Acacia tortilis and Prosopis cineraria: Leguminous Trees for Arid Areas

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Abstract
The rapid extension of the world's arid areas – some five million hectares annually – has greatly stimulated interest in the development of agricultural systems sustainable in areas of extremely low rainfall. The possibilities naturally depend very much on local circumstances, but investigation of Prosopis and Acacia species under the severe conditions of the Wahiba Sands of Oman indicates that they have considerable potential under extremely arid conditions.