(Gustave Gintzburger (ICARDA))
This technique is used to restore degraded rangelands (steppe areas) in the 150-200 mm rainfall zone in Syria. The technique is based on the pitting technique developed in Australia using the 'Camel Pitter' implement. The implement an be towed by an ordinary 2-wheel-drive pickup. Small ahallow 'pits' are scooped out by the action of inclined metal disks (similar to the disks of a disk plough). A seed hopper mounted on the top of the implement releases small quantities of range-plant seeds into the pits and an attached light harrow coveres the seeds with a thin layer of loose topsoil. The implement can also be used without the seeding device. The pits are usually made at the beginning ot just before the rainy season. In the soops made by the implement, rainwater collects and increases the soil moisture storage in and around the pits. On extremely shallow soils, pitting is not recommended because it removes the very top layer of soil and organic surface material and may expose the infertile subsoil. Seeds which emerge in the pits find favourable conditions for emergence and growth. During the early growth stages, the young plants are also sheltered by the pits from wind. The pitting machine should be pulled along the contour to optimize the capture of rainfall. Experience has shown that treating just 10-20 % of the area is sufficient to reestablish a 'starter vegetation' on completely denuded rangeland. In Syria, ARTEMISIA and SALSOLA species have been used successfully for rangeland reseeding. If used without the seeder, the pits will assist the reestablishment of the natural vegetation by providing sheltered and moist sites for seed emergence. To assure optimum reestablishment of vegetation, grazing should be controlled during the initial establishment phase.
الموقع: Obisan, Dalbouh, Aleppo Province, الجمهورية العربية السورية
عدد مواقع تنفيذ التقنيةالتي تم تحليلها:
انتشار التقنية:
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تاريخ التنفيذ: منذ أقل من 10 سنوات (مؤخرًا)
نوع التقديم
| تحديد المدخلات | الوحدة | الكمية | التكاليف لكل وحدة (Syrian Pound) | إجمالي التكاليف لكل مدخل (Syrian Pound) | % من التكاليف التي يتحملها مستخدمو الأراضي |
| العمالة | |||||
| Labour | ha | 1,0 | 120,0 | 120,0 | 100,0 |
| معدات | |||||
| Machine use | ha | 1,0 | 960,0 | 960,0 | 10,0 |
| المواد النباتية | |||||
| Seeds | ha | 1,0 | 270,0 | 270,0 | |
| مواد البناء | |||||
| Sand | ha | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 | |
| إجمالي تكاليف إنشاء التقنية | 1'351.0 | ||||
| إجمالي تكاليف إنشاء التقنية بالدولار الأمريكي | 27.02 | ||||
| تحديد المدخلات | الوحدة | الكمية | التكاليف لكل وحدة (Syrian Pound) | إجمالي التكاليف لكل مدخل (Syrian Pound) | % من التكاليف التي يتحملها مستخدمو الأراضي |
| العمالة | |||||
| Labour | ha | 1,0 | 12,0 | 12,0 | 100,0 |
| معدات | |||||
| Machine use | ha | 1,0 | 96,0 | 96,0 | 10,0 |
| المواد النباتية | |||||
| Seeds | ha | 1,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 3,0 |
| إجمالي تكاليف صيانة التقنية | 117.0 | ||||
| إجمالي تكاليف صيانة التقنية بالدولار الأمريكي | 2.34 | ||||
الكمية قبل الإدارة المستدامة للأراضي: 45
الكمية بعد الإدارة المستدامة للأراضي: 5
الكمية قبل الإدارة المستدامة للأراضي: 4
الكمية بعد الإدارة المستدامة للأراضي: 1
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