Demonstration Plots for Perennial Crops

Project duration: Long-term

Project objectives

• Displaying the importance of various crops which can be used for food, feed and ornamental purposes
• Demonstrating the relative performance of various crops and their cultivation suitability in the UAE

Project details

Date of sowing/planting: October 2022

Eight different crops

1. Sesbania
2. Pigeon pea
3. Asparagus
4. Senna
5. Buffel grass
6. Blue panicum
7. Sporobolus
8. Distichlis

Plot size:  2 x 15 m 

Treatments: 

• Control (0.3 dS/m)
• High salinity (10 dS/m)