Man, food, and agriculture in the Middle East; symposium proceedings. [Organized by the] Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Editors: Thomas S. Stickley [and others]

Contributor(s): Stickley, Thomas S [ed.] | Stickley, Thomas S [editor.] | American University of Beirut. Faculty of Agricultural SciencesMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Beirut, American University of Beirut, 1969. Description: xiv, 692 p. illus. 24 cmSubject(s): Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Middle East -- Congresses | Food supply -- Middle East -- CongressesGenre/Form: Conference papers and proceedingsLOC classification: HD2060.5 | .M35
Contents:
Preface -- Food Production, Consumption and Population Growth in the Middle East / Egbert de Vries -- The Future Development of Livestock and Feed Grain Production in the Near East / B.L. Nestel -- Appropriate Role of Government in Agricultural Development / Gerald E. Korzan -- The Farmer; A "Must", and a Factor that can be relied upon in Agricultural Development / Donald C. Taylor -- Development of Agricultural Marketing in the Middle East / Wendell M. McMillan -- Role of Cooperatives in Agricultural Development / Gordon H. Ward -- The Burden of Tradition in Economic Development / Siepko H. Lok -- More Incentives for Traditional Agriculture, the Middle East as an example / Adel Cortas -- Factors Affecting Resistance to and Acceptance of the Introduction of New Crops, with special Reference to the Sunflower Development Program in the Beqa'a Valley of Lebanon / M. Graeff Wassink -- Future Outlook of Extension Education in the Middle East / S. T. Farouky --^
Extension Education; A Vital Link between Research and its Adaptation in Expanding Food Production in the Middle East / Fawzi Al-Haj -- Training and Education for Agricultural Development in the Middle East / Owen Brough -- Production Agriculture; A Plan for Higher Education / H.D. Henderson and L.L. Inman -- Technological Changes and Agricultural Production in Iraq / Mohammed M.A. Ahmed -- Land Reform in Economic Development with Special Reference to the Experience of Iran / Nosratollah Khatibi -- The Influence of Heredity and Environment on Animal Production / Ivar Johansson -- The Adaptability of European Dairy Breeds and the Conditions of the Middle East / Knud Rottensten -- The Inheritance of some Economic Characters in the Egyptian Buffaloes / A. A. Asker -- Immunophoretic Analysis of Milk Whey in Subclinical Mastitis / J. A. Asmar, K. Rottensten, Y. Kalaidijan and A. Basmadjian -- Emerging Problems in Poultry Health Resulting from Changing Systems of Husbandry / H. P. Chu --^
The Control of Disease Spread as an Aid to Greater Productivity with Special Reference to Poultry / N. S. Barron -- Dietary Fats for Laying Hens / N. J. Daghir and J. M. Porooshani -- High-Energy Rations for Beef Production / S. M. Badawi -- Production Characteristics from a Flock of Awassi Sheep / M. Husnaoui and Caroll W. Fox -- The Effect of Diethylstibestrol on Growth Rates of Young Awassi Lambs / Carroll W. Fox and M. Husnaoui -- The Inefficiency of World Farming / H. L. Penman -- Agricultural Development in Relation to Ground Water in the Trucial States / Mohammad A. Mohammad -- The Role of Drainage in Agricultural Development in the Middle East / Abdullah Arar -- Trends of Future Soil Research in Iran / M. L. Sewan -- Foliar Analysis in the Nutrition of Sugar Beets / H.D. Feuhring and M.A. Hashtimi -- Reclamation of Saline Alkali Soils in Iraq / D. Al-Hardan, Jzat Kaddura, and Abdul Razak Al-Sabti --^
Removal of Salts from Undistributed Saline-Alkali Soil Columns by Different Leaching Waters / Adnan Hardan -- Increased Food Through Efficient Fertilizer Use in Iran / A.F. Mahdavi -- The Physiology of Drought Resistance / Paul J. Kramer -- Some Observations on Breeding for Drought Resistance in Plants / R.W. Allard -- Use of Chemicals to Reduce Transpiration Losses by Crops / Zia E. Rafii -- An Attempt to Domesticate a Group of Wild Perennial Protein and Oil Seed-Bearing Plants for Arid Regions with Particular Reference to Cucurbita foetodissima / Lawrence C. Curtis -- Cultural Studies on Yield and Quality of Field Crops in Lebanon / W. W. Worzella -- The Effect of Natural Selection on Phenotypic Plasticity and Genetic Polymorphis'll in a Barley Population / F. Kikuchi, R. W. Allard and S.R. Chapman -- Current Status and Future Outlook of Major Lebanese Fruit Crops / Ramzi Khalidy -- Mechanization of Agriculture in the Middle East / B.L. Henderson --^
Studies on Chemical Weed Control in Field Crops / Abdur-Rahman Saghir -- Insecticide Residues-Their Significance in Modern Agriculture / J. W. Harrison and B.A. Jones -- Current Research on Pesticide Residues in Lebanon / Nasri S. Kawar -- The Application of Food Science and Technology to World Food Problems / Nevin S. Scrimshaw -- The Face of Childhood Malnutrition in the Near East / Donald S. McLaren -- Observations on the Protein-Calorie Value of Middle Eastern Foods and Diets / P.L. Pellet and J. Jamalian -- Nutrition in National Development Programs / David B. Hand and Arnold E. Schaefer -- Fortification of Wheat Flour in Jordan with Vitamin A, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin and Iron / Clinton L. Brooke -- Food Technology, a Developing Industry in Lebanon / RaJa I. Tannous
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Conference opened June 5, 1967, but was forced to close owing to political unrest.

