• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2005

Haloxylon recurvum (Locally known as Khar) is drought and salt tolerant plant of Thar Desert. This plant is a major biomass producer and has economic and ecological importance for the region. There is need for study on biology, propagation and genetic improvement for utilization of this plant for reclamation of saline soils. We report here on in vitro propagation of Haloxylon recurvum (Moq.) using nodal explant. Secretion of phenolic compound from explants was a major constraint for establishment of culture. This was checked by thorough washing and quick transfer of explant on fresh culture medium. Juvenile nodal explant with leaves was found suitable for culture establishment. Benzy-ladenine($4.0\;{\mu}M$) incorporated in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with additives (50 mg/L ascorbic acid and 25 mg/L each of adenine sulphate, arginine and citric acid) induced multiple shoots from nodal explant. Addition of $1.0\;{\mu}M$ naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) in combination with $4.0\;{\mu}M$ BAP improved the growth of axillary shoots. Further shoot amplification was achieved by repeated subculture of mother explants on fresh medium. Forty percent of the micropropagated shoots rooted on half-strength MS medium with $4.0\;{\mu}M$ indolebutyric acid (IBA) and 100 mg/L activated charcoal, at $28{\pm}2^{\circ}C$ and $60\%$ RH. Sixty percent of these plantlets were hardened in green house.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2012

There are different types of compost used as soil conditioners and fertilizers. Plants can have different responses to different forms of compost. This field study was performed to examine the effects of different types of compost on growth factors of three dry rangeland species (Atriplex, $Atriplex$ $lentiformis$; Saltwort, $Seidlitzia$ $rosmarinus$; Haloxylon, $Haloxylon$ $persicum$) and soil properties. The experiment was conducted in the Fars Province of Iran during the year 2010-2011. Compost applications consisted of compost tea, solid compost (SC), solid and liquid mixture (MX) and no compost as the control. The study was a factorial experiment based on a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. The results showed that all the tested compost applications enhanced the growth traits of all three species. It was also demonstrated that the use of compost significantly increased the organic matter (1% probability level [PL]), nitrogen concentration (5% PL), phosphorous (5% PL) and potassium (5% PL) concentrations of the soil. The soil's pH level was unchanged (range, 7.3 to 7.6), and the sodium concentration was also significantly decreased (1% PL) by the use of compost. The higher responses were observed in canopy volume and soil sodium and the lower were observed in stem diameter and soil pH level. Among the three plants in the study, Atriplex showed the best response to the application of compost. Based on the results of this study, it can be recommended that the best compost application to increase growth and improve soil condition is the mixed compost (MX) for Atriplex and the SC for Saltwort and Haloxylon.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2010

Seed germination is a biological process that is affected by a variety of genetic and environmental factors. The cardinal temperature and thermal time are required for germination. The principal objective of this study was to identify and characterize variations in the base, optimum, and maximum germination temperatures of Haloxylon aphyllum L. from two seed sources, in order to establish models for use in predicting seeding dates. Mature H. aphyllum seeds were germinated at temperatures between 5 and $35^{\circ}C$. The germination behavior of H. aphyllum seeds to different temperature regimens in light was evaluated over a temperature range of $5-35^{\circ}C$ at intervals of $5^{\circ}C$. The rate of germination increased between base and optimum thermal conditions, and decreased between optimum and maximum thermal conditions; the germination rate varied in a linear fashion at both sub-optimal and supra-optimal temperatures. The linear regression fit the range of germination rates at $5^{\circ}C$ to $25^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$ to $30^{\circ}C$, and thus the base temperature, optimum temperature, and maximum temperature for the germination of H. aphyllum were measured to be $0.6^{\circ}C$, $25.69^{\circ}C$, $37.90^{\circ}C$, and $1.76^{\circ}C$, $21.56^{\circ}C$, $37.90^{\circ}C$ for Qom and the Fars dune desert respectively.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.527-532
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• 2004

A subtracted cDNA library specific to osmotic stress of Haloxylon ammodendron (Mey.) Bge seedlings was constructed by suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) and T/A cloning. SSH was performed between two groups of H. ammodendron seedlings, one was cultivated in Hoagland (H) solution as a driver and the other group was treated with osmotic stress of the Hoagland solution by the addition of 400 mM mannitol (M), as a tester. The library consisted of about 400 recombinant clones, with the average size being of 500 bp, ranging from 300 bp to 1500 bp. Using a PCR-select differential screening kit, 100 recombinant clones were randomly chosen from the subtracted cDNA library and hybridized with forward,reverse subtracted and unsubtracted probes for two rounds. As a result, 21 positive clones specific to osmotic stress were obtained and some of them were verified by Northern blot analysis. The sequencing analysis of 6 positive clones and the following homology comparison to GenBank [blastx] non-redundant databases characterized that two sequences obtained in this experiment may contribute to novel drought-related genes.

