Increasing salinization threatens the normal growth of halophytes in saline habitats, especially at seedling stage. Soil beneficial microorganisms have potential to promote salt tolerance halophytes, but less attention has been paid various responses between different with microbial inoculations. Here we performed pot experiments assess Nitraria tangutorum Bobr. and Elaeagnus angustifolia Linn....

A longstanding puzzle in isotope studies of C3 plant species is that heterotrophic plant organs (e.g., stems, roots, seeds, and fruits) tend to be enriched in C compared to the autotrophic organ (leaves) that provides them with photosynthate. Our inability to explain this puzzle suggests key deficiencies in understanding post-photosynthetic metabolic processes. It also limits the effectiveness ...

Nitraria sibirica Pall., a typical halophyte of great ecological value, is widely distributed in desert, saline, and coastal saline-alkali environments. Consequently, researching the salt tolerance mechanism of N. sibirica Pall. has great significance to the cultivation and utilization of salt-tolerant plants. In this research, RNA-seq, digital gene expression (DGE), and high flux element analy...

Nitraria tangutorum nebkhas are widely distributed in the arid and semi-arid desert areas of China. The formation development N. result interaction between vegetation surrounding environment process community succession. Different successional stages differences structure composition, thereby strongly affecting distribution soil nutrients ecosystem stability. However, ecological stoichiometry d...

The formation of many nebkha dunes relies on the layering of clonal plants. The microenvironmental conditions of such phytogenic nebkha are heterogeneous depending on the aspect and slope. Exploring the effects of aspect on clonal reproduction and biomass allocation can be useful in understanding the ecological adaptation of species. We hypothesized that on the windward side layering propagatio...

In arid and semi-arid environments, desert vegetation plays an important role in preventing soil erosion by wind helps maintain the stability of oasis ecosystems. Four types typical vegetation, namely Populus euphratica, Haloxylon ammodendron, Nitraria sibirica, Halostachs caspica, corresponding to different habitats (i.e., river bank, sand dune, desert, salt marsh) were chosen as model this re...