Desert plants to stop desertification: To succeed, reforestation projects to reclaim once fertile lands need to consider the local abiotic, biotic, and social factors: To succeed, reforestation projects to reclaim once fertile lands need to consider the local abiotic, biotic, and social factors

Ikram Blilou; Heribert Hirt

doi:10.15252/embr.202256687

Desert plants to stop desertification: To succeed, reforestation projects to reclaim once fertile lands need to consider the local abiotic, biotic, and social factors: To succeed, reforestation projects to reclaim once fertile lands need to consider the local abiotic, biotic, and social factors

EMBO Rep. 2023 Feb 6;24(2):e56687. doi: 10.15252/embr.202256687. Epub 2022 Dec 29.

Authors

Ikram Blilou¹, Heribert Hirt¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Understanding the intricate relationship between plants, desert soils, and desert-specific microbiomes would increase the success chances for reforestation projects to reclaim lands lost to desertification.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Conservation of Natural Resources*
Plants
Social Factors*