Egypt: Agricultural Research allocates 20 acres as a demonstration field for salt-tolerant crops in Port Said

Published 2024년 11월 19일

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The Agricultural Research Center and Port Said Governorate have collaborated to launch an extension activity in the southern and eastern regions of Port Said, with a focus on cultivating crops that can withstand salinity. The project includes the cultivation of about 20 acres of field crops and germinated barley, and the planting of 12 acres of salinity and drought-tolerant wheat, half of which is the Half of Egypt 4 variety. Additionally, 3 acres each of barley and a new quinoa crop, along with clover seeds and jojoba seedlings, will be planted. The land preparation for cultivation is currently in progress, and a team of experts will oversee the project from planting to harvest.
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The Agricultural Research Center and Port Said Governorate agreed to implement and activate the extension activity in the southern regions and the eastern regions of the Canal in Port Said, after the meeting that brought together Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, Head of the Agricultural Research Center, and Major General Moheb Habashi, Governor of Port Said, within the framework of cooperation and coordination between the two parties. The two parties also agreed to cultivate about 20 acres to be planted with field crops that tolerate salinity to be a guidance model and to add another model of the germinated barley crop to be spread in the region where livestock grows, which helps increase animal production projects in Egypt. This was done under the supervision of Dr. Khaled Gad, Deputy of the Crops Institute and Coordinator of the Agricultural Research Center and Engineer Kamel Tweig, Director General of the Agriculture Directorate in Port Said. Read also | "Desert Research" participates in ...
Source: Akhbarelyom

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