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Newell, Alan C., Patrick D. Shipman, and Todd J. Cooke. "Patterns on Desert Plants." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/556802.
Full textNorem, Margaret A. "Desert Plants - Table of Contents." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554342.
Full textSantiago-Blay, Jorge A., and Joseph B. Lambert. "Desert Plants and their Exudates." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/556669.
Full textWaterfall, Patricia. "Care of Desert-Adapted Plants." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144826.
Full textArid urban environment increases the potential insect problems in shrubs and trees. Urban stress conditions include extreme temperatures, salty irrigation water, and heavy soils. Further, many trees and shrubs available in nurseries are not adapted to these arid climates. This publication discusses in detail how to prevent or reduce insect and disease problems for desert-adapted plants by following proper planting, pruning, irrigation, and weed control practices.
McCoy, Jan. "New Medicines From Desert Plants?" College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/295640.
Full textKool, Anneleen. "Desert Plants and Deserted Islands : Systematics and Ethnobotany in Caryophyllaceae." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Systematisk biologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-179853.
Full textAbdoulgader, A. M. "Ecophysiological studies of several desert plants." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379576.
Full textLampe, Kenneth F. "Contact Dermatitis from Sonoran Desert Plants." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/609073.
Full textJohnson, Matthew B., and William R. Feldman. "Desert Plants, Volume 31, Number 1." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622043.
Full textGubiani, Juliana Regina [UNESP]. "Bioprospecção de fungos endofílicos Camarops sp., Periconia atropurpurea e Pseudofusicoccum stromaticum e avaliação epigenética de Phoma sp." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/135922.
Full textOs fungos são considerados fontes promissoras de compostos bioativos com potencial aplicação na indústria alimentícia, agricultura e medicina, e de fato, diversos medicamentos utilizados na saúde pública são originárias de fungos. Estes são encontrados em vários ecossistemas, entre os quais podemos citar os que vivem no interior das espécies vegetais. Estes micro-organismos são denominados de endófitos e tem se revelado uma fonte promissora de metabólitos bioativos. Dentro deste contexto, este trabalho foi idealizado, objetivando a obtenção de substâncias potencialmente bioativas a partir do estudo químico e biológico dos extratos produzidos pelos fungos endofíticos Camarops sp., Periconia atropurpurea e Pseudofusicoccum stromaticum isolados de espécies vegetais do Cerrado e, o estudo epigenético de Phoma sp. isolado de espécie vegetal do Deserto de Sonora, utilizando no cultivo o modificador epigenético SAHA. Estes endófitos foram cultivados em escala reduzida em meios de cultivo líquidos e sólidos para obtenção dos extratos brutos, os quais foram submetidos a análises químicas (CCDC, HPLC e RMN de 1H) e biológicas (antifúngico, anticolinesterásico e citotóxico). Todos os extratos brutos apresentaram pelo menos uma atividade biológica, o que adicionado às análises químicas permitiram selecionar os meios de cultivo adequados para o crescimento em escala ampliada e, isolamento dos metabólitos secundários. Do cultivo de Camarops sp. no meio sólido de Milho isolou-se cinco substâncias, das quais quatro são inéditas 3-((1S,2S)-1,2-dihidroxibut-3-enil)-4-((E)-pent-1-enil)furan-2(5H)-ona (1), 3, 5, 9-trihidroxi presilfiperfolano (2), deacetilbotridial (3), ácido (E)-2,4-dimetilocta-2-enóico (4) e, ácido (E)-2,4-dimetilnon-2-enóico (5), os compostos 4 e 5 foram ativos na inibição da enzima acetilcolinesterase. Do extrato, obtido do meio líquido de Malte, de...
