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ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA L. PLANTED ON THE RED SEA COAST OF TRASACTIONS OF MINERAL FERTILIZATION AND PLANTING DISTANCES

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Plants

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of NPK fertilizer (20: 20: 20), with control and two concentrations (250 mg/100 L and 500 mg/100 L), two distances (1 m and 2 m) in two different plantation sites, Hamata and Safaga at the shoreline of the Red sea. The average of growth parameters of Rhizophora mucronata seedlings (height, number of branches/plant, number of leaves/plant, fresh and dry weight/ plant) are determined, after three and six months of plantation. At the end of experiment, the photosynthetic pigments content (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids) are determined in the seedlings in both the two sites and at different plantation distances. The data indicated that, most of growth parameters of R. mucronata seedlings were higher in Hamata locality compared with in Safaga locality. Fertilization by 500 mg/100 L NPK is essential for good and healthy growth of R. mucronata seedlings. Planting distance 2 × 2 m was more suitable for healthy growth of R. mucronata seedlings. The study showed successful propagation of R. mucronata in new sites about 500 km northward its natural distribution range on the Red Sea coast of Egypt.

DOI

10.21608/ejdr.2024.217879.1146

Keywords

red mangrove, propagation, NPK fertilization, growth parameters, phytomass, Pigments

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Elkhouly

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Department of Plant Ecology and Range Management, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ahmedelkhouly3000@gmail.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Kamel

MiddleName

Mandouh

Affiliation

Department of Plant Ecology and Range Management, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ahmedmandouh3000@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

El-Sayed

Last Name

Khalifa

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Department of Plant Ecology and Range Management, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Email

alikhalifa18@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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-

Volume

74

Article Issue

2

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49920

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2023-06-22

Publish Date

2024-12-31

Page Start

239

Page End

258

Print ISSN

1687-8043

Online ISSN

2356-9875

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https://ejdr.journals.ekb.eg/article_375207.html

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375,207

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Original Article

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117

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Desert Research

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https://ejdr.journals.ekb.eg/

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ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA L. PLANTED ON THE RED SEA COAST OF TRASACTIONS OF MINERAL FERTILIZATION AND PLANTING DISTANCES

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23 Dec 2024