Plants for the Desert
Cynara cardunculus = Cardoon 
Cardoon has been growing on the arid campus of The Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) for over four years without irrigation. Here Dr. Abbas F. Al-Jamali is holding a large leaf. The edible part of cardoon is the tender stem and midrib of the inner leaves.

Field Trip To The Jordan Rift Valley
Picture of the students with Dr. Abbas F. Al-Jamali 
 

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Favourite Links
Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)
JUST Faculty of Agriculture
Home Page of His Majesty King Hussein
Home page of H.M. King Hussein with pictures, history and information about Jordan.
Email me on:
jamali@just.edu.jo