Fungi are considered promising sources of bioactive compounds with potential application in the food, agriculture and medicine industry, and in fact, many drugs used in public health originate from fungi. These are found in various ecosystems, among which we can mention those who live inside the plant species. These microorganisms are called endophytes and have proved to be a promising source of bioactive metabolites. Within this context, this work was carried out, aiming to obtain potentially bioactive substances from chemical and biological study of extracts produced by the endophytic fungi Camarops sp., Periconia atropurpurea and Pseudofusicoccum stromaticum isolated from plant species of the Cerrado and epigenetic studies of Phoma sp. isolated from plant species of the Sonoran Desert using in cultivation the epigenetic modifier SAHA. These endophytes were grown on small scale in liquid culture media and solid to obtain the crude extract. These were subjected to chemical analysis (TLC, HPLC and 1H NMR) and biological (antifungal, anticholinesterase and cytotoxic). All crude extracts showed at least one biological activity, which added the chemical analysis allowed to select the culture medium of appropriate for growth in large scale and isolation of secondary metabolites. The growing of Camarops sp. in solid medium of corn were isolated five compounds of which four are new 3-((1S,2S)-1,2-dihydroxybut-3-enyl)-4-((E)-pent-1-enyl)furan-2(5H)-one (1), 3, 5, 9-trihydroxy presilphiperfolane (2), deacetyl-botrydial (3), (E)-2, 4-dimetilocta-2-enoic acid (4), and (E)-2, 4-dimetilnon-2-enoic acid (5), compounds 4 and 5 were active in inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. From the extract obtained from the liquid medium Malt, of P. atropurpurea were isolated the compounds 4,5-diethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo[c][1,6]dioxecine-1,8-dione (6) and periconicina B (7). From the cultivation of P. stromaticum...
Gubiani, Juliana Regina. "Bioprospecção de fungos endofílicos Camarops sp., Periconia atropurpurea e Pseudofusicoccum stromaticum e avaliação epigenética de Phoma sp. /." Araraquara, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/135922.
Full textBanca: Ana Helena Januário
Banca: Luce Maria Brandão Torres
Banca: Geraldo Humberto Silva
Banca: Afonso Duarte Leão de Souza
Resumo: Os fungos são considerados fontes promissoras de compostos bioativos com potencial aplicação na indústria alimentícia, agricultura e medicina, e de fato, diversos medicamentos utilizados na saúde pública são originárias de fungos. Estes são encontrados em vários ecossistemas, entre os quais podemos citar os que vivem no interior das espécies vegetais. Estes micro-organismos são denominados de endófitos e tem se revelado uma fonte promissora de metabólitos bioativos. Dentro deste contexto, este trabalho foi idealizado, objetivando a obtenção de substâncias potencialmente bioativas a partir do estudo químico e biológico dos extratos produzidos pelos fungos endofíticos Camarops sp., Periconia atropurpurea e Pseudofusicoccum stromaticum isolados de espécies vegetais do Cerrado e, o estudo epigenético de Phoma sp. isolado de espécie vegetal do Deserto de Sonora, utilizando no cultivo o modificador epigenético SAHA. Estes endófitos foram cultivados em escala reduzida em meios de cultivo líquidos e sólidos para obtenção dos extratos brutos, os quais foram submetidos a análises químicas (CCDC, HPLC e RMN de 1H) e biológicas (antifúngico, anticolinesterásico e citotóxico). Todos os extratos brutos apresentaram pelo menos uma atividade biológica, o que adicionado às análises químicas permitiram selecionar os meios de cultivo adequados para o crescimento em escala ampliada e, isolamento dos metabólitos secundários. Do cultivo de Camarops sp. no meio sólido de Milho isolou-se cinco substâncias, das quais quatro são inéditas 3-((1S,2S)-1,2-dihidroxibut-3-enil)-4-((E)-pent-1-enil)furan-2(5H)-ona (1), 3, 5, 9-trihidroxi presilfiperfolano (2), deacetilbotridial (3), ácido (E)-2,4-dimetilocta-2-enóico (4) e, ácido (E)-2,4-dimetilnon-2-enóico (5), os compostos 4 e 5 foram ativos na inibição da enzima acetilcolinesterase. Do extrato, obtido do meio líquido de Malte, de...
