The construction of the Great Man Made River started and completed by the former Libyan Government, allowed the irrigation of many farms in the northern part of Libya cultivating food and forage crops. A trial has been done in 2009 in the Syrt irrigated area few months before the start of the war, in order to compare the productivity of irrigated forages. The trial was managed thanks to agreements of "The italian Agronomic Institute of Overseases" (Ministry of Foreign), University of Florence, and University of Syrt. Initial forage crops compared were oats (Avena sativa), vetch (Vicia sativa9, intercropping of oats + vetch, Chickpea (Cicer arietinum), field bean (Vicia faba var. minor). Our results suggest interesting potentialities in terms of yield but difficulties due to weeds diffusion. Further research would be needed, as soon as the new social conditions will be secured, especially comparing cool season and some tropical species.
Irrigated forage productivity in the area of Syrt (Northern Libya) / Pardini, A.; Battaglia, M.; Valente, D.. - STAMPA. - (2016), pp. 271-274. (Intervento presentato al convegno Ecosystem services and socio-economic benefits of Mediterranean grasslands tenutosi a Orestiada, Greece nel 12-14 April 2016).
Irrigated forage productivity in the area of Syrt (Northern Libya)
PARDINI, ANDREA;
2016
Abstract
The construction of the Great Man Made River started and completed by the former Libyan Government, allowed the irrigation of many farms in the northern part of Libya cultivating food and forage crops. A trial has been done in 2009 in the Syrt irrigated area few months before the start of the war, in order to compare the productivity of irrigated forages. The trial was managed thanks to agreements of "The italian Agronomic Institute of Overseases" (Ministry of Foreign), University of Florence, and University of Syrt. Initial forage crops compared were oats (Avena sativa), vetch (Vicia sativa9, intercropping of oats + vetch, Chickpea (Cicer arietinum), field bean (Vicia faba var. minor). Our results suggest interesting potentialities in terms of yield but difficulties due to weeds diffusion. Further research would be needed, as soon as the new social conditions will be secured, especially comparing cool season and some tropical species.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.