Man, food, and agriculture in the Middle East; symposium proceedings.

Title
  1. Man, food, and agriculture in the Middle East; symposium proceedings. [Organized by the] Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Editors: Thomas S. Stickley [and others].
Published by
  1. Beirut, American University of Beirut, 1969.

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Additional authors
  1. Stickley, Thomas S.
  2. American University of Beirut. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.
Description
  1. xiv, 692 pages illustrations; 24 cm
Series statement
  1. American University of Beirut. Centennial publications.
Subject
  1. Agriculture > Economic aspects > Middle East > Congresses
  2. Food supply > Middle East > Congresses
  3. Agriculture > Economic aspects
  4. Food supply
  5. Landwirtschaft
  6. Soils and soil erosion > Near East
  7. Agricultural economics > Near East
  8. Food and nutrition > Near East
  9. Agricultural development > Near East
  10. Agriculture > Economic aspects > Middle East
  11. Food supply > Middle East
  12. Middle East
  13. Mittlerer Osten
Genre/Form
  1. Conference papers and proceedings.
Contents
  1. Preface -- Food Production, Consumption and Population Growth in the Middle East / Egbert de Vries -- The Future Development of Livestock and Feed Grain Production in the Near East / B.L. Nestel -- Appropriate Role of Government in Agricultural Development / Gerald E. Korzan -- The Farmer; A "Must", and a Factor that can be relied upon in Agricultural Development / Donald C. Taylor -- Development of Agricultural Marketing in the Middle East / Wendell M. McMillan -- Role of Cooperatives in Agricultural Development / Gordon H. Ward -- The Burden of Tradition in Economic Development / Siepko H. Lok -- More Incentives for Traditional Agriculture, the Middle East as an example / Adel Cortas -- Factors Affecting Resistance to and Acceptance of the Introduction of New Crops, with special Reference to the Sunflower Development Program in the Beqa'a Valley of Lebanon / M. Graeff Wassink -- Future Outlook of Extension Education in the Middle East / S.T. Farouky -- Extension Education; A Vital Link between Research and its Adaptation in Expanding Food Production in the Middle East / Fawzi Al-Haj -- Training and Education for Agricultural Development in the Middle East / Owen Brough -- Production Agriculture; A Plan for Higher Education / H.D. Henderson and L.L. Inman -- Technological Changes and Agricultural Production in Iraq / Mohammed M.A. Ahmed -- Land Reform in Economic Development with Special Reference to the Experience of Iran / Nosratollah Khatibi -- The Influence of Heredity and Environment on Animal Production / Ivar Johansson -- The Adaptability of European Dairy Breeds and the Conditions of the Middle East / Knud Rottensten -- The Inheritance of some Economic Characters in the Egyptian Buffaloes / A.A. Asker -- Immunophoretic Analysis of Milk Whey in Subclinical Mastitis / J.A. Asmar, K. Rottensten, Y. Kalaidijan and A. Basmadjian -- Emerging Problems in Poultry Health Resulting from Changing Systems of Husbandry / H.P. Chu -- The Control of Disease Spread as an Aid to Greater Productivity with Special Reference to Poultry / N.S. Barron -- Dietary Fats for Laying Hens / N.J. Daghir and J.M. Porooshani -- High-Energy Rations for Beef Production / S.M. Badawi -- Production Characteristics from a Flock of Awassi Sheep / M. Husnaoui and Caroll W. Fox -- The Effect of Diethylstibestrol on Growth Rates of Young Awassi Lambs / Carroll W. Fox and M. Husnaoui -- The Inefficiency of World Farming / H.L. Penman -- Agricultural Development in Relation to Ground Water in the Trucial States / Mohammad A. Mohammad -- The Role of Drainage in Agricultural Development in the Middle East / Abdullah Arar -- Trends of Future Soil Research in Iran / M.L. Sewan -- Foliar Analysis in the Nutrition of Sugar Beets / H.D. Feuhring and M.A. Hashtimi -- Reclamation of Saline Alkali Soils in Iraq / D. Al-Hardan, Jzat Kaddura, and Abdul Razak Al-Sabti -- Removal of Salts from Undistributed Saline-Alkali Soil Columns by Different Leaching Waters / Adnan Hardan -- Increased Food Through Efficient Fertilizer Use in Iran / A.F. Mahdavi -- The Physiology of Drought Resistance / Paul J. Kramer -- Some Observations on Breeding for Drought Resistance in Plants / R.W. Allard -- Use of Chemicals to Reduce Transpiration Losses by Crops / Zia E. Rafii -- An Attempt to Domesticate a Group of Wild Perennial Protein and Oil Seed-Bearing Plants for Arid Regions with Particular Reference to Cucurbita foetodissima / Lawrence C. Curtis -- Cultural Studies on Yield and Quality of Field Crops in Lebanon / W.W. Worzella -- The Effect of Natural Selection on Phenotypic Plasticity and Genetic Polymorphis'll in a Barley Population / F. Kikuchi, R.W. Allard and S.R. Chapman -- Current Status and Future Outlook of Major Lebanese Fruit Crops / Ramzi Khalidy -- Mechanization of Agriculture in the Middle East / B.L. Henderson -- Studies on Chemical Weed Control in Field Crops / Abdur-Rahman Saghir -- Insecticide Residues-Their Significance in Modern Agriculture / J.W. Harrison and B.A. Jones -- Current Research on Pesticide Residues in Lebanon / Nasri S. Kawar -- The Application of Food Science and Technology to World Food Problems / Nevin S. Scrimshaw -- The Face of Childhood Malnutrition in the Near East / Donald S. McLaren -- Observations on the Protein-Calorie Value of Middle Eastern Foods and Diets / P.L. Pellet and J. Jamalian -- Nutrition in National Development Programs / David B. Hand and Arnold E. Schaefer -- Fortification of Wheat Flour in Jordan with Vitamin A, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin and Iron / Clinton L. Brooke -- Food Technology, a Developing Industry in Lebanon / RaJa I. Tannous
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Conference opened June 5, 1967, but was forced to close owing to political unrest.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.