Abstract: Fungi are considered promising sources of bioactive compounds with potential application in the food, agriculture and medicine industry, and in fact, many drugs used in public health originate from fungi. These are found in various ecosystems, among which we can mention those who live inside the plant species. These microorganisms are called endophytes and have proved to be a promising source of bioactive metabolites. Within this context, this work was carried out, aiming to obtain potentially bioactive substances from chemical and biological study of extracts produced by the endophytic fungi Camarops sp., Periconia atropurpurea and Pseudofusicoccum stromaticum isolated from plant species of the Cerrado and epigenetic studies of Phoma sp. isolated from plant species of the Sonoran Desert using in cultivation the epigenetic modifier SAHA. These endophytes were grown on small scale in liquid culture media and solid to obtain the crude extract. These were subjected to chemical analysis (TLC, HPLC and 1H NMR) and biological (antifungal, anticholinesterase and cytotoxic). All crude extracts showed at least one biological activity, which added the chemical analysis allowed to select the culture medium of appropriate for growth in large scale and isolation of secondary metabolites. The growing of Camarops sp. in solid medium of corn were isolated five compounds of which four are new 3-((1S,2S)-1,2-dihydroxybut-3-enyl)-4-((E)-pent-1-enyl)furan-2(5H)-one (1), 3, 5, 9-trihydroxy presilphiperfolane (2), deacetyl-botrydial (3), (E)-2, 4-dimetilocta-2-enoic acid (4), and (E)-2, 4-dimetilnon-2-enoic acid (5), compounds 4 and 5 were active in inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. From the extract obtained from the liquid medium Malt, of P. atropurpurea were isolated the compounds 4,5-diethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo[c][1,6]dioxecine-1,8-dione (6) and periconicina B (7). From the cultivation of P. stromaticum...
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Bowers, Janice E., and Steven P. McLaughlin. "Desert Plants, Volume 8, Number 2 (1987)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625466.
Full textHendrickson, Dean A., and W. L. Minckley. "Desert Plants, Volume 6, Number 3 (1984)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/552226.
Full textWest, Joanne. "How to Photograph Desert Plants and Flowers." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/556559.
Full textEmmerson, Louise M. "Persistence mechanisms of Erodiophyllum elderi, an arid land daisy with a patchy distribution /." Title page, abstract and contents only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phe54.pdf.
Full textScaro, Robert C. "Desert Plants, Volume 9, Number 3-4 (1989)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/609109.
Full textWiens, John F., Devender Thomas R. Van, and Mark A. Dimmitt. "Desert Plants, Volume 30, Number 2 (January 2015)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622002.
Full textIronwood Forest National Monument, created in 2000, is located west of Tucson and south of Casa Grande, in Pima and Pinal Counties, south-central Arizona. The boundaries encompass parts or all of eight desert hill and mountain ranges and two valleys. In the flora of 593 taxa, one federally listed endangered plant species, Echinocactus horizonthalonius variety nicholii, occurs within the Monument. Two other plant species common in Mexico, Cathestecum brevifolium and Pisonia capitata, have their only known United States populations in the Monument. Flora plots revealed a wide range in species composition and numbers based on topography and geology. Census plots performed on Carnegiea gigantea, Olneya tesota, Parkinsonia florida, Parkinsonia microphylla, and Prosopis velutina showed populations in most areas of the Monument to be healthy and stable. When compared with floras of nearby sites of similar habitat, the Ironwood Forest National Monument was found to be remarkably rich in species and low in exotic taxa.
Johnson, Matthew B. "Desert Plants, Volume 31, Number 2 (February 2016)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622003.
Full textMcAuliffe, Joseph R. "Desert Plants, Volume 32, Number 1 (September 2016)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622004.
