A Survey Study on some Halophytes Growing in the Damietta Coastal Area Referring to its Botanical and Ecological Significance
Wanas, A., Abd El-hamied, A., Shabka, E., Serag, M. (2018). A Survey Study on some Halophytes Growing in the Damietta Coastal Area Referring to its Botanical and Ecological Significance. EKB Journal Management System, 9(8), 641-648. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2018.36380
A. L. Wanas; A. S. Abd El-hamied; Eman M. Shabka; M. S. Serag. "A Survey Study on some Halophytes Growing in the Damietta Coastal Area Referring to its Botanical and Ecological Significance". EKB Journal Management System, 9, 8, 2018, 641-648. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2018.36380
Wanas, A., Abd El-hamied, A., Shabka, E., Serag, M. (2018). 'A Survey Study on some Halophytes Growing in the Damietta Coastal Area Referring to its Botanical and Ecological Significance', EKB Journal Management System, 9(8), pp. 641-648. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2018.36380
Wanas, A., Abd El-hamied, A., Shabka, E., Serag, M. A Survey Study on some Halophytes Growing in the Damietta Coastal Area Referring to its Botanical and Ecological Significance. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 9(8): 641-648. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2018.36380

A Survey Study on some Halophytes Growing in the Damietta Coastal Area Referring to its Botanical and Ecological Significance

Journal of Plant Production
Article 2, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2018, Page 641-648  XML PDF (791.27 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2018.36380
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Authors
A. L. Wanas1; A. S. Abd El-hamied2; Eman M. Shabka1; M. S. Serag3
1Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt.
2Soil sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt.
3Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt
Abstract
A survey was made for ten sites dominated by halophytes and associated species during 2014- 2015. A total of 23 families, 48 genera and 58 species were recorded. Among families, 19 families belong to Dicotyledons of 35 genera and 44 species; 14 species of 11 genera belong to 4 families of Monocotyledons. The largest family was Asteraceae with 11 species followed by Chenopodiaceae and Poaceae with 7 species. Therophytes comprised 48.28%, Chamaephytes 13.79%, Geophytes 12.07%, Hemicryptophytes 10.34% , Phanerophtes 10.34% and Helophytes 5.17% of the associated flora of the salt marsh habitat. The most common halophytic communities growing in the study area dominated by: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Moric., Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pallas) M. Bieb., Inula crithmoides L., Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., Juncus rigidus C. A. Mey,Bassia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott, Suaeda pruinosa Lange.and Tamarix  nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bge. Field study and meetings with local people showed that the associated species of the salt marsh habitat provides a lot of goods and services and many species can be used for its medicinal, nutritional, industrial, ornamental and ecological value. This study showed halophytes species which are growing in the study area, common plant communities and the economic and ecological of it in order to stand on the current situation of halophytes and to maximize its utilization in the near future. The obtained results  will be helpful and serve for the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant resources.
Keywords
Damietta coastal area; halophytes; Life form; economic and ecological values
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