BACKGROUND The Afar people inhabit the sub-arid and arid part of Ethiopia. Recurrent drought and invasive encroaching plants are taking out plants that have cultural importance, and threaten the biodiversity and the associated traditional knowledge. Thus, the aim of the current study is to conduct an ethnobotanical survey and document medicinal and edible plants in Yalo Woreda in Afar regional ...

The East African drylands cover about 47% of the land surface and host 20 million people. Rural people living in are mainly pastoralists who depend on livestock for both economic social well-being. During dry season, apply strategic mobility to access grazing resources efficiently. However, this strategy has experienced change constraints due various demographic- climate-related challenges. Pas...

This study tested whether soil-applied biochar can impact the seed germination and attachment of root parasitic weeds. Three hypotheses were evaluated: (i) biochar adsorbs host-exuded signaling molecules; (ii) biochar activates plants' innate system-wide defenses against invasion by the parasite; and (iii) biochar has a systemic influence on the amount of seed germination stimulant produced or ...

Abstract Twenty-five increment cores and tree discs were sampled for four common trees in Wadi Allaqi, an extremely arid region South-East Egypt (19 Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana (Savi) Brenan 2 each of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile, ehrenbergiana Hayne, Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bunge). The main aim the current study is to achieve a longer temporal perspective on growth, longevity, margi...