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Diversity of phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity, and mineral element content in four fig cultivars (Ficus carica L.) and their correlation with the rooting of hardwood cuttings Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Shima Abbasi, Abbas Mirsoleimani, Moslem Jafari
We investigated the phenolic compound profile, antioxidant capacity, rooting of cutting and fruit mineral concentration on 15-year-old trees of four Iranian figs (Ficus carica cvs. “Siyah”, “Kashki...
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Spatiotemporal changes of desertification degree in the Algerian green barrier over the last four decades (1984–2020) Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Ali Mihi, Khaled Zerroug, Mostefa E. Kouachi, Noureddine Benarfa
Desertification is a major challenge for the sustainable development of arid and semiarid regions worldwide. The major novelty of this study lies in assessing, for the first time, the desertificati...
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Development of soil water characteristic equations for various soil texture classes Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Kowkuntla Rama Krishna Reddy, Vivekanand Singh
The investigation of unsaturated soil through numerical modeling requires the prior information on soil properties including Soil Water Characteristic (SWC) equation. Acquiring these data for diffe...
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A two-step soil modeling approach by integrating pedological classification in digital mapping with non-stationary geostatistics Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Farideh Abbaszadeh Afshar, Antonella Belmonte, Shamsollah Ayoubi, Annamaria Castrignanò
Soils are natural bodies that exhibit intricate variations across diverse landscape, evolving dynamically over both space and time. When evaluating and modeling spatial variability, multiple variab...
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Bi-cropping of castor bean and nutri-millets optimizes system productivity, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint in rainfed alfisols of semi-arid tropics Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Revappa Mohan Kumar, Madival Yamanura, Paramesh Venkatesh, Nagesha Narayanappa
Intercropping enhances diversity, productivity, resilience, and soil health. To achieve these benefits of the intercropping system, drilling patterns and species mixture play a key role. Therefore,...
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Contribution of predictive factors of land degradation occurrence applying maximum entropy model Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Azam Abolhasani, Hassan Khosravi, Gholamreza Zehtabian, Omid Rahmati, Esmaeil Heydari Alamdarloo, Paolo D’Odorico
Land degradation (LD) is a significant environmental issue that needs to be spatially mapped in different areas. This research provides a framework to prioritize the geo-environmental and anthropog...
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Soil and plant attributes under grazing exclusion in semi-steppic semi-arid rangelands, Iran Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Mehdi Moameri, Ardavan Ghorbani, Farid Dadjou, Asim Biswas, Farhad Varasteh
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exclusion (20 years) on the attributes of soil and vegetation in northwest of Iran. Three sites in grazed and three sites in exclusion areas w...
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Fruit quality of ‘Tahiti’ lime grafted onto different rootstocks grown under salt stress Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Toshik Iarley da Silva, Sabrina Vieira de Sousa, Renata Ranielly Pedroza Cruz, Franciscleudo Bezerra da Costa, Luderlândio de Andrade Silva, Giuliana Naiara Barros Sales, Marcos Eric Barbosa Brito, Wellington Souto Ribeiro, Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares, Walter dos Santos Soares Filho
Salt stress is one of the main obstacles to citrus production in arid and semi-arid regions, limiting fruit production and quality, making it necessary to use tolerant genetic materials to improve ...
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Effect of long-term land use change on soil organic carbon fractions and functional groups Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Chunli Li, Hongbin Wang, Lanpo Zhao, Haiou Shen
Soil organic matter (SOM) fractions and functional groups can be used to study the short-term as well as the long-term effects of land use change on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics. In this stud...
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Defense strategies in Cenchrus biflorus, C. ciliaris, and C. orientalis to cope with aridity, salinity, and cold stress Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Sana Basharat, Farooq Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Shahbaz Naeem, Ansa Asghar, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Sana Fatima
Three Cenchrus species (C. biflorus, C. ciliaris, and C. orientalis) were collected from different ecological regions in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa during July to September 2020 to evaluate...
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Effects of fertilizer addition on soil organic carbon content in Chinese farmland: a meta-analysis Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Yannan Sun, Lixiao Ma, Mingfei Zhang
Fertilization regimes have been widely practiced to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in Chinese farmland, but the findings of various studies are often widely divergent. Therefore, a comprehensiv...
