Session XI 

Topic: Biodiversity in Arid Environments

( From 10:40 to 12:40 )

 Time

Activity

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10:40

11:00

11:20

11:40

12:00

11:00

11:20

11:40

12:00

12:20

Chairman: Dr. Hassan M. Abdulaal

Reporteur: Dr. Mohamad I. Alwabel

ACSAD Contributions to the Conservation and Utilization of

Cereals and Fruit trees Genetic Resources : Impacts on Conserving Biodiversity in the Arab Arid and Semi- arid Environments.

M. Y. Sabbouh

The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), Syria

Effect of National Parks on Plant Diversity Case Study: Sied National Park.

Ahmed A. El-Khouly & Abdulrahman N. Al-Dawood

Natural Resources Dept., Ministry of Agriculture, Saudi Arabia

Conservation of biodiversity of Pistacia atlentica in Syria.

Darouish,S¹;Touchan,H¹; Ayad,G²; Al-Khatib,M¹

¹Aleppo Univ., Syria  ²IPGR, Syria

Enhancement of water-stress tolerance in  genetically modified plants.

Ali Alawady

Institute of Biology, Humboldt Univ. of Berlin, Germany

Modeling Equitable Water Allocation for a Run-of-the-River Irrigation Scheme.

Rowshon, MK, Amin, M.S.M., Lee, T.S. and Shariff, A.R.M

Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA),  Fac. of Eng., Univ. of  Putra , Malaysia

12:20

12:40

      Break and Dzohor Prayer