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Improving condition of desert pastures by planting saxaul and cherkez plants [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The article provides information on large degraded areas in almost all areas, of which 17.5 million hectares of dry natural pastures are allocated for cattle breeding out of 32 million hectares of desert and semi-desert areas in Uzbekistan.
Farmonov Erkin, Kamilov Asil, Gorlova Irina, Sharipov Zayniddin, Ro’ziyev Dilshod   +4 more
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Plant communities and their environmental drivers on an arid mountain, Gebel Elba, Egypt [PDF]

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), 2020
Aims: Gebel Elba is an arid mountain range supporting biological diversity that is incomparable to any other region of Egypt. This mountain has a vegetation structure and floristic community similar to the highlands of East Africa and the southwestern ...
Maged M. Abutaha, Ahmed A. El-Khouly, Norbert Jürgens, Jens Oldeland   +3 more
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The Optimized Method of Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation in Nitraria schoberi (Ghar-e-Dagh in Persian) [PDF]

Journal of Genetic Resources, 2019
Ghar-e-Dagh (Nitraria schoberi) is a native perennial plant profoundly resistant to salinity and drought. This plant, having a well-developed deep rooting system can act as sand dunes stabilization agent and also, due to its special alkaloids may perform
Fatemeh Eskandari, Mohammad Ali Ebrahimi, Hamid Reza Naseri, Nasim Zarinpanjeh   +3 more
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Niche analysis of dominant species in alpine desert grassland communities in Qaidam Basin [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
Community dominant plants and their ecological niche research is the focus of community ecology research. To explore the niche characteristics of desert dominant plants and the relationship between them and soil factors in Qaidam Basin, and to provide a ...
Sun Jiancai, Li Yonghui, Deng Deting, Yang Sha, Wu Yukun, Shi Huilan   +5 more
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Phytochemical, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcerogenic and hypoglycemic activities of Periploca angustifolia L extracts in rats

Clinical Phytoscience, 2018
Background In traditional North Africa, medicine decoctions of the leaves of Periploca angustifolia are used to treat diarrhea, inflammation, ulcers, edema and diabetes.
Khaled Abo-EL-Sooud, Fatma A. Ahmed, Sayed A. El-Toumy, Hanona S. Yaecob, Hanan M. ELTantawy   +4 more
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Application of Box-Behnken design for optimization of phenolics extraction from Leontodon hispidulus in relation to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities

Scientific Reports, 2022
To the best of our knowledge, there have been no phytochemical studies concerning the wild plant Leontodon hispidulus Boiss. (Asteraceae). Optimization of the green extraction process of the plant aerial parts, identification of main phenolic compounds ...
Noha Mokhtar Abd-El-Aziz, Mohamed S. Hifnawy, Ahmed A. El-Ashmawy, Rehab A. Lotfy, Inas Y. Younis   +4 more
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Typical Shrub Communities and Its Diversity in Ulan Buh-Western Ordos Steppe Desert Ecotone

Shuitu baochi tongbao, 2022
[Objective] The diversity of typical shrub communities in the ecotone of the Ulan Buh-Western Ordos Steppe Desert was researched in order to provide a theoretical basis for protecting biodiversity and for ecological environment construction in the area. [
Song Zhaobin, Luo Fengmin, Ma Yuan, Li Xing, Xin Zhiming   +4 more
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The Function of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Drought Stress Resistance in Native Plants of Arid Desert Ecosystems: A Review

Diversity, 2023
Drought stress profoundly affects native desert plants’ survival and performance. Among all the abiotic stresses, drought is considered a major constraint that influences the structure and functions of desert ecosystems.
Tareq A. Madouh, Ali M. Quoreshi
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Similarities and differences in the rhizosphere biota among different ephemeral desert plants in Gurbantünggüt Desert

Environmental Sciences Europe, 2023
Background The interactions between rhizosphere microbial community and ephemeral desert plants strongly affect the ecological protection, restoration and reconstruction in deserts.
Yang Yang, Weiguo Liu, Tingwen Huang, Yaru Yang   +3 more
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Priming of Citrullus lanatus var. Colocynthoides seeds in seaweed extract improved seed germination, plant growth and performance under salinity conditions

Scientific Reports, 2023
Citrullus lanatus var. Colocynthoide “Gurum” is an unconventional crop that can be utilized as a new source of edible oil and has the ability to grow in a variety of harsh conditions.
Asmaa M. Radwan, Entesar A. Ahmed, Abdelraheim M. Donia, Abeer E. Mustafa, Mohamed A. Balah   +4 more
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