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Effect of nutrient solution concentrations and irrigation levels combined with humic acid on physiological and quality characteristics of rocket crop (Eruca sativa (mill.) thell.) Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Behrooz Sarabi
Water resources pose a considerable limitation in arid and semi-arid regions like Iran, primarily due to the scarcity of rainfall and heightened evaporation rates. Within open hydroponic systems, a...
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Characterization and utilization of multi-trait plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from arid soils of western Rajasthan for enhancing drought resilience in an arid legume Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Ramesh Chand Kasana, Saritha Mohanram, Anandkumar Naorem, Nav Raten Panwar, Uday Burman, Praveen Kumar
In the study, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) indigenous to arid western Rajasthan were isolated and screened for plant growth promoting (PGP) capabilities. Ten isolates showing multipl...
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Size class, sex ratio, and spatial distribution of four populations of Pimelea microcephala subsp. microcephala under different long-term rainfall regimes Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 J. T. Draper, J. G. Conran, S. Delean, P. Weinstein, B. S. Simpson
The separation of sexes in dioecious plants enables males and females to adopt different strategies to balance reproduction and growth, but can also lead to female susceptibility due to their high ...
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Vegetation quality and its change in the Three North Shelterbelt Forest region in China Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Lixia Wang, Jixi Gao, Wenming Shen, Mingyong Cai, Yalin Chen, Tong Xiao, Xinsheng Zhang, Wenfei Tai
The Three North Shelterbelt Forest (TNSF) region in northern China is the largest artificial afforestation area in the world. Vegetation quality in the TNSF region has been improved greatly in rece...
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Survival of experimentally buried large, winged seeds from open sandy habitats defies the established theory of relatedness between seed size, shape, and longevity Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Marzieh Bahadoran, Hamid Ejtehadi, Farshid Memariani, Júlia Tamás, Péter Csontos
Accumulated evidence indicates that species with small, rounded seeds predominantly maintain a persistent soil seed bank, while those having larger and less isodiametric seeds have a transient seed...
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Horizontal variability and diurnal fluctuation of soil respiration in corn and soybean rows Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Peng Yuxing, Yafei Pan, Zishuang Li, Zizhong Li, Shuai Zhang, Zengzhen Song, Yan Zhang, Feixia Zhang
This study evaluated the horizontal variability and diurnal fluctuation of soil respiration to accurately capture changes in carbon flux during agricultural production in Lishu County, Jilin Provin...
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Water conservation strategies in big cordgrass (Desmostachya bipinnata L.) for ecological success in hyper-arid and saline-arid environments Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Safura Bibi, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Ambreen Khadija Alvi
This study was conducted to investigate water conservation strategies in the above ground parts of Desmostachya bipinnata L., a perennial grass growing in populations of arid areas of the Punjab to...
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Different sources of nitrogen fertilizer in rainfed maize grown in a semiarid environment Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-30 Maria Diana Melo Araújo, Anaclaudia Alves Primo, Jose Kioma Sousa Fernandes, Lucas Vasconcelos Vieira, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Clark, Fernando Lisboa Guedes, Roberto Claudio Fernandes Franco Pompeu, Edvaldo Sagrilo, Henrique Antunes de Souza
Although nitrogen is the nutrient most required by maize, doses of N lower than those recommended are applied to maize grown in semiarid environments, which limits the achievement of profitable yie...
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Salicornia sinus-persica: a high-yielding species for fodder production with seawater Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Gholamhassan Ranjbar, Rahim Khademi, Farhad Dehghanie, Sardar Keshtkar, Khandakar Rafiq Islam
A replicated field experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth, biomass yield, and quality of Salicornia sinus-persica Akhani compared to the Salicornia bigelovii Torr. Both species were plante...
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GIS-based multi-criteria analysis for flood hazard areas mapping of M’zab wadi basin (Ghardaia, North-Central Algeria) Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Abdelkader Hamlat, Salim Meharzi, Azeddine Guidoum, Mohamed Sekkoum, Youcef Mokhtari, Chadli Bendjedid Kadri
Located in the hyper-arid regions of Algeria, the M’zab Wadi basin has historically experienced severe flash flooding, causing severe economic damage and loss of life. Identifying potential flood h...
