selected publications
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- Agricultural potential of Mediterranean grain and forage legumes: 2) Anti-nutritional factor concentrations in the genus Vicia. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 50:201-212. 2003
- Genotype × environment interaction for yield and other plant attributes among undomesticated Mediterranean Vicia species. Euphytica. 126:421-435. 2002
- Agricultural potential of Mediterranean grain and forage legumes: Key differences between and within Vicia species in terms of phenology, yield, and agronomy give insight into plant adaptation to semi-arid environments 2002
- The performance of subterranean vetch (Vicia sativa ssp amphicarpa) in a cereal/pasture rotation in north-west Syria. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. 53:609-614. 2002
- Tah village project in Syria: another unsuccessful attempt to introduce ley-farming in the Mediterranean basin.. Experimental Agriculture. 36:181-193. 2000
- Rehabilitation of degraded grasslands in north Syria : Use of farmer participatory research to encourage the sowing of annual pasture legumes. Experimental Agriculture. 35:489-506. 1999
- REHABILITATION OF DEGRADED GRASSLANDS IN NORTH SYRIA: THE USE OF AWASSI SHEEP TO DISPERSE THE SEEDS OF ANNUAL PASTURE LEGUMES. Experimental Agriculture. 34:391-405. 1998
- The effects of environmental factors on components and attributes of a Mediterranean grassland. Journal of Applied Ecology. 34:29-42. 1997
- Productivity and botanical composition of communally-owned Mediterranean grasslands in the marginal farming areas of north Syria. Journal of Arid Environments. 33:389-398. 1996
- Seed yield and hardseededness of two amphicarpic pasture legumes (Vicia sativa ssp. amphicarpa and Lathyrus ciliolatus) and two annual medics (Medicago rigidula and M. noeana). The Journal of Agricultural Science. 126:421-427. 1996
- Reproductive patterns in annual legume species on an aridity gradient. Plant Ecology. 122:47-59. 1996
- Response of Mediterranean grassland to phosphate and stocking rates: livestock production. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 123:319-326. 1994
- Seed and seedling dynamics over four consecutive years from a single seed set of six annual medics (Medicago spp) in North Syria. Experimental Agriculture. 29:461-472. 1993
- Adaptation and yield stability of selected lines of Lathyrus spp. under rainfed conditions in West Asia. Euphytica. 66:89-97. 1993
- Coat thickness and hard-seededness in some Medicago and Trifolium species. Seed Science Research. 2:243-249. 1992
- Hard-seededness and seed bank dynamics of six pasture legumes. Seed Science Research. 2:231-241. 1992
- Prospects for improving Mediterranean grasslands in Lebanon through seeding, fertilization and protection from grazing. Experimental Agriculture. 28:461-471. 1992
- Response of Mediterranean grassland to phosphate and stocking rates: biomass production and botanical composition. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 116:37-46. 1991
- Recovery and germination rates of seeds of Mediterranean medics and clovers offered to sheep at a single meal or continuously. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 114:295-299. 1990
- Genotype-environment interactions and stability analysis for herbage and seed yields of forage peas under rainfed conditions.. Plant Breeding. 104:231-240. 1990
- Growth Analysis, Herbage and Seed Yield of Certain Forage Legume Species Under Rainfed Conditions. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 164:34-41. 1990
- The Role of Legumes in Improving Marginal Lands 1990
- The Use of On-Farm Research as a Method of Extending Legume Production in Mediterranean Farming Systems 1990
- Yield stability of selected forage vetches ( Vicia spp.) under rainfed conditions in west Asia. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 111:295-301. 1988
- Seed production and seed survival under grazing of annual medics ( Medicago spp.) in north Syria. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 110:455-463. 1988
- The Role of Pasture and Forage Legumes in Livestock Based Farming Systems 1988
- Adaptation of Medicago rigidula to a cereal–pasture rotation in north-west Syria. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 107:179-186. 1986