SYRIA 1
INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS
COUNTRY Syria
INSTITUTION NAME “International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas” (ICARDA )
MAIN ADDRESS ICARDA, P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo (Syria)

Tel: (963-21) 2213477, 2225112, 2225012

Fax: (963-21) 2213490, 2225105, 5744622

E-mail: icarda-jobs@cgiar.org

Web: www.icarda.cgiar.org
DESCRIPTION
AREA No information available
LATITUDE 36 º 10 ‘ 50 “ N
LONGITUDE 37 º 13 ‘ 27 “ E
ALTITUDE 427 m
INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
STATUS Independent
INSTITUTION TYPE Head of a network of Research Institutes and Experimental stations (ICARDA)
DATE FOUNDED 1977
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS • Arboretum: Olea europea var. silvestris, Pistacia atlantica, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia palestina, Amygdalus communis, A. spartioides, A. korschinskii, Pinus brutia, Pinus halepensis, Ceratonia siliqua, Laurus nobilis, Juniperus excelsa, Quercus calliprinos, Quercus ilex, Cydonia oblonga, Argania spinosa, Nerium oleander, Crotalaria sahara, Crataegus azarolus, Punica granatum, Sorbus domestica, etc..
• Collections of legumes, grasses and forage
TAXA No information available
PROGRAMMES • Research Programs
• Conservation Programs
• Training Programs
• Educational Programs
• Reintroduction programs
FEATURES AND FACILITIES • Research Center facilities
• 13 labs, including one specific to management and treatment of seeds (1985) and an area of experimentation and replication of 25 ha
• Arboretum
• 4 stations, 2 of them in Syria
• Nursery
• Pastoretum
MAIN DEFICIENCIES No information available
OTHER INFORMATION Consult appendix
SOURCES CONSULTED Web:

www.icarda.cgiar.org

www.bgci.org

www.cbd.int

Documents:

“Internacional center for Agricultral Research in the Dry Areas” (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria
“ICARDA-IPGRI Arboretum. An Arboretum at ICARDA to promote greater uses and scientific knowledge of lesser known agro-biodiversity of the CWANA Region”

“ICARDA Laboratories.Table of Contents”

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