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Abstract
Plant performance usually reflect the environmental factors
prevailing in a certain habitat. This study aims to investigate the effect of
different habitats on six wild plants; Alhagi graecorum Boiss.,
Calligonum polygonoides L., Cynanchum acutum L., Deverra tortuosa
Desf., Hyoscyamus muticus L. and Phragmites australis Cav., on
growth related traits, anatomical, mineral composition, biochemical and
molecular levels. Soil and plant samples were collected at the same time
from manmade forest irrigated with wastewater and deserts outside the
forest during summer and winter seasons at Sadat City, Menoufia
governorate. Wastewater and soil properties were analyzed. The plants
biochemical products including total (carbohydrates, proteins, amino
acids, lipids, tannins, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, alkaloids and
saponins) were determined. The genetic makeup of the studied plants
from the different habitats were investigated using five RAPD primers.
The results indicated that irrigation with wastewater caused an increase in
EC, TDS and ion concentrations for soil samples collected inside forest
compared to those collected from outside. Also, wastewater irrigation
increased significantly plant height, leaf area and number of leaves/plant.
The biochemical contents varied in plant samples collected from inside to
outside forest during summer and winter seasons. Molecular fingerprints
revealed different profiles for the five plants collected from inside forest
compared to outside ones during summer and winter. In conclusion, the
variation in habitats exerts remarkable effects on growth related traits,
anatomical traits, mineral composition, biochemical products as well as
the genetic fingerprints of the studied plants.