Integrated Crops Production and ManagementTechnology

Dr.Abdel Rahman Al-Tawaha

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University/ Jordan

Jordan is on the eastern margins of the Mediterranean climatic zone of the eastern Mediterranean. This climate is characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. More than 90 percent of the country receives less than 200 mm annual precipitation.

Four Agro-ecological Zone

Percent of total Rainfall (mm Area

71.5 <100 Desert

22.3 100-200 Arid

2.2 200-300 Marginal

3.3 300-500 Semi Arid

0.7 >500 Humid

Integrated Crops Production and Management Technology

1. Cropping Systems as Water Harvesting Techniques for Barley Production in Arid and Semi-arid Areas in Jordan

The term cropping system refers to the crops and crop sequences and the management techniques used on a particular field over a period of years

2.Crop rotation, is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar/different types

in the same area in crops of. seasons sequential

-Nitrogen fixation

manuregreen -

Kill the pathogens -

soil improve- fertility and structure

3.New Cultivars Development and Management.

Plant breeding has played a significant role in developing legume cultivars that

can survive and grow well in a range of environments. For many years, the development

of drought-tolerant cultivars has been a major concern of crop scientists.

Selection of short-duration varieties is an important strategy to combat drought

Agronomic Management

1. Minimum tillage:

Inhanced soil moisture.

2. natural elicitors

3. Moisture Conservation Through Tephra Covers

4. Plant Hormone

Researchers have long known that the application of exogenous ABA provides

tolerance to various stress conditions