STUDY ON THE ECOLOGY OF Chenopodium murale L. IN NILE DELTA, EGYPT.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of botany, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University.

Abstract

This study offers a description of the vegetation of Chenopodium murale community and evaluating the plant and soil parameters relationships. Classification analysis (TWINSPAN) revealed three vegetation groups; group A dominated by Chenopodium murale, group B dominated by Melilotus indicus and group C was dominated by Pseudognaphalium  luteo-album. The ordination analysis (CCA) evaluate the Chenopodium murale and soil parameters relationship. The results indicated that Chenopodium murale showed a close relationship with soil clay, porosity, moisture content and total phosphorous whereas negatively correlated with electric conductivity, total dissolved salts, sodium and sulphate.