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Seed recovery of native plant species of the Caatinga biome ingested by goats and its effect on seed germination, in Brazilian semiarid region Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Jackson Silva Nóbrega, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara Bruno, Lucy Gleide da Silva, Lucas Kennedy Silva Lima, Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros, Alberício Pereira de Andrade, André Luiz Rodrigues Magalhães, Cosmo Rufino de Lima
The plant species of the Caatinga biome are food sources of great importance for herds. Goat farming is one of the most explored agricultural activities in the Northeast region of Brazil, where goa...
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Screening for native Trichoderma strains as potential biocontrollers of the olive pathogen Verticillium dahliae Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Franca Carrasco, Victoria Miranda, Silvana M. Sede, Sebastián Bustos, Valeria González, Laura Otero, Sebastián Fracchia
Verticillium dahliae is a soilborne pathogen that causes significant losses in olive crops in northwestern Argentina. Biological control through antagonistic microorganisms such as Trichoderma has ...
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Variations in chemical constituents of the rhizosphere of bread wheat genotypes and their significance for using as markers for heat and drought tolerance Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Om Parkash Ahlawat, Nisha Walia, Karnam Venkatesh, Dhinu Yadav, Sonia Sheoran, Naresh Kumar Arora, Gyanendra Singh
In rhizosphere, root exudates act as food and chemo-attractants for the microbes, whereas microbes help in plant growth. The present study investigated the chemical changes in the rhizosphere of 10...
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Seaweed extract biofertilizer modulates scarlet eggplant tolerance to salt stress Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Reynaldo Teodoro de Fatima, Jackson Silva Nóbrega, Geovani Soares de Lima, Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares, Micaela Benigna Pereira, João Everthon da Silva Ribeiro, Hans Raj Gheyi, Walter Esfrain Pereira
The present study aimed to analyze the application of a seaweed biofertilizer as an attenuator of salt stress on the morphophysiology of scarlet eggplants. The experiment was carried out under prot...
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Soil water migration under three tree species in response to water stress and extreme rainstorms Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Zhenyao Zhang, Sijin Chen, Liangyi Rao, Xinxiao Yu, Shilong Hao
Abstract In arid and semi-arid areas, plant growth and survival are directly related to the soil water content. The soil water content is an important parameter for monitoring land degradation. A better understanding of how forests use soil water is crucial for the quantification how the terrestrial hydrologic cycle adapts to forestry practices and regional climate anomalies in these areas. This study
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Unsaturated transport of Escherichia coli through disturbed soil column: effect of natural zeolite and cow manure addition Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Omid Noroozi, Ali Akbar Safari Sinegani, Mohammad Bagher Farhangi
Abstract Organic and inorganic amendments are routinely applied to ameliorate soil conditions in semi-arid regions. This study aimed to examine the unsaturated transport of nalidixic acid-resistance Escherichia coli (E. coli NAR) in soil amended by cow manure (CM) and natural zeolite (NZ). Two levels of NZ (5 and 15% w/w) were added to a loam soil containing 5% w/w CM and incubated for 60 days. Then
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Cultural services in arid landscapes. A comparative study based on people’s perception, southeast of Iran Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Azam Khosravi Mashizi, Mohsen Sharafatmandrad
Abstract Cultural ecosystem services (CESs) are powerful motivators for stakeholders and managers to preserve valuable landscapes. There is little information about CESs and their spatial distribution in arid lands. It is necessary to identify the most important social-ecological drivers of CESs supply to improve coldspot areas in this regard. Seven cultural ecosystem services were quantified based
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Water uptake, anatomical, and biochemical changes of sorghum genotypes subjected to polyethylene glycol-induced drought stress Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Ehsan Bijanzadeh, Ruhollah Naderi, Vahid Barati
Absract To investigate the water uptake, anatomical and biochemical changes of sorghum, three genotypes including grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor], Sudan grass [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. drummondii (Steud.) de Wet ex Davidse] and Johnson grass [Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.] were subjected to polyethylene glycol (PEG 60000)-induced drought stress (PEG 60000) at 0,
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Spatial variability of soil water content at the crop row scale with and without straw mulch inside a corn field in semi-humid Northeastern China Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-17 Sun Zenghui, Zizhong Li, Zhang Ruiqing, Han Jichang, Wang Huanyuan, Yan Jiakun
