saxaul


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saxaul

(ˈsæksɔːl)
n
(Plants) an Asian shrub with spongy bark and small leaves, Holoxylon Ammodendron
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Plantations of saxaul, for example, are one of the few means of helping villages around the Aral Sea, where a reduction of the water area has created a salty desert, with windblown toxic dust that is damaging to health and the environment.
Karakalpakstan has certain experience in the fight against desertification as well as good experience in planting trees, especially in planting saxaul. Thus, the joint work of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan specialists will help find most effective methods.
Hosseini, "A comparison of distance samling methods in Saxaul (Halloxylon Ammodendron C.A.
"It was a paradise for animals and unique plant species such as the Euphrates poplar, saxaul shrub and Tamarix chinensis."
In addition to the reeds, vegetation in the delta includes a forest-shrub mix consisting of several native poplars (Populus spp.), elaeagnus (Elaeagnus spp.), salt cedar (Tamarix spp.), willows (Salix spp.) and saxaul species (Haloxylon spp.) (Gapparov & Latchininsky 2000).
This area is a desert with sandy soil and sparse vegetation, primarily black saxaul (Haloxylon aphyllum), white saxaul (H.
A certain amount of experience have been accumulated in Karakalpakstan in combating desertification and there is a good experience in planting various plants especially in planting saxaul. Thus, a joint work of specialists of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will allow to find the most effective methods," Utembayev said.