Integrated ecological, anatomical, phytochemical and genetic characterization of Peganum harmala L. along a soil salinity gradient in the Taif Region, Saudi Arabia
Zainab M Almutairi, Magda Elsayed Abd-Elgawad · 2026
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Zainab M Almutairi and Magda Elsayed Abd-Elgawad profile a hardy medicinal shrub across five sites in the Taif region of Saudi Arabia where soil salt levels differ. Their 2026 study of Peganum harmala joins ecology, anatomy, chemistry and genetics in one pass, since links among those layers were poorly known. All soils proved slightly alkaline, with pH between 7.61 and 7.79 as measured across sites, and salt stayed low overall.
Two named sites, Al Ahlam Park and one coded C36, held the least salty ground, while three others ran somewhat saltier. Everywhere, the shrub formed low, spreading domes on sandy, stony soil. Layering soil data against leaf structure, plant chemistry and gene markers shows how one species tunes itself to place.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zainab M Almutairi, Magda Elsayed Abd-Elgawad |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50752 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |