scholarly journals EFFECT OF STEAM STERILIZATION OF SOIL ON TWO DESERT PLANT SPECIES.

1972 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wallace ◽  
E.F. Frolich ◽  
G.V. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
Steam Sterilization

scholarly journals Effect of steam sterilization of soil on two desert plant species

1973 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 453-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wallace ◽  
E. F. Frolich ◽  
G. V. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
Steam Sterilization

scholarly journals Influence of aerial seed banks on germination response in three desert plant species

2016 ◽  
pp. rtw113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvind Bhatt ◽  
Prakash Chandra Phondani ◽  
Shyam S. Phartyal ◽  
Andrea Santo ◽  
David Gallacher
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Seed Banks ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
Germination Response

Cadmium uptake and translocation in tumbleweed (Salsola kali), a potential Cd-hyperaccumulator desert plant species: ICP/OES and XAS studies

Chemosphere ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1159-1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guadalupe de la Rosa ◽  
Jose R. Peralta-Videa ◽  
Milka Montes ◽  
Jason G. Parsons ◽  
Irene Cano-Aguilera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Cadmium Uptake ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
Icp Oes ◽  
Salsola Kali

scholarly journals Nitrogen control of <sup>13</sup>C enrichment in heterotrophic organs relative to leaves in a landscape-building desert plant species

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 13127-13156
Author(s):  
J. Zhang ◽  
L. Gu ◽  
F. Bao ◽  
Y. Cao ◽  
Y. Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Isotope ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Stable Carbon Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Phloem Loading ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
C3 Plant ◽  
Carbon Isotope Ratios ◽  
Whole Plant

Abstract. A longstanding puzzle in isotope studies of C3 plant species is that heterotrophic plant organs (e.g., stems, roots, seeds, and fruits) tend to be enriched in 13C compared to the autotrophic organ (leaves) that provides them with photosynthate. Our inability to explain this puzzle suggests key deficiencies in understanding post-photosynthetic metabolic processes. It also limits the effectiveness of applications of stable carbon isotope analyses in a variety of scientific disciplines ranging from plant physiology to global carbon cycle studies. To gain insight into this puzzle, we excavated whole plant architectures of Nitraria tangutorum Bobrov, a C3 species that has an exceptional capability of fixing sands and building sand dunes, in two deserts in northwestern China. We systematically and simultaneously measured carbon isotope ratios and nitrogen and phosphorous contents of different parts of the excavated plants. We also determined the seasonal variations in leaf carbon isotope ratios on nearby intact plants of N. tangutorum. We found, for the first time, that higher nitrogen contents in heterotrophic organs were significantly correlated with increased heterotrophic 13C enrichment compared to leaves. However, phosphorous contents had no effect on the enrichment. In addition, new leaves had carbon isotope ratios similar to roots but were progressively depleted in 13C as they matured. We concluded that a nitrogen-mediated process, probably the refixation of respiratory CO2 by phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase, was responsible for the differences in 13C enrichment among different heterotrophic organs while processes within leaves or during phloem loading may contribute to the overall autotrophic – heterotrophic difference in carbon isotope compositions.

scholarly journals Discriminatory power of rbcL barcode locus for authentication of some of United Arab Emirates (UAE) native plants

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed H Jarrar
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Native Plants ◽  
Discriminatory Power ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Morphological Identification ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Scientific Value ◽  
Species Being

DNA barcoding of United Arab Emirates (UAE) native plants is of high practical and scientific value as the plants adapt to very harsh environmental conditions that challenge their identification. Fifty-one plant species belonged to 22 families, 2 monocots, and 20 eudicots; a maximum number of species being legumes and grasses were collected. To authenticate the morphological identification of the wild plant taxa, rbcL and matK regions were used in the study. The primer universality and discriminatory power of rbcL is 100%, while it is 35% for matK locus for these plant species. The sequences were submitted to GenBank; accession numbers were obtained for all the rbcL sequences and for 6 of matK sequences. We suggest rbcL as a promising barcode locus for the tested group of 51 plants. In the present study, an inexpensive, simple method of identification of rare desert plant taxa through rbcL barcode is being reported.

scholarly journals Nitrogen control of <sup>13</sup>C enrichment in heterotrophic organs relative to leaves in a landscape-building desert plant species

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Zhang ◽  
L. Gu ◽  
F. Bao ◽  
Y. Cao ◽  
Y. Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Isotope ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Stable Carbon Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
C3 Plant ◽  
Carbon Isotope Ratios ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Whole Plant

