Six woody legume tree species, Acacia ehrenbergiana (Hayne.), Acacia nilotica (Willd.), Acacia saligna (Labill.), Acacia tortilis (Forssk.), Acacia tortilis var. reddiana ( Savi.) and Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) were performed the growth characteristics and to identify the resistance of native isolated Rhizobium strains from root zone surrounding trees to environmental stressesantibiotic, high...

Many plants of the genus Acacia exude viscous gummy liquids through cuts in their bark. These exudates form clear or translucent masses when exposed to air and function to seal off the injured part of the plant thereby preventing moisture loss and entrance of plant pests or pathogens. Man has capitalized on several unique physical and rheological properties of acacia tree exudates. Gum arabica,...

Germination is the first stage in plant life cycle confronted with soil salinity and because of expanded saline areas around the world it is important to determine salt effects on this stage. In this study, we report an in vitro procedure for studying germination of Acacia spp. under salt stress with different NaCl and KCl concentrations. Seeds of Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne and Acacia oerf...

Thirteen indigenous and exotic Acacia species grown in Saudi Arabia were evaluated for their host status for Meloidogyne javanica in pot tests both in the growth chamber and under outdoor conditions. In both experiments, 21-day-old seedlings were transplanted individually into 15-cm-diam. plastic pots containing a steam-sterilized mixture of equal parts loam and sandy loam. Seedlings were inocu...

composting of waste plant materials and its use in agriculture and landscape sites is an environmental friendly way of reducing waste material and conserving the environment. in this perspectives a survey has been performed at the dubai based international center for biosaline agriculture to compost the plants based waste material (lawn cuttings-grass) to compost. the material was inoculated wi...

The water balance and hydrochemistry of precipitation components in Acacia tortilis and Chlorophospermum mopane forests in the arid zone of Rajasthan, India, were studied for four years (1993-1996). Rainfall and throughfall were measured for each rainfall event during the monsoon season (June-September) using an automatic raingauge and 96 graduated containers, respectively. Stemflow was measure...

Composting of waste plant materials and its use in agriculture and landscape sites is an environmental friendly way of reducing waste material and conserving the environment. In this perspectives a survey has been performed at the Dubai based International Center for Biosaline Agriculture to compost the plants based waste material (lawn cuttings-grass) to compost. The material was inoculated wi...

Populations of Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. tortilis were monitored in South Sinai, Egypt. Age determination was mainly based on canopy volume and stem circumference. Study sites were located in wadi systems in the upstream, midstream and downstream of the wadis. The upstream populations are represented in all size class distribution, while populations in the midstream and the downstr...