Includes bibliographies.

Preface -- Food Production, Consumption and Population Growth in the Middle East / Egbert de Vries -- The Future Development of Livestock and Feed Grain Production in the Near East / B.L. Nestel -- Appropriate Role of Government in Agricultural Development / Gerald E. Korzan -- The Farmer; A "Must", and a Factor that can be relied upon in Agricultural Development / Donald C. Taylor -- Development of Agricultural Marketing in the Middle East / Wendell M. McMillan -- Role of Cooperatives in Agricultural Development / Gordon H. Ward -- The Burden of Tradition in Economic Development / Siepko H. Lok -- More Incentives for Traditional Agriculture, the Middle East as an example / Adel Cortas -- Factors Affecting Resistance to and Acceptance of the Introduction of New Crops, with special Reference to the Sunflower Development Program in the Beqa'a Valley of Lebanon / M. Graeff Wassink -- Future Outlook of Extension Education in the Middle East / S. T. Farouky --^

Extension Education; A Vital Link between Research and its Adaptation in Expanding Food Production in the Middle East / Fawzi Al-Haj -- Training and Education for Agricultural Development in the Middle East / Owen Brough -- Production Agriculture; A Plan for Higher Education / H.D. Henderson and L.L. Inman -- Technological Changes and Agricultural Production in Iraq / Mohammed M.A. Ahmed -- Land Reform in Economic Development with Special Reference to the Experience of Iran / Nosratollah Khatibi -- The Influence of Heredity and Environment on Animal Production / Ivar Johansson -- The Adaptability of European Dairy Breeds and the Conditions of the Middle East / Knud Rottensten -- The Inheritance of some Economic Characters in the Egyptian Buffaloes / A. A. Asker -- Immunophoretic Analysis of Milk Whey in Subclinical Mastitis / J. A. Asmar, K. Rottensten, Y. Kalaidijan and A. Basmadjian -- Emerging Problems in Poultry Health Resulting from Changing Systems of Husbandry / H. P. Chu --^

The Control of Disease Spread as an Aid to Greater Productivity with Special Reference to Poultry / N. S. Barron -- Dietary Fats for Laying Hens / N. J. Daghir and J. M. Porooshani -- High-Energy Rations for Beef Production / S. M. Badawi -- Production Characteristics from a Flock of Awassi Sheep / M. Husnaoui and Caroll W. Fox -- The Effect of Diethylstibestrol on Growth Rates of Young Awassi Lambs / Carroll W. Fox and M. Husnaoui -- The Inefficiency of World Farming / H. L. Penman -- Agricultural Development in Relation to Ground Water in the Trucial States / Mohammad A. Mohammad -- The Role of Drainage in Agricultural Development in the Middle East / Abdullah Arar -- Trends of Future Soil Research in Iran / M. L. Sewan -- Foliar Analysis in the Nutrition of Sugar Beets / H.D. Feuhring and M.A. Hashtimi -- Reclamation of Saline Alkali Soils in Iraq / D. Al-Hardan, Jzat Kaddura, and Abdul Razak Al-Sabti --^

Removal of Salts from Undistributed Saline-Alkali Soil Columns by Different Leaching Waters / Adnan Hardan -- Increased Food Through Efficient Fertilizer Use in Iran / A.F. Mahdavi -- The Physiology of Drought Resistance / Paul J. Kramer -- Some Observations on Breeding for Drought Resistance in Plants / R.W. Allard -- Use of Chemicals to Reduce Transpiration Losses by Crops / Zia E. Rafii -- An Attempt to Domesticate a Group of Wild Perennial Protein and Oil Seed-Bearing Plants for Arid Regions with Particular Reference to Cucurbita foetodissima / Lawrence C. Curtis -- Cultural Studies on Yield and Quality of Field Crops in Lebanon / W. W. Worzella -- The Effect of Natural Selection on Phenotypic Plasticity and Genetic Polymorphis'll in a Barley Population / F. Kikuchi, R. W. Allard and S.R. Chapman -- Current Status and Future Outlook of Major Lebanese Fruit Crops / Ramzi Khalidy -- Mechanization of Agriculture in the Middle East / B.L. Henderson --^

Studies on Chemical Weed Control in Field Crops / Abdur-Rahman Saghir -- Insecticide Residues-Their Significance in Modern Agriculture / J. W. Harrison and B.A. Jones -- Current Research on Pesticide Residues in Lebanon / Nasri S. Kawar -- The Application of Food Science and Technology to World Food Problems / Nevin S. Scrimshaw -- The Face of Childhood Malnutrition in the Near East / Donald S. McLaren -- Observations on the Protein-Calorie Value of Middle Eastern Foods and Diets / P.L. Pellet and J. Jamalian -- Nutrition in National Development Programs / David B. Hand and Arnold E. Schaefer -- Fortification of Wheat Flour in Jordan with Vitamin A, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin and Iron / Clinton L. Brooke -- Food Technology, a Developing Industry in Lebanon / RaJa I. Tannous