• 환경생물
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.618-624
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• 2019

This study aimed to determine the growth and carbon storage of planted Haloxylon aphyllum in the Aralkum Desert in Kazakhstan. Six sites afforested in 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2017 were selected. The root collar diameter(cm) and height(m) were measured for all H. aphyllum in 30 m×44 m plots. Biomass accumulation (g m^-2) and carbon storage(C g m^-2) were calculated using allometric equations and the carbon concentration data of Haloxylon species. The diameters varied from 2.5 cm to 4.3 cm and the height varied from 106.2 cm to 223.7 cm. The growth of H. aphyllum was not linearly related to the afforestation year or soil properties. Tree growth might have been influenced by variations in the microclimate, such as temperature, precipitation, and dust storms. The mean total biomass accumulation was 20.57g m^-2 and ranged from 2.42 g m^-2 to 64.53 g m^-2. The mean carbon storage was 9.70C g m^-2 and ranged from 1.12 C g m^-2 to 30.61 C g m^-2. These biomass and carbon storage estimates were smaller than those reported for other Central Asian deserts, but afforestation enabled the generation of vegetative cover and consequently, carbon sequestration in the manmade Aralkum Desert.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2009

The present study analyses the effect of land use on the vegetation of some desert ecosystems in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Three sites were selected to represent different types of land use, inside Umm Al-Banadeq forest, outside the forest and along Abu Dhabi-Al Ain Trucks Road. In total, fifty-two stands were examined; including a matrix of 14 species ${\times}$ 52 stands. Based on species cover data, stands were classified using TWINSPAN and ordinated using DCA. Four vegetation groups were generated at level three of classification. Zygophyllum mandavillei was dominant in most vegetation groups; Heliotropium bacciferum dominated vegetation groups inhabited the forest. Species richness, species turnover, relative evenness and relative concentration of dominance of forest vegetation groups were 2.8, 5.7, 0.7, and 2.0, respectively. The differences were attributed to both natural variability and forestry-induced changes, including change in land use, drainage and ploughing and shading by trees. Vegetation group inhabited Abu Dhabi-Al Ain Trucks Road, that were dominated by Haloxylon salicornicum and Zygophyllum mandavillei have high total cover (8.8 m per $m^{-1}$). Most community and vegetation attributes were significantly higher inside the forest than outside. Human interventions and environmental factors affected species diversity and abundance of these communities.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제90권1호
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• pp.90-104
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• 2001

이 연구는 지난 3년간 북경임업대학교와 공동연구과제로 중국의 사막화방지 및 방사기술개발을 위한 연구의 일환으로 사막화현황 및 녹화기술수준조사 및 평가를 위하여 수행되었으며, 특히 본고에서는 중국의 황막사지에 대한 녹화기술을 분석하고자 하였다. 사막화지역 식생분포의 일반적인 특징은 부분적으로 집중된 식생분포, 즉 사막의 저지대 또는 분지의 낮은 곳의 사구에 있는 사막식물, 염수호 주변의 내염성식물, 담수 염수호와 하천연안의 포플러 및 위성류의 군생, 사력퇴적지(고비)의 사퇴식생, 하천선상지의 초생지 및 오아시스(녹주(綠洲))숲 등이다. 일반적으로 사막화지역에는 중국식물명(中國植物名)으로 정류(檉柳)(홍류(紅柳))(Tamarix chinensis Lour.), 사사(梭梭)(Haloxylon ammodendron Bunge.), 사괴조(沙拐棗)(Calligonum Spp.), 호루(胡楊)(Populus euphratica Oliver.), 사조(沙棗)(Elaeagnus angustifolia L.), 유(楡)백유(白楡)(Ulmus pumila L.), 류류(柳類)(Salix spp.), 암황시(岩黃蓍)(Hedysarum spp.), 금계아(錦鷄兒)(Caragana spp.), 문관과(文冠果)(Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge.), 백자(白刺)(Nitraria tangutorum Bobr.), 호기자(胡技子)(Lespedeza bicolor), 낙타자(駱駝刺)(Alhagi sparsifolia Shap.), 자산감(刺山柑)(Capparis spinosa L.), 사호(沙蒿)(Artemisia arenaria DC.) 등이 널리 분포하며, 이와 같은 사막화지역 자생식물에 관한 연구가 더욱 필요한 상황에 있다. 풍식지역에서는 합리적인 경작체계(지역계획, 방풍림체계 및 오아시스보호체계, 관개수로네트워크설치, 광대한 농지관리기술 등), 식물자원의 합리적 이용기술(연료림, 약용식물, 방목, 초지관리 등), 수자원이용(유역계획 및 관리, 수로건설, 절수관개기법 등), 방풍림조성, 인구증가의 조절, 농용림 연료목 사료증산기술 등에 관해서, 그리고 수식지역에서는 합리적인 토지이용기술, 식생이용기술, 공학적기술, 농작물보호기술 개발 등에 관한 시험연구사업이 중점적으로 추진되고 있다. 또한, 사막화지역에서의 염성토양 알카리토양개량을 위한 수리적(관개, 배수, 세탈, 수도재배 등), 농업적(토지정리, 경작, 시비, 파종, 윤작, 혼작, 객토 등), 생물적(내염성 작물 및 녹비의 재배, 조림 등) 방법 등에 관한 시험연구도 활발하게 추진되고 있으며, 이와 같은 사막화지역의 녹화사업에 국제적인 협력을 절실하게 요망하고 있다.