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FAO SOILS BULLETIN 25
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome 1975
First printing 1975
Second printing 1979
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I. INTRODUCTION, SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1. Introduction
2. Summary of Recommendations
3. Acknowledgements
1. Mr. R. C. Michaelides, Director-General, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2. Dr. M. H. Abbas, on behalf of the Director-General of FAO
3. Mr. V. Pavicic, Resident Representative of the UNDP in Cyprus
1. Classification and distribution of sandy soils in the near East Region and their agricultural potentialities
2. Organic and inorganic fertilization of sandy soils
3. Physical properties of sandy soils in relation to cropping and soil conservation practices
4. Quality of water in relation to irrigating sandy soils
5. Reduction in conveyance losses in sandy soils
6. Irrigation of sandy soils
7. Drainage of sandy soils
8. Use and management of sandy soils in Cyprus
9. Regional applied research on sandy soils
1. Afghanistan
2. Algeria
3. Bahrain
4. Arab Republic of Egypt
5. Iran
6. Iraq
7. Jordan
8. Lebanon
9. Arab Republic of Libya
10. Morocco
11. Pakistan
12. Sudan
13. Syrian Arab Republic
14. Tunisia
15. People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
1. Field water balance in cropped lucerne plots
2. Some physical properties of sandy soils and sand dunes in Iraq
3. The sandy soils of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1. Exchange of Information
2. Characterization and Classification
3. Panels of Experts
4. Training and Extension
5. Pollution
6. Suggested Research Programmes
7. Utilization of Sandy Soils under Dryfarming Conditions
8. Regional Applied Research Programme for Land and Water Use on Sandy Soils