Abstract
Terrestrial plants are often found in extreme environmental conditions, such as water deficiency, unbalanced temperature, high salinity, and soil pollution. The study of plants under stress conditions can help to find a solution in the context of biodiversity conservation. Tamarix genus contains more than 85 species among them Tamarix articulata (aphylla, orientalis) and Tamarix gallica found under natural stresses. The two species represent a great ubiquity in the Algerian area whether under drought, soils salinity, calcareous soils, and polluted soils. They represent typical thermo-xerophytes plants. In order to studies the comportment of Tamarix articulata and Tamarix gallica in the stressed Algerian area we want to define in this chapter the biological strategies adapted by these two species under stresses areas morphologically, biochemically, and physiologically. Ions, heavy metals, and pollutants can be taken up by Tamarix species; this selective absorption strategy was detailed in addition to morphological strategies to counteract erosion and drought stresses. Moreover, chemicals compounds such as polyphenols produced by Tamarix itself as a response to abiotic stresses are examined. Moreover, the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as biological tools to alleviate abiotic stresses was underlined. These responses collectively determine different strategies to overcome abiotic stress and open the ways to exploit the genes responsible for resistance strategies and to transfer them into other agricultural plants to improve production in stressed areas.
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Bencherif, K., Trodi, F., Hamidi, M., Dalpè, Y., Hadj-Sahraoui, A.L. (2020). Biological Overview and Adaptability Strategies of Tamarix Plants, T. articulata and T. gallica to Abiotic Stress. In: Giri, B., Sharma, M.P. (eds) Plant Stress Biology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9380-2_14
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