Arbutus pavarii Pamp. (Fam. Ericaceae), an endemic Libyan medicinal plant, is commonly known as “Shmeri”, “Shmar” or “Libyan Strawberry”, and almost exclusively found in the Al-Jabel Al-Akhdar mountainous region Libya. This plant a forage species for honeybees thus, important honey production. A. has long been used traditional medicine to treat both gastritis kidney diseases. Previous limited p...

Arbutus andrachne L., the strawberry tree, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in Turkish flora and has broad uses. The wood used for decorative purposes, packaging, manufacturing furniture. fruits are edible treating many kinds of diseases. However, global warming might affect abundance this symbolic plant's distribution, especially at higher latitudes. This study was conducted to determine ex...

Solar drying is affordable, requiring low energy and an eco-friendly method. Thus, the present paper studies efficiency characteristics of indirect solar convective in fruits Arbutus unedo L. as well its effects on fruit phenolic compounds. The samples were dried at 60 °C, 70 80 °C. Phenolic compounds investigated using a Liquid Chromatography platform. Experimental results revealed that effect...

Adequate leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf) is critical for preventing transpiration-induced desiccation and subsequent stomatal closure that would restrict carbon gain. A few studies have reported midday depression of Kleaf (or petiole conductivity) and its subsequent recovery in situ, but the extent to which this phenomenon is universal is not known. The objectives of this study were to measu...

Fuel calorific value is an important parameter in fire behaviour. The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) for determining the calorific value of fuel. Fifty samples of various fuel components from the Mediterranean forest (17.1–24.6 MJ⋅kg–1) were used to establish a calibration equation between NIR spectra (1100–2500 nm) an...