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Analysis of the relationship between the landscape physical components and cereal wild relatives in the Baalbeck region - by Hala Munir Abdallah

Abdallah, Hala Munir (2002)

The long-term objective of the UNDP-GEF agro-biodiversity project Conservation and sustainable use of dry-land agro-biodiversity in Lebanon is to ensure a continuous availability of agro-biodiversity. The latter is ...
Assessing potential uses of wild fruit trees in Northern drylands of the Beqa'a - by Mireille Abdel-Nour known Andre Akl

Akl, Mireille Andre (2002)

Biodiversity is the variety of the world's organisms including their genetic diversity and the assemblages they form. Its importance stems from the fact that it contributes to ecosystem stability as well as to human welfare ...
Breeding Lebanese tomato landraces for combined resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus, root knot nematode and two vascular wilt diseases - by Hagop Sarkis Atamian

Atamian, Hagop Sarkis (2006)

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is one of the most important vegetable cr ops grown worldwide under both greenhouse and field conditions. Currently tomato is receiving special attention due to its positive health ...
Breeding local tomato for combined resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus, verticillium and fusarium wilt diseases - by Rachel Badih Dagher

Dagher, Rachel Badih (2007)

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is the second most consumed vegetable aft er potato in the world and one of the most important vegetables grown in Lebanon under both greenhouse and field conditions. Tomato is widely ...
Breeding local tomato landraces for combined resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and three soil borne pathogens - by Elvis Hanna Gerges

Gerges, Elvis Hanna (2008)

Tomato (Solanum esculentum) is the most important vegetable grown in Lebanon and ranks second to potato worldwide. Tomato production in Lebanon and most Mediter ranean and African countries has been seriously reduced due ...
Breeding local tomato landraces for combined resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and three soil borne pathogens - II - by Rasha Walid Talhouk

Talhouk, Rasha Walid (2010)

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is considered the bottleneck for tomato production in Lebanon, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Lebanese tomato landraces were crossed with five parental lines belonging to three ...
Characterization of wild Triticum and Aegilops species in North Beqa'a, Lebanon - by Nivine Mohamad Hajj Hassan

Hajj Hassan, Nivine Mohamad (2001)

Biodiversity is the key for sustainable agricultural development, and genetic diversity is important for survival of all living species. Wheat wild species are endemic to our area, but are threatened with genetic erosion ...
Development of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Prunus dwarf virus - by Nada Khalil Cordahi

Cordahi, Nada Khalil (2003)

Prunus Dwarf Virus (PDV) is a widespread disease of stone fruits in Lebanon and worldwide. The first line of control relies on the use of virus-free seedlings. Therefore, rapid, cheap, sensitive and reliable diagnostic ...
Development of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus - by Hadia Ali Kawtharani

Kawtharani, Hadia Ali (2003)

Stone fruits are considered profitable crops in Lebanon and neighbouring countries. Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) is the most important Ilarvirus and has a cosmopolitan distribution. The first line of control ...
Development of molecular techniques for specific detection of almond and tomato phytoplasmas - by Shoaa Amine El-Mehtar

El-Mehtar, Shoaa Amine (2003)

In Lebanon, during the past few years, an epidemic disease caused by almond witches' -broom phytoplasma (AlmWB) killed more than 100 thousand almond trees. AlmWB reported only in Lebanon attacks also peach and nectarine. ...
Development of serological assays for diagnosis of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus using molecular techniques - by Hala Bassam Hourani

Hourani, Hala Bassam (2003)

Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) is a closterovirus belonging to the Crinvirus genus. It attacks cucurbits causing severe yellowing symptoms and reducing crop yield by SO percent. No serological tests have ...
Early growth vigor in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) correlation with other agronomic characters, and effect of divergent selection on seed yield - by Mariana Mostafa Yazbek

Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (2001)

Safflower. ('arthamus tinctorius L.. is cultivated mainly for its seeds, which are used as birdseed and to extract edible oil. Traditionally, the crop was grown for its flowers, which were used for coloring and flavoring ...
Effects of selected cultural practices on yields of medicinal plants - by Rania Samir Touma

Touma, Rania Samir (2001)

Lebanon harbors a great floristic diversity, an important part of which is reported as having medicinal properties. At the same time, the Lebanese agricultural sector is facing problems with few alternatives suggested. ...
Effects of solar radiation and rainy days on late blight of potatoes in the Columbia Basin of Washington and Oregon - by Rita Georges Abi Ghanem

Abi Ghanem, Rita Georges (2005)

Weather data including mean and minimum daily air temperatures (degrees C), numb er of days with rainfall greater than or equal to 0.25 mm, total precipitation ( mm), and solar radiation (MJ- m2) were collected from near ...
Efficacy of antibiotics and plant extracts for the control of Erwinia amylovora - by Khalil Joseph Abi Harb

Abi Harb, Khalil Joseph (2002)

The phytopathogenic bacterium Erwinia amylovora (Burill et al.) causes the fire blight disease on a wide host range of trees within the rosacea family. The current research was conducted to survey disease incidence and ...
Evaluation of cucurbit germplasms for resistance to cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus CYSDV - by Sahar Georges Eid

Eid, Sahar Georges (2005)

Cucurbits are among the major vegetables crops grown in the world. All commercial cucurbit varieties are susceptible to Cucurbit yellow stunting disord er virus (CYSDV) (genus Crinivirus, family Closteroviridae), a whitefly- ...
Fate of chlorpyrifos and endosulfan in grape juice processed into wine - by Doreen Richard Kharrat

Kharrat, Doreen Richard (2001)

The main world distribution area of grapevines is in the Mediterranean countries, where about three fourth of its total world distribution is present. In Lebanon, 15,500 ha are planted with grapevines, and the annual ...
Host range and characterization of the olive knot pathogen in Lebanon - by Lucia Tanios Hanna

Hanna, Lucia Tanios (2001)

Pseudomonas savastanoi (ex Smithl 908) Gardan et al., 1992 is a phytopathogenic bacterium that causes the olive knot disease characterized by the formation of outgrowths or excrescences on affected tissues. The pathogen ...
Ibrahim River a case study for investigating vegetation patterns and assessing riparian habitats - by Maya Malak Abboud

Abboud, Maya Malak (2002)

Lebanon has been internationally recognized as a global center of plant diversity as well as a global hotspot due to its exceptionally high endemism in the face of great threats. In response to the growing concerns for ...
Identification and use of Beauveria sp. against Cephalcia tannourinensis - by Carla Louis Abdo

Abdo, Carla Louis (2004)

Some larvae of the cedar web-spinning sawfly Cephalcia tannourinensis Che vin, collected from the tannourine-Hadeth el Jebbe forest, were found infected w ith a white fungus, later indentified as Baeuveria sp. Isolates of ...

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