afforestation as related to the Problem of Desertification Control in Ciscaspian Lowland in Russia; M.L. Sizemskaya, et al.15. Citrullus colocynthis, an Israeli Desert Plant, as a Potential Source of Edible Oil; D. Schafferman, et al. 16. Euphorbia tirucalli for High Biomass Production; P.L.J. Van Damme. 17. Boraginaceae as Potential Sources of Gamma-Linolenic Acid; H.F. Rappoport, et al. 18. Root Involvement in Plant Development and Productivity under Semiarid Conditions; A. Carmi. 19. Acacia mearnsii for Income Generation and Environmental Protection in Kenya; N.M. Onchere. 20.