Full textPortions of the eastern Mojave Desert region of southeastern California, southern Nevada, and west-central Arizona that receive significant inputs of warm-season precipitation contain large areas dominated by various C4 perennial grasses including Pleuraphis rigida, P. jamesii, Bouteloua eriopoda, and B. gracilis. The lower elevation at which the two Bouteloua species occur rises from east to west in response to diminished precipitation, especially that received during the warm season. Unpredictability of warm-season precipitation also increases from east to west, but these grasses occasionally make use of cool-season precipitation stored in the soil, once temperatures required for the C4 photosynthetic pathway are achieved in late spring, but before the onset of summer monsoonal precipitation. Species distributions vary with elevation, with P. rigida occurring at lower elevations, B. eriopoda and P. jamesii at intermediate elevations, and B. gracilis at higher elevations. Composition of communities containing the latter three species is similar to grassland formations of the cool-temperate grasslands (grama-galleta steppe) of the Colorado Plateau region. Small, less predictable amounts of warm-season precipitation probably impose the greatest limitation to the diversity of C4 grasses in the eastern Mojave Desert region. However, due to warmer minimum winter temperatures, the woody plant and succulent floras associated with perennial grasses in the eastern Mojave region bear greater resemblance to those of the warm-temperate, semi-desert grasslands of west-central Arizona, southeastern Arizona, and the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. The presence of these woody plant and succulents in perennial grass-dominated communities in the eastern Mojave Desert imparts a structural character similar to that of the warm-temperate semi-arid grasslands of southern Arizona. Although climate (particularly warm-season precipitation) is a first-order determinant of the occurrence of perennial C4 grasses in the eastern Mojave Desert region, geological characteristics that control soil formation and soil hydrological behavior strongly influence composition of communities. The common denominator of sites dominated by grasses is a soil with relatively thick, fine-grained soil horizons that are conducive to exploitation by relatively shallow, diffuse, fibrous root systems of those grasses. Such soils occur in diverse settings, ranging from relatively steep hillslopes underlain by bedrock to gently inclined alluvial fans. In rocky hillslope environments, these kinds of soils are associated with late Pleistocene colluvium deposits in which eolian dust accumulation is principally responsible for forming the thick, fine-grained horizons. Erosion of these soils on hillslopes contributes to hydrological conditions more conducive to taproot systems of woody plants that occupy deeper fractures and joints in bedrock. Similarly, erosional truncation of well-developed soils of alluvial fans and exposure of cemented, relatively impenetrable calcic horizons produce a shift in dominance by perennial grasses to woody plants. In many settings, the presence of relatively dense perennial grass cover plays an essential role in moderating surface flows and inhibiting erosion. Prior to Anglo-American settlement of the region in the late 1800s, occasional wildfires may have fostered dominance of perennial grasses in some of these areas. Since the 1890s, livestock ranching has significantly impacted perennial grass-dominated vegetation. Removal of livestock from portions of the region around 2000, coupled with years of abundant warm-season precipitation, in some cases combined with wildfire, has led to a resurgence of perennial grasses in some areas. Effective management and conservation of these areas require a comprehensive understanding of the composition, occurrence, and ecological functioning of these communities.
Brown, David E., and Elizabeth Makings. "Desert Plants, Volume 29, Number 2 (January 2014)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622014.
Full textVega, Susana Berenice. "Efficiency of nonnative plants in the Sonoran Desert." The University of Arizona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/338202.
Full textThis study analyzes the efficiency of non-native trees in the Sonoran Desert. Some non-native trees highlighted as examples are Chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach) and the Cottonwood tree (Populus deltoides) sometimes referred as Alamo tree in the Southern part of the Sonoran Desert. The overall idea is to consider the non-native diversity available in the Sonoran Desert and its benefits. Keep in mind that the Sonoran Desert spreads throughout the Arizona, a section in California and in Northern Mexico in the state of Sonora, and Baja California Sur; however our focus is mainly on the area around Tucson and Sonora, México. Desert plants typically require little water and maintenance, which tends to be one of the biggest environmental benefits for landscape designers. Landscape designers often present a landscape that will maintain itself according to the resources in its surrounding. Desert plants are preferred in the northern part of the Sonoran Desert because they tend to fall into a sustainable type of garden. This study consists of four sections: the argument, relevant examples, results and a potential. The first section exposes myths behind non-native plants and considers the efficiency of their performance in the Sonoran Desert. The efficiency of the non-native plants considers the performance of the plant at a social, ecological and economical level. The next section mentions three different nonnative plants commonly seen in the Sonoran Desert. These plants are the Chinaberry tree, the Alamo tree and the Red Pistache tree. Each tree contributes differently to the Sonoran Desert and improve the biodiversity at their site. The third section of the study provides a solution for non-native plants to have a sustainable performance in the Sonoran Desert. The last section compiles all the previous sections to identify significant change in the efficiency of non-native plants. As part of the results, one can consider the non-native plant disturbance to be essential in the Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a location that adapts to extreme heat in the summer and due to its change in elevation also provides a diversity of plants for the cold winters. Therefore, this change in climates throughout the year allows nonnative plants to adapt at a faster pace than they would elsewhere. Some suggestions to mention in this paper include the adaptation of non-native plants nearby to residential homes. Residential homes require more trees that can perform a good job at providing shade to the building during the summer season.
Rondeau, Renée, Devender Thomas R. Van, C. David Bertelsen, Philip Jenkins, Rebecca K. Wilson, and Mark A. Dimmitt. "Desert Plants, Volume 12, Number 2 (December 1996)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554245.
