LEBANON |
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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)
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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
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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.
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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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