RESEARCH LINES

     Soil Fertility

• Test and evaluate crop rotation species (mixes and sequences).
• Evaluate indigenous legumes as potential cover crop/green manure.
• Compost (composting process & compost use and impact).

     Management of Plants, Pests, Weeds, Insects and
     Diseases

• Studying biology and ecology of important diseases (almond seed wasp, peacock eye,   
  olive fruit fly and capnodis.
• Develop systems to provide healthy seed links for transplanting  .
• Collect and evaluate traditional heirloom verities of local vegetables and grains for
  disease and pest resistant and other desirable traits.

      Organic Crop Breeding 

• Develop seed bank to preserve ingenious germ-plasm.
• Work with older heirloom varieties
• To identify useful traits and to preserve diversity.

      Socio - Economic Studies

• Data collection system.
• Impact perception of organic farming on local community.