Wafaa M. Amer
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View article: Human‐Mediated Dispersal Routes Structure Sahara Mustard Genomics
Human‐Mediated Dispersal Routes Structure Sahara Mustard Genomics Open
Humans have facilitated the spread and evolution of invasive species, a pattern that has accelerated with the globalisation of trade and societal development. Consequently, the invasiveness of a species may be determined not only by how ma…
View article: Application of SRAP Markers to Identify Gender and Species in Genus Ephedra Tourn. ex L.
Application of SRAP Markers to Identify Gender and Species in Genus Ephedra Tourn. ex L. Open
Background: The genus Ephedra (Ephedraceae) is a dioecious gymnosperm, where female individuals produce the pharmacologically active ephedrine alkaloids. Identifying the sex of specimens without reproductive cones is challenging due to the…
View article: Phenopalynological Study of Some Ornamental Species in the Giza Region, Egypt
Phenopalynological Study of Some Ornamental Species in the Giza Region, Egypt Open
Mature flower buds were collected from twenty species planted on the different roads in the Giza district from May to September 2022 and 2023. The pollen grains were examined carefully and photographed using a 40x10x magnification lens in …
View article: In vitro domestication of halophyte microbiota for future SynCom application
In vitro domestication of halophyte microbiota for future SynCom application Open
Background and aims Microbiome-mediated strategies for future stressed-agriculture entail exploration of repertoires of halophyte microbiota. Culturomics strategies are advanced to improve culturability and extend diversity of microbiota o…
View article: PHENOPLASTICITY AND KARYOTYPING OF CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS L., 1753 (SOLANALES, CONVOLVULACEAE) GENOTYPES
PHENOPLASTICITY AND KARYOTYPING OF CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS L., 1753 (SOLANALES, CONVOLVULACEAE) GENOTYPES Open
Convolvulus arvensis L., 1753 (Solanales, Convolvulaceae) is a cosmopolitan polymorphic perennial herb and one of 15 noxious crop weeds. The species has notable phenoplasticity among its populations. This study aimed to assess phenoplastic…
View article: Anatomical Tool as Additional Approach for Identifying Pharmaceutically Important Ephedra Species (Ephedraceae) at Gender Identity Level in Egypt
Anatomical Tool as Additional Approach for Identifying Pharmaceutically Important Ephedra Species (Ephedraceae) at Gender Identity Level in Egypt Open
The genus Ephedra Tourn. ex L. (Ephedraceae) is an important source with pharmacological and environmental potential. Conversely, Ephedra spp. still exhibit taxonomic complexity, especially for the specimens lacking reproductive cones. Thi…
View article: Assessing the Diversity of Beta vulgaris L. ssp. maritima (Sea Beet) Populations in Egypt
Assessing the Diversity of Beta vulgaris L. ssp. maritima (Sea Beet) Populations in Egypt Open
Sea beet (Beta vulgaris L. subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang.) is a wild member of the Amaranthaceae family and a progenitor for all the cultivated beets (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris). It is a source of stress-resistant genes, contributing 21 …
View article: Taxonomic Revision of Genus Ephedra Tourn. ex L. in Egypt with Intra-Gender Diversity in Morphometric Traits and Fatty Acid Composition
Taxonomic Revision of Genus Ephedra Tourn. ex L. in Egypt with Intra-Gender Diversity in Morphometric Traits and Fatty Acid Composition Open
The genus Ephedra Tourn. ex L. (Ephedraceae) still exhibits taxonomic complexity that has not yet been resolved. This study aimed to determine the taxonomic identity of the Ephedra species in Egypt and identify the fatty acid profile and i…
View article: Comparative Study on the Effect of Pollution on the Leaf morphology of Common Ornamental Species in Both Giza District, Cairo and Smouha, Alexandria, Egypt
Comparative Study on the Effect of Pollution on the Leaf morphology of Common Ornamental Species in Both Giza District, Cairo and Smouha, Alexandria, Egypt Open
Environmental pollution is one of the major problems facing the megacities. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of air pollution on the leaf morphological characters of 12 species commonly planted in the streets of Giza di…
View article: A Spotlight on Retama spp., The Mediterranean Evergreen Stem-assimilating Xerophyte
A Spotlight on Retama spp., The Mediterranean Evergreen Stem-assimilating Xerophyte Open
Genus Retama L. (Leguminosae, Tribe Genisteae), is a Mediterranean genus, it naturalized in the new world recently. It includes four (Retama dasycarpa, R. monosperma, R. raetam and R. sphaerocarpa) xeromorphic, stem assimilating species. T…
View article: GENUS RETAMA RAF., 1838 (FABALES, FABACEAE): TAXONOMIC REVISION IN EGYPT SUPPORTED BY MOLECULAR FINGERPRINTING
GENUS RETAMA RAF., 1838 (FABALES, FABACEAE): TAXONOMIC REVISION IN EGYPT SUPPORTED BY MOLECULAR FINGERPRINTING Open
In Egypt, the taxonomic identity of the taxa under genus Retama Raf., 1838 (Fabaceae) is still unclear and its morphological resemblance precludes its identification. The current study aims to resolve the taxonomic identity of the species …
View article: Heteroblastic Inflorescence of Lamium amplexicaule L. in Egyptian Flora
Heteroblastic Inflorescence of Lamium amplexicaule L. in Egyptian Flora Open
Lamium amplexicaule L. (Family: Lamiaceae) is a cosmopolitan weed whose eradication is challenging. The phenoplasticity of this species is related to its heteroblastic inflorescence, which has not received adequate research worldwide in it…
View article: Palynomorphic Characteristics of the Heteroblastic Inflorescence, Lamium amplexicaule L.: A Case Study
Palynomorphic Characteristics of the Heteroblastic Inflorescence, Lamium amplexicaule L.: A Case Study Open
I N EGYPT, the genus Lamium L. (Family Lamiaceae) is represented by L. amplexicaule L., which possesses a heteroblastic inflorescence in which two breeding systems coexist.These two breeding systems are the cleistogamous system that proces…
View article: Infraspecific Identity of the Wild Brassica Nigra (L.) Koch. Using Morphological, Cytogenetics and Molecular (Nuclear and Chloroplast) Approaches
Infraspecific Identity of the Wild Brassica Nigra (L.) Koch. Using Morphological, Cytogenetics and Molecular (Nuclear and Chloroplast) Approaches Open
Egyptian flora is still hosting the wild diploid Brassica nigra (L.) Koch.(Brassicaceae); as one of the most important wild crop relatives of the cultivated Brassica crops.Despite the field and herbarium observations indicating that the po…
View article: Floristic Composition of Species Inhabiting the Threatened Oolitic Sand Dune-habitat in Egypt
Floristic Composition of Species Inhabiting the Threatened Oolitic Sand Dune-habitat in Egypt Open
E GYPT is in the arid belt, with a semi-arid Mediterranean coast.Characteristic maritime oolitic sand dunes stretch parallel to the sea from Alexandria westward to Mersa Matruh.This habitat has a highly specialized floristic composition th…
View article: Morphological, Molecular and Pollen Grain Investigations of Salix Species in Egypt
Morphological, Molecular and Pollen Grain Investigations of Salix Species in Egypt Open
Genus Salix is among family Salicaceae, distributing in the northern hemisphere. It is represented in Egypt by two species (Salix mucronata and Salix tetrasperma). The classification of Salix at the generic and infra-generic levels is stil…
View article: Auto-taxonomy of Brassica tournefortii Gouan. (Brassicaceae) in Egypt
Auto-taxonomy of Brassica tournefortii Gouan. (Brassicaceae) in Egypt Open
Brassica tournefortii Gouan. (family Brassicaceae) is one of the five species in the Egyptian flora. Its populations showed notable morpho-plasticity with taxonomic debates, which were not yet resolved. The current study was carried out to…
View article: Investigations on the Prevalence of Two Sweet Potato Viruses and their Potential Weed Reservoirs in Egypt
Investigations on the Prevalence of Two Sweet Potato Viruses and their Potential Weed Reservoirs in Egypt Open
G LOBALLY, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., family Convolvulaceae), is an important vegetable crop, unluckily, the viral infection induces a significant yield loss.The current study aims to identify the viruses infecting sweet pota…
View article: Cytogenetic and molecular studies of the Egyptian Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae)
Cytogenetic and molecular studies of the Egyptian Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae) Open
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae) is one of the most successful tetraploid species in the world. It showed high morphological diversity within Egyptian populations. The morphological investigations of herbarium specimens and fresh col…
View article: Species diversity and climate an intimate relationship over the last decades in the Mediterranean region: the case study of Sallum Sector, Egypt
Species diversity and climate an intimate relationship over the last decades in the Mediterranean region: the case study of Sallum Sector, Egypt Open
The Mediterranean coastal land is one of the richest phyto-geographic territories of Egypt owing to its relatively high rainfall.Sallum sector is situated in the Libyan-Egyptian border.This study deals with, the vegetation covers in differ…
View article: Plant Materials are Sustainable Substrates Supporting New Technologies of Plant-Only-Based Culture Media for <i>in vitro</i> Culturing of the Plant Microbiota
Plant Materials are Sustainable Substrates Supporting New Technologies of Plant-Only-Based Culture Media for <i>in vitro</i> Culturing of the Plant Microbiota Open
In order to improve the culturability and biomass production of rhizobacteria, we previously introduced plant-only-based culture media. We herein attempted to widen the scope of plant materials suitable for the preparation of plant-only-ba…
View article: Efficiency of Egyptian Plant Extracts on the Antibiotic Susceptibleand Resistant Pathogenic bacterial Isolates
Efficiency of Egyptian Plant Extracts on the Antibiotic Susceptibleand Resistant Pathogenic bacterial Isolates Open
Several authors among them: Iwu et al.(1999), Nathan (2004) and Mahady (2005) were claimed that the use of plant extracts and phytochemicals with known antimicrobial activities are relatively safer than synthetic alternatives.Among the S U…
View article: Bridging pheno-plasticity with genetic profile of the hydrophyte<i>Ludwigia stolonifera</i>(Guill. & Perr.) P.H. Raven: with reference to its expansion to new habitats
Bridging pheno-plasticity with genetic profile of the hydrophyte<i>Ludwigia stolonifera</i>(Guill. & Perr.) P.H. Raven: with reference to its expansion to new habitats Open
Ludwigia L. is a pantropic genus of aquatic and subaquatic herbs. Recently, L. stolonifera (Guill. & Perr.) P.H. Raven became a dominant aquatic macrophyte in Egypt and it expanded from fresh water into salty habitats. Interestingly, the p…
View article: Leaf micromorphological features of the genus <i>Cordia</i> L. (Boraginaceae) from Egypt
Leaf micromorphological features of the genus <i>Cordia</i> L. (Boraginaceae) from Egypt Open
Foliar epidermal characters of nine Cordia L. species found in Egypt are investigated. Glandular trichomes are observed in C. boissieri A. DC. and C. cylindristachya (Ruiz & Pav.) Roem. & Schult., while eglandular trichomes are predominant…