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Report for Prosopis glandulosa subsp. torreyana (L.D.Benson) M.C.Johnst.

updated: Jan 9th 2021, 6:38 am see all updates

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Family	Fabaceae
Genus	Prosopis
Species	glandulosa
Author	Torr.
Infraspecific	subsp. torreyana
Infraspecfic Author	(L.D.Benson) M.C.Johnst.
Pictures
Plant type	xerophyte
Life form
Ecotypes	Yes Previously was: unknown
Max. salinity	615 mM Previously was: 11.4
Germination	Yes Previously was: unknown
Salt glands and bladders	unknown
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3?
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	Yes Previously was: unknown
Bioremediation	unknown
antioxidants	Phenols Flavonoids Previously was: empty
Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	F Heathland, scrub and tundra Previously was: empty
Economic use	2100.0 Fuel 3300.0 Fodder 4850.0 Salt-tolerant ornamental
Distribution Distribution map provided by GBIF \| Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Distribution (text)	Sonoran desert, California, USA Lower Rio Grande Texas USA Previously was: North America
Miscellaneous notes	More than 80 papers in the Web of Science in early January 2021 Previously was: empty
References	AHMAD, R; ISMAIL, S; MOINUDDIN, M; SHAHEEN, T (1994) SCREENING OF MESQUITE (PROSOPIS SPP) FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION AT BARREN SANDY AREAS USING HIGHLY SALINE WATER FOR IRRIGATION. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 26, 2, 265. -282. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis glandulosa Prosopis juliflora Adhikari, A; White, JD (2014) Plant water use characteristics of five dominant shrub species of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA: implications for shrubland restoration and conservation. CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY. 2, 1, (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Parkinsonia aculeata Prosopis glandulosa Burkart, A (1976) Monograph on the genus Prosopis. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 57 , 219. -249. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis glandulosa sub sp. Torryana Prosopis juliflora Prosopis nigra Prosopis ruscifolia Prosopis velutina Felker, P., P. R. Clark, A. E. Laag and P. F. Pratt (1981) Salinity Tolerance of the Tree Legumes - Mesquite (Prosopis-Glandulosa Var Torreyana, Prosopis-Velutina and Prosopis-Articulata) Algarrobo (Prosopis-Chilensis), Kiawe (Prosopis-Pallida) and Tamarugo (Prosopis-Tamarugo) Grown in Sand Culture on Nitrogen-Free Media. Plant and Soil. 61, 3, 311-317. (see details) 8 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis articulata Prosopis chilensis Prosopis glandulosa Prosopis juliflora Prosopis pallida Prosopis reptans Prosopis tamarugo Prosopis velutina JARRELL, WM; VIRGINIA, RA (1990) RESPONSE OF MESQUITE TO NITRATE AND SALINITY IN A SIMULATED PHREATIC ENVIRONMENT - WATER-USE, DRY-MATTER AND MINERAL NUTRIENT ACCUMULATION. PLANT AND SOIL. 125, 2, 185. -196. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis glandulosa JARRELL, WM; VIRGINIA, RA (1990) SOIL CATION ACCUMULATION IN A MESQUITE WOODLAND - SUSTAINED PRODUCTION AND LONG-TERM ESTIMATES OF WATER-USE AND NITROGEN-FIXATION. JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS. 18, 1, 51. -58. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis glandulosa Jenkins, MB (2003) Rhizobial and bradyrhizobial symbionts of mesquite from the Sonoran Desert: salt tolerance, facultative halophily and nitrate respiration. SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY. 35, 12, 1675. -1682. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis glandulosa NILSEN, ET; VIRGINIA, RA; JARRELL, WM (1986) WATER RELATIONS AND GROWTH-CHARACTERISTICS OF PROSOPIS-GLANDULOSA VAR TORREYANA IN A SIMULATED PHREATOPHYTIC ENVIRONMENT. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 73, 3, 427. -433. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis glandulosa Qasim, M., Y. Fujii, M. Z. Ahmed, I. Aziz, K. N. Watanabe and M. A. Khan (2019) Phytotoxic analysis of coastal medicinal plants and quantification of phenolic compounds using HPLC. Plant Biosystems. 153, 6, 767-774. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Parkinsonia aculeata Prosopis glandulosa RHODES, D; FELKER, P (1988) MASS-SCREENING OF PROSOPIS (MESQUITE) SEEDLINGS FOR GROWTH AT SEAWATER SALINITY CONCENTRATIONS. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. 24, 3, 169. -176. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis articulata Prosopis glandulosa Prosopis juliflora Prosopis nigra Prosopis tamarugo ROOMI, D; GHAFFAR, A; AHMAD, R; ISMAIL, S (1994) EFFECT OF SALINITY OF GROWTH OF RHIZOBIUM SPP, NODULATION AND HEIGHT OF PROSOPIS SPECIES. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 26, 2, 253. -258. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Prosopis glandulosa

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