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PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRITIVE VALUE OF NATURAL VEGETATION AT WADI-WATEER REGION IN SINAI

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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  The present study was carried out in 2004/ 2005 – 2005/2006 seasons to make survey of plant vegetation at Wadi Wateer  (East southern of Sinai) (a bout 100 km length) at 9 successive sites. The study was carried through two years (two wet and dry seasons) to evaluate the vegetation structure throughout 20 chart quadrates (2 m x 2 m) at each site. The results showed that most of the pasture measurements such as plant density (plants / 4 m2), coverage %, frequency %, abundance % and fresh, and dry yields (ton/fad.) reached its maximum values during the wet seasons. Sites 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were more suitable for growth of the plant associations than other sites under studies. Many plant species such as Astragalus  spinsous, Medicago laciniata, Artemisia Judica, Artemisia monosperma, Legum spartum, Haloxylon salicornicum, Calotropis procera, Lycium shawii and Paronychia sinaica were capable to grow under the aridity conditions at Wadi Wateer  area.   

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10.21608/ajs.2009.14799

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Wadi wateer, aridity, Plant associations, Natural vegetation, Pasture measurements

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17

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1

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2889

Issue Date

2009-03-01

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2008-11-15

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2009-03-01

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81

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94

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1110-2675

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2636-3585

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668

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Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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22 Jan 2023