Combating desertification with plants / edited by Dov Pasternak and Arnold Schlissel.

"Proceedings of the conference Combating Desertification with Plants, held November 2-5, 1999, in Beer Sheva, Israel"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Some Observations Relating to the Global Agricultural Situation / Yitzhak Abt -- 2. Combating Poverty with Plants / Dov Pasternak -- 3. The Role of Horticulture Plants in Combating Desertification / T. A. Mtaita, B. K. Manqwiro and A. N. Mphuru -- 4. Terfezias, a Family of Mycorrhizal Edible Mushrooms for Arid Zones / Varda Kagan-Zur -- 5. The Role and Potential of Traditional Tuber Crops in Malawi / Moses 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 Products as Source of Rural Women's Income in Western Burkina Faso / Nieyidouba Lamien and Gaspard Vognan -- 8. Ethnobotany and Importance of Three Local Species in Northern Cameroon / J. M. Fondoun and J. Onana -- 9. Potentials of Non-Wood Forest Products of the Semiarid Regions of Uganda / J. Paul Elokaokich -- 10. Biodiversity Prospecting in Drylands of Latin America / Barbara N. Timmermann --

11. Provenance Trial for Indigenous Tree Species / Lovemore Simwanda -- 12. Introduction and Selection of Drought and Salt Tolerant Plants for Afforestation and Landscaping in Arid Lands / Y. Ben Dov, M. Forti and R. Pauker / [and others] -- 13. The Screening of Multipurpose Tree Species for Agroforestry Practices in the Semiarid Ecozone of Ghana / Joseph Cobbina -- 14. Results of 50-Year Studies on Afforestation as Related to the Problem of Desertification Control in Ciscaspian Lowland in Russia / M. L. Sizemskaya, A. V. Bykov and N. U. Kulakova / [and others] -- 15. Citrullus colocynthis, an Israeli Desert Plant, as a Potential Source of Edible Oil / Dan Schafferman, Ella Shabelsky and Zohara Yaniv -- 16. Euphorbia tirucalli for High Biomass Production / Patrick L. J. Van Damme -- 17. Boraginaceae as Potential Sources of Gamma-Linolenic Acid / Hava F. Rapoport, Mercedes de Rio and Antonio de Haro --

18. Root Involvement in Plant Development and Productivity under Semiarid Conditions / Avner Carmi -- 19. Acacia mearnsii for Income Generation and Environmental Protection in Kenya / Naftali Manddy Onchere -- 20. Potential of Australian Acacias for Human Food / Tony Rinaudo -- 21. The Effect of Shade on Initial Growth, Development and Occurrences of Leaf Diseases on Wild Indigenous Fruit Trees / Stanley M. Mateke -- 22. Afforestation of Semiarid Areas of Tanzania: Focusing on the Root Compartment / Esron Munyanziza -- 23. Introduction of Cacti as Vegetable Crops for Israel / Avinoam Nerd, Eli Afflalo and Yosef Mizrahi -- 24. Upscaling the Experimental Planting of Argania spinosa at Kibbutz Ketura, Israel / Elaine M. Solowey -- 25. Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.), a Choice Crop for Improvement of Human and Soil Health in Southern Africa / M. L. Chadha -- 26. Many Problems and Some Solutions to the Commercialisation of NTFPs in Botswana / Frank W. Taylor --

27. Fighting Desertification by Production and Use of Jatropha Oil / Reinhard K. Henning -- 28. Combating Desertification with Seabuckthorn / Rongsen Lu -- 29. Reversing Desertification with Tamarix in China / Wenjiang Liu and Mingting Liu -- 30. Bioreclamation of Saline Soils of the Western Coast of Senegal / M. Diatta, M. Diack and M. Sene / [and others] -- 31. Utilizing the Underground Forest: Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration of Trees / Tony Rinaudo -- 32. Sand Dune Stabilization with Plants in China / Weishou Shen -- 33. Development of a Technology for Sand Dune Stabilization in Northern Nigeria / Olaolu Babalola -- 34. Sand Dune Stabilization Practices Implemented in Turkey / Bahri Cevik -- 35. Desertification in the West Bank and Gaza Strip / Issam Nofal and Tahseen Barakat -- 36. Reversing Desertification through Large, Herding Ungulates / Shannon A. Horst -- 37. Passive Transfer / Arne Victor Garvi --

38. Response to Agroforestry Intervention / Alice A. Kaudia -- 39. FAO, Plants and Sustainable Development in Drylands / M. C. M. Porto -- 40. Combating Desertification with Trees / Ruth Mubiru -- 41. Promoting Indigenous Trees Species Plantation in the Sahel, with Special Reference to Burkina Faso / Albert Nikiema -- 42. Incorporating Tree and Shrub Species into Small Scale Farming Systems in the Dry Region of Indonesia / Anthony P. Y. Djogo -- 43. Obstacles to the Adoption of Cover Crops / Emile N. Houngbo.