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Nutritive Values of Some Wetland Plants in the Deltaic Mediterranean Coast of Egypt

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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THIS STUDY aims to investigate the nutritive values of some wild
plants in the coastal Deltaic Mediterranean wetlands of Egypt for
sustainable uses and management; these are: Arthrocnemum
macrostachyum (Moric) Koch, Atriplex portulacoides L., Bassia indica
(Weight) A. J. Scott, Chenopodium album L., Halocnemum strobilaceum
(Pall.) M. Bieb (Chenopodiaceae) , Amaranthus hybridus L
(Amaranthaceae), Portulaca oleracea L.(Portulacaceae), Bolboschoenus
glaucus L.(Cyperaceae) , Sesbania sesban L. (Fabaceae ) and Pluchea
Dioscorides (L.) DC. (Asteraceae) as their over growth and domination
cause many serious environmental problems, So it is urgent to suggest
the possible economic uses of these plants as a tool in sustainable
management. The mean values of the physicochemical characteristics of
soil samples collected underneath the studied species were carried out to
be considered during cultivation of these plants. The determination of
lipid, crude protein, total phosphorus, total carbohydrates, crude fiber, ash
content and dry weight, as well as Na+, K+ and Ca+ cations in the dry
mater showed noteable variation among the studied species. The highest
mean carbohydrates content was recorded in P. oleracea and A. hybridus
with values of 211.3 and 291 mg/g dry wt. , respectively. The relatively
high contents of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins in some selected plant
species qualify them as suitable candidates to be used as animal feed
stalk and natural organic fertilizers with safe manner. The high contents
of Na+, K+ and Ca+ ions in the studied plants make them also as a good
source of mineral salts in food formulas, and as a tool for desalinization in
the salt affected lands in the coastal Egyptian wetland habitats.

DOI

10.21608/ejbo.2017.3324

Keywords

nutritive values, sustainable management, lipids, Soil, Wetland plants

Authors

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Elsayed

Last Name

Nafea

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Aquatic Environment Department, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, Egypt

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drsayednafea2005@yahoo.com

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57

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1

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587

Issue Date

2017-05-01

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2016-08-26

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2017-05-01

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10

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0375-9237

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2357-0350

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111

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Egyptian Journal of Botany

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https://ejbo.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023