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I. Procedural Matters |
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Time |
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1st Day |
09.00 - 10.00 |
- Registration |
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Monday |
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27 November
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10.00 - 10.45 |
- Official opening of the Seminar |
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10.45 - 11 .00 |
- Break |
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11.00 - 11.15 |
- Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Drafting Committee |
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II. Genesis. Classification and morphology of calcareous
soils |
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11.15 - 14.00 |
- Genesis and distribution of calcareous soils in the Mediterranean and
desert regions: Ruellan |
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- Distribution of calcareous soils in the Near East Region, their reclamation
and land use measures and achievements: Kadry |
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- Morphology, mechanical composition and formation of highly calcareous,
lacustrine soils in Turkey: de Meester |
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III. Chemistry and fertility of calcareous soils |
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2nd Day |
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Tuesday |
09.00 - 11.00 |
- Nutrient supply and availability in calcareous soils: Olsen |
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28 November
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- Response of crops grown on calcareous soils to fertilization: Fuehring |
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11.00 - 11,30 |
- Break |
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11.30 - 13.30 |
- Reports on countries: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait
and Lebanon |
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IV. Soil and Water Management |
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3rd Day |
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Wednesday |
09.00 -11,00 |
- Some physical properties of highly calcareous soils and their related
management practices: Massoud |
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29 November
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- Soil and water management practices for calcareous soils: Jackson |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
- Break |
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11.30 - 12.15 |
- Irrigation and drainage practices of the organic calcareous soils in
the Ghab Project in Syria: Arar |
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12.15 - 13.30 |
- Reports on countries: Libya, Pakistan and Qatar |
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V. Applied Research |
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4th Day |
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Thursday |
09.00 - 11.00 |
- Reclamation and management of calcareous soils in the Arab Republic
of Egypt: Elgabaly |
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30 November
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- Problems of regional interest and suggested research programmes: Kadry,
Aboukhaled, Arar |
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- Progress Report on the Regional Applied Research Programme on Land
and Hater Use in the Near East: Aboukhaled |
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11.00 - 11.30 |
- Break |
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11 .30 - 13.30 |
- Reports on countries: Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic
and Yemen Arab Republic |
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VI. Excursion |
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5th Day |
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Friday |
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1 December |
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VII. Report |
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6th Day |
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Saturday |
09.00 - 10.30 |
- Presentation and discussion of the Draft Final Report |
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2 December
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10.30 -11.00 |
- Break |
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11.00 - 12.00 |
- Continuation of discussion on the Draft Final Report |
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Closing Session of the Seminar. |
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