Abstract Soil water content (SWC) is an important but highly variable element of hydrological cycle. Understanding SWC spatial variability at the crop row-scale is critical for improving management of water, soils, and crops. This study investigated the SWC spatial variability at the row scale in corn (Zea mays L.) after the fields were treated with straw mulch (FPM) or without straw mulch (FP) in
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Salicylic acid alleviates the effects of salt stress on the physiology, growth, and production of hydroponic okra Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 André Alisson Rodrigues da Silva, Pedro Francisco do Nascimento Sousa, Geovani Soares de Lima, Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares, Hans Raj Gheyi, Luderlândio de Andrade Silva, Josinaldo Lopes Araújo Rocha, Carlos Alberto Vieira de Azevedo
Abstract Application of salicylic acid can enable the use of brackish water in the hydroponic cultivation of okra in arid and semi-arid regions. In this context, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of foliar application of salicylic acid in mitigating the impacts of salt stress on the physiology, growth, and production of “Canindé” okra cultivated in a hydroponic system. The
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Carbon and nitrogen allocation in leaf, fine root, soil, and microbial biomass in invasive Prosopis juliflora and native Acacia nilotica in semi-arid forests of the Aravalli hills Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Shambhavi Srivastava, Rajendra Kr. Joshi, Satish Chandra Garkoti
Abstract Semi-arid forests of the Aravalli hills are rich in tree diversity, but plant invasions during the last several decades, especially by Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. have affected the vegetation structure and biogeochemical cycles of these forests. We compared carbon (C), and nitrogen (N) concentrations in the fine root, leaf, and soil physicochemical properties under the invasive tree species
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Effects of direct seeding of four native species for reclamation of mined land in the cold desert of Xinjiang in northwest China Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Qing-Hui Liu, Xiao-Ying Zhao, Carol C. Baskin, Cheng-Lin Zhu, Nabihan Haster, Wu Wang
Abstract Direct seeding is a more cost-effective method for plant community restoration than transplanting pot-grown plants, but this method is not applicable to all plant species and all regions. To evaluate the effectiveness of direct seeding to restore mined cold desert vegetation without irrigation, Atraphaxis frutescens (L.) Ewersm., Calligonum junceum (Fisch. et Mey.) Litv., Peganum harmala L
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Predicting the occurrence and decline of Astragalus verus Olivier under climate change scenarios in Central Iran Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-17 Asieh Sheikhzadeh, Mostafa Tarkesh Esfahani, Hossein Bashari
Abstract Modeling species distribution and predicting the effects of climate change on plant species decline are necessary in restoration programs. This study aimed to predict the occurrence and decline of Astragalus verus under climate change in Central Iran with an area of about 123,167 km2. We recorded 12 and 71 sites for the dead and alive species using the stratified sampling method, respectively
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Climatology and phytogeography of Saudi Arabia. A review Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-08 Osama H. Sayed, Yahya S. Masrahi
Abstract Saudi Arabia diverse landforms include saltmarshes, sand dunes, desert plains, desert pavements, ancient lava fields, and mountains. Climate is influenced by winter Polar and summer Tropical Continental air masses. Tropical Maritime air affects southwestern regions during summer. Climate depends also on location and altitude with hot humid coastal areas, hot dry deserts, hyper-arid desert
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Attapulgite application improves maize yield, water, and fertilizer utilization efficiency in newly cultivated sandy farmland in northwestern China Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Tingna Liu, Yongzhong Su, Ziru Niu, Fangjiao An
Abstract We determined the effects of attapulgite clay additions to sandy soils on maize yield and water-fertilizer use efficiency to evaluate a new method for enhancing productivity in newly-reclaimed farmlands in the oasis. The 2-year field trial included six treatments: no fertilizer, single fertilizer application (N–P2O5–K2O at 320–240–200 kg·ha−1), and combined applications of different amounts
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Dust source clay content and salinity estimation using VNIR spectrometry Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Mansour Chatrenour, Ahmad Landi, Hosseinali Bahrami, Saham Mirzaei
Abstract The spectral behavior of soil will change through degradation, which makes it difficult to retrieve soil properties using previously developed models. This study aims to use linear [including partial least squares regression (PLSR) and ratio soil index (RSI)] and nonlinear [including partial least squares-backpropagation neural network (PLS-BPNN) and partial least squares-random forest (PLS-RF)]
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Longer-term monitoring of a degrading sodic lake: landscape level impacts of hydrological regime changes and restoration interventions (SE Hungary) Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-06 Zsuzsanna Ladányi, Kitti Balog, Tibor Tóth, Gyöngyi Barna
