Survey of Portulacaceae family flora in Taif, Saudi Arabia. 2021

A Majrashi, and M M Khandaker
Taif University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Science, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

The presence of weeds in areas of agricultural activities is a hinderance to the development of these activities. It is important to take advantage of the vast open spaces suitable for agriculture and provide food security for humans, and also it is an important indicator for determining the feasibility of growing crops, benefiting from yield and determining the percentage of loss, clearing fields through agricultural practices, that protect crops from weed attack and agricultural practice method must be followed that will reduce weed presence. This study was conducted during the years 2018 to 2020 to evaluate Portulacaceae of Flora in the Taif area in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at different altitudes (Area 1 =1700 m, Area 2 =1500 m, Area 3 =1500 m, Area 4 =500 m ِ Area 5 = 2200 m, and Area 6 = 2200 m). The results show that there were 2,816 individuals of Portulaca oleracea weed, with the highest density found in A 1, followed by A 2, while in A 5 and A 6, no weeds were recorded. The highest density of weeds were in the Pomegranate fields, followed by Grape fields. The lowest density was found in A man field. The results of this study will help to take the necessary measures to combat weeds and its management in areas of agricultural activity, while more studies are needed to survey the ecology of weeds of Taif in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000383 Agriculture The science, art or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock. Agronomy,Agricultural Development,Farming,Agronomies,Development, Agricultural
D012529 Saudi Arabia A country located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The capital is Riyadh. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
D057685 Plant Weeds A plant growing in a location where it is not wanted, often competing with cultivated plants. Annual Weeds,Invasive Weeds,Noxious Weeds,Parasitic Weeds,Perennial Weeds,Annual Weed,Invasive Weed,Noxious Weed,Parasitic Weed,Perennial Weed,Plant Weed,Weed, Annual,Weed, Invasive,Weed, Noxious,Weed, Parasitic,Weed, Perennial,Weed, Plant,Weeds, Annual,Weeds, Invasive,Weeds, Noxious,Weeds, Parasitic,Weeds, Perennial,Weeds, Plant
D018556 Crops, Agricultural Cultivated plants or agricultural produce such as grain, vegetables, or fruit. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982) Agricultural Crops,Agricultural Crop
D029622 Portulacaceae A plant family of the order Caryophyllales, subclass Caryophyllidae, class Magnoliopsida. There are no true petals; each flower has two to six sepals. They produce betacyanin and betaxanthin pigments and lack anthocyanins. Claytonia,Montia,Claytonias,Montias

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