Salix psammophila C. Wang et Ch. Y. Yang is an important desert shrub that is mainly distributed in northwest China, including the Mu Us sandland and Kubuqi desert. It plays a crucial role in vegetation rehabilitation and as a forestation plant. The...
Salix psammophila C. Wang & C. Y. Yang is an important windbreak and sand-fixing shrub species in Northwest China, with excellent characteristics such as resistance to drought, wind, and sand. S. psammophila needs to be stubbed flat after several...
Salix psammophila is an important tree species adapted to sand-fixing afforestation in arid areas, and its different plant type characteristics can have different ecological functions. To identify the genes affecting the plant type of S. psammophila,...
Salix psammophila, C. Wang & Chang Y. Yang, a desert-adapted shrub, is recognized for its exceptional drought tolerance and plays a vital role in ecosystem maintenance. However, research on S. psammophila has been limited due to the lack of an ef...
Thermal dissipation of excess excitation energy is an important photoprotective mechanism that plants have evolved to cope with surplus illumination. However, light-energy-partitioning dynamics in an exotic sand-dune willow (Salix psammophila) common...
Amidst climate change, managing water and vegetation adaptability is vital in ecology and agriculture. Salix psammophila is key in deserts, maintaining ecological balance and combating desertification. Understanding its surface condensation and respo...
The degradation of Salix psammophila mechanical sand barriers in desert environments can lead to a reduction in their windbreak and sand-fixing benefits, thereby becoming a significant factor limiting the operational lifespan of these structures. Tar...
Microtubules, polymerized from α-tubulin (TUA) and β-tubulin (TUB) monomers, play a pivotal role in shaping plant morphogenesis according to developmental and environmental cues. Salix psammophila C. Wang & C. Y. Yang is an important s...
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Since the establishment of blown sand physics, surface roughness has been widely used in current research to indicate the ability of a surface to resist wind erosion and to evaluate the windproof effect of protective measures. However, since the calc...
Heavy metal wastewater treatment is a huge problem facing human beings, and the application degree of Salix psammophila resources produced by flat stubble is low. Therefore, it is very important to develop high-value products of Salix psammophila res...
Salix psammophila, classified under the Salicaceae family, is a deciduous, densely branched, and erect shrub. As a leading pioneer tree species in windbreak and sand stabilization, it has played a crucial role in combating desertification in northwes...
Mycelium-based biocomposites represent a novel class of environmentally friendly materials. This study investigated the potential of using Salix psammophila and peanut straw as substrates for cultivating Pleurotus ostreatus and Ganoderma lucidum, res...
With the increase in setting years in deserts, Salix psammophila sand barriers with different degrees of lodging damage caused by decay are losing wind-prevention and sand-fixation properties. In this study, we focus on the change in chemical propert...
Understanding how cultivated xerophytic shrubs physiologically regulate canopy water loss under anomalously wet conditions is crucial for predicting ecohydrological responses and for providing practical guidance in landscape restoration under the ong...
In the arid and semi-arid regions of the world, checkerboard barriers play a vital role in ecological restoration. However, the improvement of soil quality in the later stages of lattice barrier-laying is an issue that is not yet known. This study se...
The NAC gene family is of great value for plant stress resistance and development. In this study, five NAC genes with a typical NAM domain were isolated from Salix psammophila, which is a stress-resistant willow endemic to western China. Two hundred...
Groundwater evapotranspiration (ETG) estimation is an important issue in semiarid areas for groundwater resources management and environmental protection. It is widely estimated by diurnal water table fluctuations. In this study, the ETG at four site...
The ecosystem of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau is highly fragile due to its unique geographical conditions, with vegetation playing a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance. Thus, accurately monitoring the distribution of vegetation in the...
Adaptive characteristics of plants, such as those associated with photosynthesis and resource use efficiency, are usually affected by synthesis costs and resource availability. The impact of extreme climate events such as long-term drought on plant p...
Salix carboniferous solid acid catalysts were successfully obtained via one-step carbonization and sulfonation of Salix psammophila in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid, which was then used in the esterification reaction between oleic acid a...
The water consumption processes of vegetation play an important role in water resource management in semiarid regions, while the difference in water consumption between native and exotic species is unclear. In this study, the exotic Pinus sylvestris...
To elucidate the effects of different plantation types on understory vegetation and soil properties in the Mu Us Sandy Land, this study investigated five plantation types: Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Litv. pure forest, P. sylvestris var. mongolic...
Revegetation in arid and semi-arid regions is a pivotal strategy for mitigating desertification and controlling soil erosion by enhancing carbon storage in woody biomass and mitigating wind-induced erosion. Despite its recognized importance, a critic...
Elucidating shrub ecohydrological adaptation is critical for optimizing vegetation-restoration strategies in arid regions and maintaining regional ecological stability. This study examined typical desert shrubs at the northern edge of the Mu Us Sand...
The implementation of afforestation programs in arid environments in northern China had modified the natural vegetation patterns. This increases the evaporation flux; however, the influence of these new covers on the soil water conditions is poorly u...
Afforestation in the transitional zone between the loess hilly area and the Mu Us Sandy Land of China has reshaped the landscape and greatly affected eco-hydrological processes. Plantations are crucial for regulating local net rainfall inputs, thus m...
Desertification severely impacts soil environments, necessitating effective control measures to improve sandy soil. On the alpine sandy land of Gonghe Basin, taking bare land containing mobile sand dunes (LD) as a reference, surface soil undergoing f...
High genetic diversity and low differentiation present challenges in taxonomy and systematics of Salix. Chloroplast (cp) genome sequencing is efficient for providing new genomic information and elucidating phylogenetic relationships. Salix spathulifo...
Water resources are crucial factors that limit vegetation recovery, and rational planning of silvicultural patterns is essential for the efficient utilization of water in arid and semi-arid regions. This study examined the water utilization strategie...
Desertification, which may lead to land degradation, is a significant global ecological issue. Biological soil crusts (BSCs) can play a role in sand fixation, carbon sequestration, and the improvement in soil functions in the ecological restoration o...
This study analyzed the water use of the Salix psammophila bush in a semi-arid area in northwest China using a Hydrus-1D model. The model incorporated the effect of thermally driven water flow coupling liquid water, water vapor and heat transport. Th...
Monitoring of stomatal conductance to water vapor in psammophytes is important in studies of vegetation transpiration in sandy areas. Leaf temperature monitoring has the advantages of convenience, reduced damage to the plant without contact, and a la...
Accurately estimating the volume of woody vegetation is critical for assessing fuel characteristics and associated wildfire risks in shrublands. However, few studies have investigated the branch volume of multi-stemmed shrubs, a dominant life form in...
Desertification erodes arable land and human habitats. Vegetation restoration represents a critical process for improving the quality of sandy land by enhancing soil structure and nutrient cycling. This study aims to investigation how vegetation rest...
In ecological restoration of arid/semi-arid sandy lands, micro-topographic variations and artificial shrub arrangement synergistically drive vegetation recovery and soil quality improvement. As a typical fragile ecosystem in northern China, the Mu Us...
Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in maintaining material circulation and energy flow in desert ecosystems. However, the structure and function of soil microorganisms in different forestlands are currently unclear, restricting the use of sand-fi...
Traditional sand fixation measures have many limitations. For example, engineering sand fixation measures using barriers cannot completely stabilize sand dunes. Biological sand fixation measures utilizing planted vegetation are very difficult to buil...