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Ecological Distribution, Phytochemistry and Biological Properties of Rosa Species in Tunisia

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Agriculture Productivity in Tunisia Under Stressed Environment

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Rosa species, classified as Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, are widely distributed in the Northern and Central of Tunisia. The investigation has concerned eight Rosa species distributed in the north area of Tunisian dorsal. This review aims to describe the Rosa species discrimination based on their geographic repartition, edaphic preferences, bioclimatic situations, plant communities, phytochemical compositions and biological activities. It has been shown that these species require wet conditions and they grow in zones where the rainfall is more than 400 mm.yr−1 and they are glycophyte species. Rosa species, belonging to the Section Caninae, are reported to have several preferences of climatic and edaphic conditions. For Synstylae species, Rosa moschata was cultivated in sandy and equilibrate soils with semi-arid or subhumid climate (Zaghouan, Nabeul, Bizerte and Testour regions). However, Rosa sempervirens was disseminated in a large geographical area giving it the most elastic species. The floristic richness was more important in R. canina, R. sempervirens and Rosa moschata associations as compared to those of Rosa agrestis and R. micrantha; these species are more resistant to arid climate when the rainfall is less than 400 mm.yr−1. Finally, it was reported that Rosa species exhibit several biological activities and their phytochemical richness was influenced by species and organs variation, extraction protocols and environmental conditions.

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  1. Higher School of Agriculture of Mograne, University of Carthage, Zaghouan, Tunisia

    S. Ouerghemmi & H. Sebei

  2. Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology, National Gene Bank of Tunisia (NGBT), ZI Charguia1, 1080, Tunis Cedex, Tunisia

    S. Ouerghemmi & A. Rhimi

  3. Sylvo Pastoral Institute of Tabarka, University of Jendouba, Tabarka, Tunisia

    H. Achour

  4. National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

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  5. Horticultural Science and Landscape Department, Higher Institute of Agronomy of Chott-Mariem, University of Sousse, Chott-Mariem, Tunisia

    F. Khebour Allouche

  6. Laboratory of Field Crops - INRAT, National Institute of Agronomy of Tunisia (INAT), University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

    H. Chaar

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Ouerghemmi, S. et al. (2021). Ecological Distribution, Phytochemistry and Biological Properties of Rosa Species in Tunisia. In: Khebour Allouche, F., Abu-hashim, M., Negm, A.M. (eds) Agriculture Productivity in Tunisia Under Stressed Environment. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74660-5_5

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