Town/City
Al-Salt

POST/ZIP code
19117

Web Address
www.bau.edu.jo

Private Enterprise
No

Organisational Structure
The station was established to evaluate fruit tree growing. Acreage is 1000 ha with various climatic conditions.

Elevation
from -200 m below sea level to 450 m above sea level

Annual Rainfall
200 mm

Hours of Sunshine
9000

Monthly Radiant Energy
294,355,533,561,784,819,827,753,609,492,345,291 MJ m-2

Total Radiant Energy
6663 MJ m-2

Humidity
in summer (July) 40-70%; in winter (January) 80-90%

Commodity
horticultural crops, transgenic plants, honeybees

Discipline
culture, supplemental irrigation, water harvesting, waste water treatment, crop protection (pest management, pesticide residue analysis), bee keeping

Staff:
Al-Khtome, M.M.

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