The research aimed at studying the impact of the most
important economic and social factors affecting the adoption of new
irrigation techniques، namely water collective management in ALGhab
basin in Syria .The research accomplished by taking a
si
mple random sample of 264 farmers .Because of the nature of
dependent variable which is dichotomous ،(1= adoption of water
collective management،0=otherwise)،The binary logistic regression
was used.
Sahl Al-Ghab zone is characterized by the availability of natural and human
appropriate conditions for the cultivation of cotton, and it's one of the most desired
agricultural crops for export, in addition to the big need for local textile mills wi
th both of
its public and private sectors, and it's also one of the strategic and social crops. However,
between 2005-2013, cotton cultivation fell back in this region to be replaced mainly by
wheat in addition to other crops, and the main reasons for this decline is that there is no
proportionality between the price of cotton and production costs, as the price of the
kilogram of cotton rose from 31 S.P in 2005 to 100 S.P in 2013, while the price of the liter
of diesel – the main factor in the cultivation of cotton – rose from 25 S.P in 2005 to 60 S.P
in 2013.
Through this research, We knew the reasons for the decrement of cotton cultivation
in Sahl Al-Ghab zone and choosing the wheat and nothing else to replace it, especially that
wheat cultivation didn't achieve better economic returns of cotton.
On the contrary, it had negative results in terms of non-application of the agricultural
cycle and the spread of diseases such as wheat rust disease that spreaded in Sahl Al-Ghab
zone in the last years and which reflected negatively on production.
Seven cotton genotypes (Rkka5, Aleppo1-33, Aleppo90 – Aleppo 118,
Aleppo 40, Deir22, and Line124), were used to estimate variance and genetic
and phenotypic correlations between seed cotton productivity and its
components [earliness in flowering a
nd maturity(day), plant height (cm),
number of vegetative and reproductive branches, number of bolls per plant,
100 seed weight (g), average boll weight (g), lint percentage (%), and plant yield
(g)], to be used as selection indices for higher yield performance in breeding
programs. The experiment was carried out in Al-Ghab region (Hama) in 2012-
2013 growing season using randomized complete block design (RCBD) with
three replications.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the affecting factors of
Buffalo milk production in Al- Ghab Plain. The data were
collected according to the farmers during the season of 2009-2010.
The effect of parturition season, dry period and calving int
erval
were studied. The results showed that the mean milk production
was 934,96 kg with 8.1% fat and 4.85% protein. The lactation
period was 180-240 days, the dry period was 120-180 days and the calving interval mean was 420 days. Our results indicated that the quantity of buffalo milk in Syria was low because of the short
lactation period, the long dry period and the long calving interval.
But it could be possible to improve the buffalo milk production by
the better rasing conditions and genetic improvement.
44 sites were sampled from the Upper Pliocene (βNb
2) basaltic flows, from the
western flank and the distant eastern flank of the Levant Fault in the Buqeia area
NW of Tel Kalakh and west of Homs. Thermal demagnetization led to the
identification
of consistent directions of remanence in most sites. Normal, Reversed
and Intermediate polarities are identified, with Reversed polarities dominating.
The Intermediate polarity sites were excluded and the mean directions of the
Reversed sites were reversed.