Abstract The diminishing number, extent and degradation of soda lakes were reported from the lowland area of the Carpathian Basin in the past two decades due to anthropogenic impact and climate change. This study provides a detailed spatio-temporal assessment of a degrading alkaline sodic lake ecosystem (13.5 ha) in Southeast Hungary. It discusses the results of spatially detailed topsoil and vegetation
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Soil potassium relations in an arid soil treated with biochar and chemical fertilizers after cultivation with safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under water stress Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Mahdi Najafi-Ghiri, Ehsan Bijanzadeh, Marzieh Ghaedi
Abstract Safflower cultivation has been developed in arid regions of Iran in the recent decade. Potassium (K) is an important plant nutrient and its content has been decreased in arid soils due to the intensive agriculture and no K fertilizer application. We tried to monitor K pools distribution and K release in a calcareous soil cultivated with safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under normal irrigation
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Effect of appendages on maintenance of viability and germination of diaspores of the shrubs Calligonum junceum, Atraphaxis pungens, and Reaumuria soongarica Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Cheng-Lin Zhu, Xiao-Ying Zhao, Carol C. Baskin, Peng Cheng
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of appendages on the maintenance of viability and germination of the diaspores of the three shrubs Calligonum junceum (Fisch. et Mey.) Litv., Atraphaxis pungens (Bieb.) Jaub. et Spach. and Reaumuria soongarica (Pall.) Maxim. that have high potential for restoration of degraded temperate arid regions. It has been hypothesized that appendages
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Plasticity in anatomical traits of Cyperus niveus Retz. along elevational gradient of dry sub-Himalayan mountains Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Iqra Parvez, Iftikhar Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad
Abstract Cyperus niveus Retz., also known as snow white sedge grows in dry mountainous regions of Himalayas. Eight populations of C. niveus were collected from different locations in the Salt Range (Punjab) and Kaghan Valley (Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa) to evaluate role of plasticity in adaptability potential through modification in anatomical traits. This species developed xeric anatomical modifications
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Seed priming with ascorbic acid improves response of Medicago polymorpha L. seedlings to osmotic stress induced by NaCl and PEG solutions Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-30 Jihed Gharred, Ons Talbi, Derbali Imed, Mounawer Badri, Hanana Mohsen, Debez Ahmed, Abdelly Chedly, Koyro Hans-Werner, Inès Slama
Abstract This study assessed to which extent seed priming with ascorbic acid (0.2 mM) may improve Medicago polymorpha L. performance under water shortage induced by irrigation with either 50 mM NaCl or 100 g/L polyethylene glycol (PEG). Parameters related to plant morphology, CO2/H2O leaf gas exchanges, osmotic adjustment, pigment content, and proline accumulation were specifically determined. Both
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Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles improves growth, osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant defence and yield quality of water-stressed mung bean plants Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Muhammad Waqas Mazhar, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Mehwish Maqbool, Raheel Akram
Abstract The mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] grown in arid lands experiences yield losses due to the non-availability of water at pod filling and flowering stages which may be moderated by seed priming use of nanomaterials. The present study was based on the hypothesis that seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO_NPs) can moderate the adverse effects of aridity on mung bean plants by
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Effect of mustard cover crops on corn growth, yield and soil water storage in southwest Texas Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Xuejun Dong, Gongneng Feng, Shane Sieckenius, Daniel I. Leskovar
Abstract Mustard cover crops can provide multiple soil health benefits but may adversely affect cash crops by depleting soil water. This was tested in a center-pivot irrigated corn cropping system in southwest Texas from 2018 to 2020. Changes in biomass growth of both the cover crops and corn, and soil water content in the root zone were monitored multiple times during the main growth periods of the
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Plant-soil interactions in response to grazing intensity in a semi-arid ecosystem from NE Spain Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-21 Manuel Navarro-Perea, Yolanda Pueyo, David Moret, Ángel Valverde, José Mariano Igual, Concepción L. Alados
Abstract Livestock grazing is an important element in ecosystem regulation since it may affect essential ecosystem functions, such as nutrient acquisition, organic matter decomposition, or litter accumulation in the soil. Overgrazing can threaten the conservation of ecosystems through excessive defoliation of plants or trampling. On the contrary, moderate grazing can have benefits on ecosystem dynamics
