LEBANON 
INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS
COUNTRY Lebanon
INSTITUTION NAME “Tyre Station. Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute” (LARI)
MAIN ADDRESS Tel: 961 1 682471/7

Hiyam Youssef – Research Assistant Agriculture Engineer, Head of LARI Tyre station (hiyamy@hotmail.com)

Web: http://www.lari.gov.lb/stations/24
DESCRIPTION
AREA 280 ha (11 LARI stations)
LATITUDE 33, 27º N
LONGITUDE 35, 19 º E
ALTITUDE 930 m
INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
STATUS Governmental organization under Minister of Agriculture Supervision.
INSTITUTION TYPE Research Center depending on LARI (Ministry of Agriculture)
DATE FOUNDED 1957
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Olives, citrus, cherimoya, mushroom
TAXA No information available
PROGRAMMES
  • Induction of new rootstocks tolerant to calcareous soils
  • Programs of biological pest control in citrus and olive trees through the use of parasites
  • Research Programs
  • Ethnobotanical Research Programs
  • Educational and Training programs (Training of students from different universities)
FEATURES AND FACILITIES
  • Laboratories (Soil chemical and physical analysis / Water chemical and microbiological analysis / Olive oil analysis / Honey analysis / Food microbiological analysis (under preparation) / Quality control analysis (under preparation) )
  • Weather Station
  • Propagation unit to produce olive seedlings
  • Area of experimental cultivation
MAIN DEFICIENCIES No information available
ONGOING PROJECTS
  • Improvement of Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in Lebanon Project, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture and funding from the International Cooperative Agency of Korea (KOICA)
  • Study and assessment of the quality of water sources in Tyre area.
  • Morphological characterization of Lebanese olive cultivars (Olea europea sativa L.), in collaboration with the departments of: Plant Biotechnology, Olive Oil Laboratory, Kfarshakhna, Hasbaya, Lebaa and Baakline Stations.
  • Study of Cherimoya varieties on the southern Lebanese coast.
  • Integrated Program Management (IPM) of orobanche species.
  • Cultivation of Stevia Rebaudiana bertoni in Lebanon.
  • Study and evaluation of the distribution of nematodes in Litani river as a monitor for pollution.
  • Production of selected olive seedlings.
SOURCES CONSULTED Web:

http://www.lari.gov.lb/stations/24

www.lari.gov.lb

www.moe.gov.lb

ww.fao.org

Documents:

“Lebanon State of the Environment Report. Chapter 10: Biodiversity and Natural Heritage”, 2001

“Addendum to the lebanese National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan”, 2005

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