Nutritive Values of Some Wetland Plants in the Deltaic Mediterranean Coast of Egypt | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Botany | ||
| Article 1, Volume 57, Issue 1, May 2017, Pages 1-10 PDF (359.86 K) | ||
| Document Type: Regular issue (Original Article) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejbo.2017.3324 | ||
| Author | ||
| Elsayed Nafea* | ||
| Aquatic Environment Department, Faculty of Fish Resources, Suez University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| THIS STUDY aims to investigate the nutritive values of some wild plants in the coastal Deltaic Mediterranean wetlands of Egypt for sustainable uses and management; these are: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (Moric) Koch, Atriplex portulacoides L., Bassia indica (Weight) A. J. Scott, Chenopodium album L., Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M. Bieb (Chenopodiaceae) , Amaranthus hybridus L (Amaranthaceae), Portulaca oleracea L.(Portulacaceae), Bolboschoenus glaucus L.(Cyperaceae) , Sesbania sesban L. (Fabaceae ) and Pluchea Dioscorides (L.) DC. (Asteraceae) as their over growth and domination cause many serious environmental problems, So it is urgent to suggest the possible economic uses of these plants as a tool in sustainable management. The mean values of the physicochemical characteristics of soil samples collected underneath the studied species were carried out to be considered during cultivation of these plants. The determination of lipid, crude protein, total phosphorus, total carbohydrates, crude fiber, ash content and dry weight, as well as Na+, K+ and Ca+ cations in the dry mater showed noteable variation among the studied species. The highest mean carbohydrates content was recorded in P. oleracea and A. hybridus with values of 211.3 and 291 mg/g dry wt. , respectively. The relatively high contents of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins in some selected plant species qualify them as suitable candidates to be used as animal feed stalk and natural organic fertilizers with safe manner. The high contents of Na+, K+ and Ca+ ions in the studied plants make them also as a good source of mineral salts in food formulas, and as a tool for desalinization in the salt affected lands in the coastal Egyptian wetland habitats. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| nutritive values; sustainable management; lipids; Soil; Wetland plants | ||
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