Abstract. A longstanding puzzle in isotope studies of C3 plant species is that heterotrophic plant organs (e.g., stems, roots, seeds, and fruits) tend to be enriched in 13C compared to the autotrophic organ (leaves) that provides them with photosynthate. Our inability to explain this puzzle suggests key deficiencies in understanding post-photosynthetic metabolic processes. It also limits the effectiveness of applications of stable carbon isotope analyses in a variety of scientific disciplines ranging from plant physiology to global carbon cycle studies. To gain insight into this puzzle, we excavated whole plant architectures of Nitraria tangutorum Bobrov, a C3 species that has an exceptional capability of fixing sands and building sand dunes, in two deserts in northwestern China. We systematically and simultaneously measured carbon isotope ratios and nitrogen and phosphorous contents of different parts of the excavated plants. We also determined the seasonal variations in leaf carbon isotope ratios on nearby intact plants of N. tangutorum. We found, for the first time, that higher nitrogen contents in heterotrophic organs were significantly correlated with increased heterotrophic 13C enrichment compared to leaves. However, phosphorous contents had no effect on the enrichment. In addition, new leaves had carbon isotope ratios similar to roots but were progressively depleted in 13C as they matured. We concluded that a nitrogen-mediated process, hypothesized to be the refixation of respiratory CO2 by phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase, was responsible for the differences in 13C enrichment among different heterotrophic organs, while processes such as fractionating foliar metabolism and preferentially loading into phloem of 13C-enriched sugars may contribute to the overall autotrophic–heterotrophic difference in carbon isotope compositions.

Life history traits predict colonization and extinction lags of desert plant species since the Last Glacial Maximum

Ecology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley J. Butterfield ◽  
Camille A. Holmgren ◽  
R. Scott Anderson ◽  
Julio L. Betancourt
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Glacial Maximum ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
Last Glacial ◽  
The Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
The Last Glacial

A new method of searching for concealed Au deposits by using the spectrum of arid desert plant species

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shichao Cui ◽  
Kefa Zhou ◽  
Guanbin Zhang ◽  
Rufu Ding ◽  
Jinlin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
New Method ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
Arid Desert

scholarly journals The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0256450
Author(s):  
Muhammad Younas ◽  
Huasong Zou ◽  
Tasmia Laraib ◽  
Waseem Abbas ◽  
Muhammad Waqar Akhtar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Photosynthetic Activity ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Ziziphus Mauritiana ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Maize Crop ◽  
The Impact

Food production and waste recycling are the two major issues faced globally with rapidly increasing population. Recycling organic wastes to crop amendments could be a possible solution to these issues. Earthworms transfer organic waste to compost, which is used to grow crops and increase crop productivity. This study assessed the impact of vermicompost produced from the residues of six desert plant species, i.e., (Ziziphus mauritiana, Aerva javanica, Calligonum comosum, Sacchrum benghalens, Calligonum polygonoides and Prosopis cineraria) combined with farmyard manure (5 t ha-1) on growth, yield and photosynthetic activity of maize crop. Earthworm species Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) was used to prepare vermicomposting of all tested plant species. The desert species were collected from natural habitats, chopped, dried, mixed with FYM and then earthworms were released to prepare the vermicompost. The earthworms were excluded twenty days after release and resultant was considered as compost and used in the experiment. Results revealed that application of P. cineraria vermicompost resulted in the highest plant height (75.33 cm), stem diameter (22.66 mm), cob length (17.66 cm), number of grains/cob (374.67), 1000-grain weight (260.41 g) and grains yield (3.20 t/ha). Application of P. cineraria vermicompost resulted in the highest uptake of macronutrients, i.e., N (91.01%), P (22.07%), K (80.41%), micronutrients, i.e., Fe (19.07 ppm), Zn (40.05 ppm), and phenolic contents (150). Application of P. cineraria vermicompost also resulted in the highest quantum photosynthetic yield (0.42 mole C/mole of photon), chlorophyll florescence (355.18 moles of photon m-2s-1) and electron transport rate (310.18 micro mole m-2s-1). It is concluded that vermicomposting has the potential to improve growth and yield of maize crop. Particularly, application of vermicompost obtained from P. cineraria can be used to improve the growth and yield of maize crop. Nonetheless, field trials are necessary for a wide scale recommendation.

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