Centres of Plant Diversity

Omán – Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock Research

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INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS

COUNTRY

Oman

INSTITUTION NAME

 “Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock Research”, Ministry of Agriculture (Oman)

MAIN ADDRESS

 Located at Rumais, Barka about 55 km from Muscat

DESCRIPTION

AREA

 No information available
LATITUDE

23º 41′ N

LONGITUDE

51º 59′
INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION

STATUS

State

INSTITUTION TYPE

 Research center. The Directorate is in Rumais and operates six research centers, nine research stations and six research farms distributed to cover all agro-ecological zones of the country

DATE FOUNDED

 1963

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

 Fodder and fruit crops

TAXA

No information available

PROGRAMMES
  • Research activities in agriculture and livestock
  • Conservation programmes

FEATURES AND FACILITIES

  • Plant Production Research Center: Fruit Research Lab; Vegetable Research Lab; Field crops Research Lab; Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Research Lab (Gene Bank)

  • Plant Protection Research Center: Plant Pathology Research Lab; Entomology Research Lab; Biological Control Research Lab; Toxicology Research Lab; Honey bee Research Lab

  • Soil Research Center: Soil Research Lab; bio-saline Research Lab; Irrigation Research Lab

  • Date palm Research Center: Date palm Production and Genetic Resources Research Lab; Tissue culture and Biotechnology Research Lab; Date palm Horticulture Research Lab; Food Processing Research Lab

MAIN DEFICIENCIES

No information available

OTHER INFORMATION

It works in coordination with: International Center for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Bioversity International (BI), Rome-Italy; International Center for Bio-saline Agriculture (ICBA), Dubai-UAE; Arab Organization of Agriculture Development (AOAD); International Center for Wheat and Maize Research (CIMMYT), Mexico; International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India; Arab Authority of Agriculture Investment and Development (AAAID), Sudan; Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA)

SOURCES CONSULTED

 Web

http://www.aarinena.org/rais/documents/Newsletter/Vol15No2/10-11E.pdf

http://www.seedquest.com/statistics/pdf/Oman2001.pdf

Documents:

“Focus on Seed Programs : The Seed Industry in Oman”

“Oman: country report to the FAO international technical conference on plant genetic resources.“ (Leipzig, 1996)

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NOMBRE Y LOCALIZACIÓN DE LA INSTITUCIÓN

PAÍS

Omán

INSTITUCIÓN

 “Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock Research”, Ministry of Agriculture (Omán)

DIRECCIÓN Y CONTACTO

 Localizado en Rumais, Barka , unos 55 km desde Muscat

DESCRIPCIÓN

ÁREA

No se dispone de información

LATITUD

23º 41′

LONGITUD

51º 59′

INFORMACIÓN SOBRE LA INSTITUCIÓN

ESTATUS

Estatal

TIPO DE INSTITUCIÓN

Centro de Investigación. La dirección del centro se ubica en Rumais. Dependiendo de éste, operan 6 centros de investigación, 9 estaciones experimentales y 6 granjas de investigación distribuidas para cubrir las distintas zonas agroecológicas del país

AÑO DE FUNDACIÓN

 1963

COLECCIONES ESPECIALES

 Plantas forrajeras y frutales

Nº DE TAXONES

No se dispone de información

PROGRAMAS
  • Actividades de Investigación en agricultura
  • Programas de conservación

DE QUÉ DISPONE

  • Centro de Investigación de producción vegetal: laboratorio de investigación en fruticultura, laboratorio de investigación hortícola, laboratorio de recursos fitogenéticos y semillas (Banco de Germoplasma)

  • Centro de Investigación de protección vegetal: laboratorio de investigación de patología vegetal, laboratorio de entomología, laboratorio de investigaciones Biológicas, laboratorio de toxicología, laboratorio de investigación apícola

  • Centro de Investigación especializado en suelos: laboratorio de investigación del suelo, bio-laboratorio de investigación de solución salina, laboratorio de investigación de riegos

  • Centro de Investigación de la palma datilera: laboratorio de investigación en recursos genéticos, cultivo de tejidos y biotecnología, laboratorio de investigación de horticultura y procesamiento de alimentos

CARENCIAS

No se dispone de información

OTRA INFORMACIÓN

 Trabaja en coordinación con: International Center for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Bioversity International (BI), Rome-Italy; International Center for Bio-saline Agriculture (ICBA), Dubai-UAE; Arab Organization of Agriculture Development (AOAD); International Center for Wheat and Maize Research (CIMMYT), Mexico; International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India; Arab Authority of Agriculture Investment and Development (AAAID), Sudan; Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA)

FUENTES CONSULTADAS

 Web

http://www.aarinena.org/rais/documents/Newsletter/Vol15No2/10-11E.pdf

http://www.seedquest.com/statistics/pdf/Oman2001.pdf

Documentos:

“Focus on Seed Programs : The Seed Industry in Oman”

“Oman: country report to the FAO international technical conference on plant genetic resources.“ (Leipzig, 1996)

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