Full textMauz, Kathryn. "Desert Plants, Volume 15, Number 2 (December 1999)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554316.
Full textWiens, John F. "Desert Plants, Volume 16, Number 2 (December 2000)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554340.
Full textMauz, Kathryn. "Desert Plants, Volume 18, Number 1 (June 2002)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555881.
Full textGilbert, Edward, and Max Licher. "Desert Plants, Volume 21, Number 1 (June 2005)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555883.
Full textFerg, Alan. "Desert Plants, Volume 19, Number 2 (December 2003)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555911.
Full textBurke, Antje, and Coleen Mannheimer. "The Sperrgebiet - a Diversity Hotspot of Desert Plants." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555913.
Full textMakings, Elizabeth. "Desert Plants, Volume 22, Number 2 (December 2006)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555924.
Full textBezy, John, Charles F. Hutchinson, and Conrad J. Bahre. "Desert Plants, Volume 23, Number 2 (December 2007)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555930.
Full textNewton, Douglas R. "Desert Plants, Volume 29, Number 1 (June 2013)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/556814.
Full textNtshakaza, Pamella. "Host relations of Kalaharituber pfeilii (Henn.) Trappe & Kagan-Zur." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020888.
Full textAronson, James. "Desert Plants of Use and Charm from Northern Chile." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/609119.
Full textAronson, James A., and Henry Thompson. "Desert Plants of Use and Charm from Southwestern Africa." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554233.
Full textBourgeron, Patrick S., Lisa D. Engelking, Hope C. Humphries, Esteban Muldavin, and W. H. Moir. "Desert Plants, Volume 11, Numbers 2-3 (March 1995)." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554242.
Full textFox, Gordon Allen. "Adaptation, history, and development in the evolution of a desert annual life history." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184710.
Full textSundberg, Marshall D. "Trends in Distribution and Size of Stomata in Desert Plants." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554223.
Full textPantastico, Marissa Capistrano. "Competition in desert winter annuals: Effects of spatial and temporal variation." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185362.
Full textWalker, George Floyd. "Analysis of molecular variation in the federally endangered Astragalus jaegerianus (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae): A species with a restricted geographic range." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2743.
Full textCrosswhite, F. S., and C. D. Crosswhite. "Editorial - The Precise Definitions of Hardiness and Xericity in Desert Plants." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554228.
Full textBen, Zaed Samar Abolgasem. "Chemical and molecular analysis of Libyan desert plants used in camel feed." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2016. http://digitool.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=27841.
Full textReaber, Ann Catherine. "STUDIES ON THE GERMINATION OF PENSTEMON PARRYI GRAY SEED (GIBBERELLIC ACID, TEMPERATURE, STRATIFICATION)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275325.
Full textClark, L. J., and E. W. Carpenter. "Kenaf Varietal Evaluation in the High Desert of Southeastern Arizona." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/202478.
Full textJohnson, Matthew Brian 1958. "Horticultural characteristics of seven Sonoran Desert woody legumes which show potential for southwestern landscaping." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276905.
Full textBoss, H. E. "Studies of Symbiotic Microflora and Their Role in the Ecology of Desert Plants." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554218.
Full textPetrie, Jeffrey M. "Arabian Desert Primer: Ornamental Potential of Hyper-arid Adapted Plants from Saudi Arabia." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555929.
Full textPessarakli, Mohammed, K. B. Marcum, and David M. Kopec. "Growth Responses of Desert Saltgrass under Salt Stress." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/216374.
Full textWaterfall, Patricia. "Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144824.
Full textIn the arid Southwest, rainfall is scarce and evapotranspiration rates are high. Only natives and some desert-adapted plants can live on 10 or 11 inches of annual rainfall. Other plants require some supplemental irrigation and harvesting rainwater can reduce the use of drinking water for landscape irrigation. This publication discusses the water requirements for some plants and the way to collect rainwater. Its topics include: - Water Harvesting System Components - Simple Water Harvesting System Design and Construction - Complex Water Harvesting Systems
Hildreth, Jane N. "Investigation of lower Colorado River Valley desert soil mineral and nutrient content in relation to plant proximity and identity." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1989. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/518.
Full textJohnson, William Theodore. "Electronic Field Guide to the Plants of Popular Recreation Sites in Arizona's Donoran Desert." University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555926.
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