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The combination of vermicompost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the physiological properties and chemical composition of Opuntia ficus-indica under semi-arid conditions in the field Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Soufiane Lahbouki, Raja Ben-Laouane, Abdelkader Outzourhit, Abdelilah Meddich
Abstract Drought is one of the major threats to food security in arid and semi-arid regions. Therefore, significant changes in agricultural production systems will be required to meet the challenges of food security while addressing water scarcity. Prickly pear is a drought tolerant plant, as well as a source of sustainable food and feed. Nonetheless, in dry conditions, its growth and performance are
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Ranch-scale soil health, forage quality, and cattle grazing capacity linkages in a high-elevation steppe Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Timm Gergeni, John Derek Scasta, Kristie Maczko, John Tanaka
Abstract The sustainability of rangeland grazing enterprises hinges on healthy and functioning soil resources. Yet information about how rangeland soil features influence livestock production has lagged relative to agronomic crop production. We established a ranch-scale assessment in Wyoming, USA to better understand soil health and livestock production. We integrated 26 years of animal day per hectare
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Mixed application of biochar, maize straw, and nitrogen can improve organic carbon fractions and available nutrients of a sandy soil Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Hui-Qi Zhang, Yan Qin, Zi-Zhong Li, Zeng-Zhen Song
Abstract Biochar with maize straw and nitrogen application may provide better crop growth conditions with respect to soil C/N, organic carbon fractions, and available nutrients than biochar applied alone. An incubation experiment was conducted in which biochar of maize straw pyrolyzed at 500 °C was applied with maize straw and nitrogen over 150 days. The treatments consisted of three rates of biochar
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Long-term relationships of MODIS NDVI with rainfall, land surface temperature, surface soil moisture and groundwater storage over monsoon core region of India Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-09 A. Naga Rajesh, S. Abinaya, G. Purna Durga, T. V. Lakshmi Kumar
Abstract India’s climate is semi-arid, and most of the people in this country depend on agriculture. In this article, we present the long-term relationships of the satellite-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) with the rainfall, land surface temperature (LST), surface soil moisture (SSM), and the groundwater storage (GWS) during the Kharif (June–October) season of the monsoon core
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Soil wind erodibility and erosion estimation using Landsat satellite imagery and multiple-criteria decision analysis in Urmia Lake Region, Iran Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Saghar Chakherlou, Ali Asghar Jafarzadeh, Abbas Ahmadi, Bakhtiar Feizizadeh, Farzin Shahbazi, Ali Darvishi Boloorani, Saham Mirzaei
Abstract Assessing variations in soil wind erosion (SWE) is critical for identifying key change areas and formulating desertification control strategies. Satellite images with an expansive spatial coverage and temporal repeatability make it possible to monitor the process of soil degradation and its consequences such as SWE. This research aims to model SWE in the eastern shoreline of Urmia Lake in
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Relationship between germination under osmotic stress and development in Bouteloua curtipendula genotypes: implications for restoration management Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Carlos G. Monzón-Burgos, Carlos R. Morales-Nieto, Pablo A. Domínguez-Martínez, Raúl Corrales-Lerma, Jesús M. Ochoa-Rivero, Guadalupe N. Aguillar-Palma, Alan Álvarez-Holguín
Abstract Several studies have used chemical agents to inhibit the osmotic potentials and simulate water stress conditions in vitro, assuming that tolerance to osmotic stress is an advantage for seedling survival and establishment in the field. However, how the germination and seedling growth in the laboratory contribute to seedling emergence, survival and establishment are not well-known. We evaluate
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Physiology and yield of ‘Gaúcho’ melon under brackish water and salicylic acid in hydroponic cultivation Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-25 Marcos Denilson Melo Soares, Maila Vieira Dantas, Geovani Soares de Lima, Valeska Karolini Nunes Oliveira, Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares, Hans Raj Gheyi, Pedro Francisco do Nascimento Sousa, Luderlândio de Andrade Silva, Pedro Dantas Fernandes
Abstract In order to study the effect of salicylic acid concentrations on the mitigation of salt stress in melon plants grown on a hydroponic system an experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at Pombal – PB, Brazil, using an NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) system. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 4 × 4 factorial scheme, corresponding to four levels of electrical conductivity of
