Patterns of diversity of medicinal shrubs in the Monte desert in the Calchaquí Valleys (Tucumán, Argentina) by María C. Barrera, Camila Pedraza Kobak, Florencia M. Correa Uriburu, Ana S. Cuello, María C. Perea, Sebastián Torres, Iris C. Zampini, María I. Isla, Mariana Daniela Rosa

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Quantitative analyses of multidimensional ecological impacts of Talatan photovoltaic power plant on desert ecosystems in Northwestern China by Yishuang Tong, Qian Ding, Chongbin Xu, Qian Chen, Guojin He, Zhiyun Ouyang, Wu Yang

“…Our study demonstrates a potentially sustainable mode in desert areas that supports vertical multiple land uses, improves the surface ecological environment while harnesses solar energy. …”
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Assessment of plant diversity index in degraded desert grassland using UAV hyperspectral multimodal data and Encoder-CNN by Zhaohui Tang, Chuanzhong Xuan, Tao Zhang, Xinyu Gao, Suhui Liu, Mengqin Zhang

Subjects: “…Plant diversity…”
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Cost-Effective Thermal Mass Walls for Solar Greenhouses in Gobi Desert Regions by Xiaodan Zhang, Jianming Xie, Ning Ma, Youlin Chang, Jing Zhang, Jing Li

“…Gobi solar greenhouses (GSGs) enhance energy, food, and financial security in Gobi Desert regions through passive solar utilization. …”
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Comparing greenhouse and field biocrust cultivation methods in the Sonoran Desert by A. Antoninka, H. Rowe, J. Weser, D. Langenfeld, J. Brady, T. Sprague, N. Day

“…We also quantified native and non‐native plants in cultivation, finding few plants in Greenhouse cultivation, but high abundance in both Field methods, and particularly with native soil and without jute for native plants. …”
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Seasonal and diurnal groundwater fluctuations linked to environmental and drought variability for the Kermit dune field, Chihuahuan Desert, West Texas, United States by Alix Fournier, Caleb Fox, Steven L. Forman

“…Water availability is limited in the northern Chihuahua Desert due to increasing aridity and anthropogenic disturbance. …”
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Florida Foliage House Plant Care: Adenium swazicum by Richard J. Henny, Jianjun Chen

“… Adenium swazicum is a species of desert rose whose gray-green leaves appear folded and are velvety to touch. …”
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Impacts of grazing on species diversity among different plant communities on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Yu-Qi Ma, Yu-Qi Ma, Chun-Jing Wang, Chun-Jing Wang, De-Chao Chen, De-Chao Chen, Dong-Zhou Deng, Dong-Zhou Deng, Wu-Xian Yan, Wu-Xian Yan, Jing-Yu Yang, Jing-Yu Yang, Ji-Zhong Wan

“…However, no significant correlations were found between the grazing index and diversity indices in shrub land and desert plant communities. Moderate grazing promotes the renewal and growth of grassland vegetation and increases plant species diversity. …”
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Mechanistic Simulation of Salt‐Affected Soil‐Plant‐Atmosphere Continuum Dynamics in Seasonally Frozen Regions by Yihao Xun, Xu Xu, Barret Kurylyk, Xinhu Li, Danning Mu, Guanhua Huang

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Patterns and drivers of plant C:N:P stoichiometry across a 3000 km aridity gradient by Jianzhao Wu, Lingbo Dong, Jiwei Li, Yang Liao, Zhouping Shangguan, Bing Wang, Lei Deng

“…Conversely, these ratios increased above this threshold (AI >0.7), indicating that P availability increasingly constrained plant growth. Furthermore, plants in arid regions (AI <0.7) demonstrated strong stoichiometric homeostasis, suggesting effective physiological adaptation to environmental fluctuations. …”
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Sargassum-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles induce salt tolerance in maize plants through enhanced physiological and biochemical mechanisms by Hina Ashraf, Musarrat Ramzan, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmad, Gul Naz, Sheeraz Usman, Anis Ali Shah, Shifa Shaffique, Abed Alataway, Hosam O. Elansary

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Genome assembly and population analysis of tetraploid marama bean reveal two distinct genome types by Jin Li, Christopher Cullis

“…Well-adapted to harsh desert environments, it offers valuable insights into plant resilience to extreme drought and high temperatures. …”
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Stele–cortex interactions govern fine-root mechanics during short-term salinity stress in grapevine by Cesar Barrientos-Sanhueza, Flavia Dorochesi-Ollino, Andrés Zurita-Silva, Thorsten Knipfer, Italo F. Cuneo

“…The mechanical properties of roots are essential for plant anchorage, soil reinforcement, and overall root system function, particularly under stress conditions. …”
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Establishment of a low-temperature immersion method for extracting high-activity and high-purity mitochondria from Syntrichia caninervis Mitt. by Wenting Huo, Xiaohua Lin, Mengyu Gao, Xiang Shi, Hongbin Li, Lu Zhuo

“…Abstract Background Mitochondria are central to plant growth, development, and stress resilience. …”
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Synergistic role of Foliar-Applied Nano-Fertilizer enhances drought tolerance in cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) by Javaria Munir, Muhammad Nazim, Nadia Jabeen, Muqarrab Ali, Anis Ali Shah, Haider Sultan

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Research on the ecological adaptation mechanism of Tulipa iliensis to different altitude in arid area, China by Douwen Qin, Weiqiang Liu, Xiaowen Zheng, Tingliang Xu, Xiuting Ju

“…As an important part of desert vegetation, it plays a very important role in the stability of regional ecosystems. …”
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Calligonum caput-medusae seedlings adapt to drought stress through changing chlorophyll fluorescence parameters by Haixia Huo, Muhammad Tauseef Jaffar, Jianguo Zhang, Jianxuan Shang

“…Calligonum caput-medusae, one of the most planted shrubs along the Taklimakan Desert Highway Shelterbelt (TDHS), contributes significantly to maintaining the highway’s ecological stability. …”
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Research on the evolution and optimization of ecological networks in arid areas based on machine learning and multi-source remote sensing data by Ruyi Pan, Jie Zhang, Wentao Xue, Qianqian Xia, Jiangxiang Liu, Junjie Yan, Hongbo Ling, Xufan Jin

“…The study presents a refined classification system for ecological units, focusing on the analysis of spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation degradation and drought stress, and proposes specific strategies for ecological restoration, including optimizing ecological corridors by introducing buffer zones and planting drought-resistant species, restoring key ecological areas like forests and wetlands, establishing desert shelter forests and artificial wetlands in desert regions to prevent desertification, and other similar strategies. …”
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An adaptive index for mapping plastic-mulched crop fields from Landsat-8 OLI images by Xianwei Ma, Yanmin Shuai, Tuerhanjiang Latipa

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MdDSK2a‐Like‐MdMTA Module Functions in Apple Cold Response via Regulating ROS Detoxification and Cell Wall Deposition by Nan Hou, Jieqiang He, Chana Bao, Fang Zhi, Xiaoxia Shen, Yu Liu, Chaoshuo Li, Tianle Fan, Xinyue Yang, Baohua Chu, Gege Qin, Zeyuan Liu, Chuang Mei, Bin Tan, Jiancan Feng, Fengwang Ma, Mickael Malnoy, Xuewei Li, Qingmei Guan

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