Growing Willows in Treated Wastewater as Healthy Forage for Animals
Growing Willows in Treated Wastewater as Healthy Forage for Animals
Hussein Maklada, Yan Landau, Efraim Levinson, Amnon Schwartz
In the ancient Jewish texts it is considered to lack both taste and smell, but it seems that some find the willow to be both tasty and nutritious, and if this is not enough, it fulfils a central role in an innovative Israeli-Jordanian study
Goats’ Table Manners: Avoidance of Herbivorous Insects
Goats’ Table Manners: Avoidance of Herbivorous Insects
Tali Berman, Matan Ben-Ari, Tzach Glasser, Moshe Gish and Moshe Inbar
Herbivorous animals (plant eaters) cause physiological, chemical, structural and phenological changes to the eaten plants. This set of changes causes indirect effects (moderated by the plant) to the dispersal and fitness of the herbivorous insects
Goat targeted grazing against nitrophilic thistles: milk thistle and Syrian thistle
Goat targeted grazing against nitrophilic thistles: milk thistle and Syrian thistle
Nitrophilic thistles such as milk thistle (Sylibum marianum) and Syrian thistle (Notobasis syriaca) encroach rangeland areas where animals gather and defecate, in particular around watering and feeding points. High densities of milk and Syrian thistles (MST) diminish forage yields and detract from the amenity value of these areas.
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Accessibility
An accessible trail through the Nature Park
In the Nature Park at Ramat Hanadiv there are a number of spectacular hiking routes.
Sustainability
Sustainable Gardening
Sustainable gardening is defined as gardening that considers the needs of the current generation without harming the needs of future generations. It includes garden design that considers the existing elements on site – the landscape, soil, environment and vegetation suitable for the region
Dining Here
Dining-The Picnic Site
The picnic area is located near the secondary parking lot. You are welcome to spend time there before or after your tour of the Gardens.