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Analysing spatio-temporal patterns in wintertime rainfall across Iran’s deserts using GMP DPR data Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Elham Ghasemifar, Masoud Minaei, Mingxi Shen, Mohammad Rezaei
Abstract Although known as the warmest deserts of the world, rainfall and integrated water of Lut and Kavir Deserts is still unknown due to insufficient weather stations. The Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) onboard the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission satellite created an opportunity for use to study the rainfall and vertically integrated liquid water content (LWC) and integrated
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Long-term effects of land use type and management on sorptivity, macroscopic capillary length and water-conducting porosity of calcareous soils Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-02 Hasan Mozaffari, Ali Akbar Moosavi, Alireza Sepaskhah, Wim Cornelis
Abstract Soil hydraulic properties are often influenced by agricultural activities. Knowledge of such properties is needed to understand the effect of agricultural practices on the soil water regime and catchment hydrology. In the present study, we investigated the effects of three land use types including orchard field, OF (without plowing), annual cultivated field, ACF (with seasonal plowing), and
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Lasiurus sindicus Henr., a key perennial fodder grass for desert ecosystem Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Reena Rani, J. P. Singh, Archana Sanyal, M. P. Rajora, Ankita Trivedi
Abstract Lasiurus sindicus Henr. is one of the most prominent grass species, occupying 80% area of the desert grassland. Average dry forage production of L. sindicus at the mature stage is 2.5–3.5 t ha−1 (with 93% dry matter, 4.6% crude protein, 31% crude fiber, and 4.5% ash) and the carrying capacity of L. sindicus grasslands ranges from 0.8 to 1.2 active cattle units ha−1 in the normal rainfall years
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Predicting habitat suitability for the endangered species Hedysarum criniferum Boiss. using a fuzzy model in the semi-arid zone in Iran Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-04-06 Javid Hayati, SayedHamid Matinkhah, Hossein Bashari, Mostafa Tarkesh Esfahani, Hamid Reza Karimzadeh
Abstract The present study explored the habitat suitability for an endangered species, Hedysarum criniferum, in Iran using fuzzy logic. We measured 24 environmental variables including soil, climate, and physiographic variables of eight natural habitats of H. criniferum as the predictive variables and the percent cover of the species as the response variable. The most important environmental factors
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Morpho-physiological, biochemical, and leaf epidermal responses of Desmostachya bipinnata L. in arid habitats Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-04-04 Safura Bibi, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Farooq Ahmad, Ambreen Khadija Alvi, Ali Kamal
Abstract The response of morpho-physiological and leaf surface attributes along with antioxidant potential of Desmostachya bipinnata L. populations collected from arid regions with 1.7–3.7 soil moisture % and =22.8–49.6 dS m−1 ECe was evaluated for adaptability to aridity. Among soil attributes, soil pH, ECe, moisture content, saturation percentage, organic matter, P, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl, NH4-N
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Agroecological sub-zone based sustainable land use in arid Rajasthan (India) Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-11 D. C. Joshi
Abstract The arid region of Rajasthan has been classified into unique agro-ecological sub-regions, zones, and sub-zones (indicated by their code number in this abstract) for which sustainable land use has been suggested based on the potentials and constraints. 2.1, 2.2 and 3.1 sub-zones need dune stabilization, silvopastural farming, and kharif cultivation in interdunes; khadin water harvesting system
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Sodium metasilicate solution enhances drought stress tolerance by improving physiological characteristics in apple stocks Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-07 De Zhang, Yu-Xia Wu, Xia-Yi Zhang, Rui Zhang, Zhong-Xing Zhang, Shuang-Cheng Wang, Yan-Xiu Wang
Abstract Sodium metasilicate solution treatment contributes to improved plant tolerance to drought stress. In this study, pot experiments were conducted to compare the effect of sodium metasilicate solution on Malus halliana and Malus hupehensis seedlings under drought stress. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to evaluate the effects of sodium metasilicate solutions on gas exchange, fluorescence
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Exploring the distribution of soil properties across an open-grazed pastoral system in Laikipia rangelands, Kenya Arid Land Res. Manag. (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-02-15 Hellen W. Kamiri, Daisy Mutuku, James Ndufa, Stephen Kiama
Abstract Laikipia rangelands in Kenya are among the most productive ecosystems but there is concern that the traditional free grazing regimes may accelerate soil and vegetation deterioration. We investigated the distribution of soil properties in the rangelands of Ilmotiok ranch in Laikipia County where grazing is predominantly open or free and examined selected soil chemical properties and particle