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Secondary metabolites as anti-nutritional factors in locally used halophytic forage/fodder
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Pakistan Botanical Society
, 2016 , Article)
Rampant salinity coupled with population explosion necessitates search for suitable alternatives to conventional sources of food both for human and animal consumption. While it may be difficult to change our culinary ...
Effect of extraction solvents on polyphenols and antioxidant activity of medicinal halophytes
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Pakistan Botanical Society
, 2016 , Article)
This study was conducted to determine the most effective solvent for extraction of polyphenols and antioxidant activity of medicinally important coastal halophytes (Thespesia populneoides, Salvadora persica, Ipomoea ...
FISH PARASITES OF QATARI WATERS OF THE ARABIAN GULF: CURRENT STATUS WITH AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST
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International Journal of Recent Scientific Research
, 2016 , Article)
The present study is a recent attempt to survey all the parasitological investigations of the marine
fish inhabiting Qatari waters. These investigations were first embarked upon in the eighteenth
century with the first ...
Exploring Sheraoh Island at South-Eastern Qatar: First Distributional Records of Some Inland and Offshore Biota with Annotated Checklist
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OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
Sheraoh island is the most remote among Qatari islands, nearly 73.5 km south-eastern of the mainland of the
peninsula. In March 2010, a preliminary general survey of the species was conducted. Observations were made ...
Roles of Gibberellins and Abscisic Acid in Regulating Germination of Suaeda salsa Dimorphic Seeds Under Salt Stress
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
Seed heteromorphism observed in many halophytes is an adaptive phenomenon toward high salinity. However, the relationship between heteromorphic seed germination and germination-related hormones under salt stress remains ...
Evaluating the growth performance of eleven Salicornia bigelovii populations under full strength seawater irrigation using multivariate analyses
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Southern Cross Publishing and Printing Pty Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Halophytes constitute an indispensable part of seawater farming systems implemented in coastal areas of desert lands where they do not compete with good quality land and water resources. Salicornia bigelovii is considered ...
Variation in temperature and light but not salinity invokes antioxidant enzyme activities in germinating seeds of Salsola drummondii
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Seeds with efficient antioxidant defence system show higher germination under stress conditions; however, such information is limited for the halophyte seeds. We therefore studied lipid peroxidation and antioxidant responses ...
Cryopreservation of microalgae from desert environments of Qatar
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Springer Netherlands
, 2016 , Article)
The Qatar University Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae (QUCCCM) is a unique resource containing a diverse collection of microalgae and cyanobacteria, isolated from the Qatar desert environment. In order ...
Qatar: A Valuable Resource for Autochthonous Micrlgae with High Potential for Biofuel Production and Food Security
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Algae-derived products, in particular biodiesel, have received increased interest over recent years due to their advantages over fossil fuel derived products. The ability of algae to grow in different qualities of water, ...
Determination of Optimum Iron Requirement for Production of Microalgae Biomass as Biofuel Feedstock
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Microalgae biomass is considered as one of the promising alternative feedstock for biofuel production. The biomass productivity of some of the microalgae can exceed an order of magnitude compared to any other terrestrial ...