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Investigation of the Autecology of Hawthorn in Northwestern Syria

Rasha OBIDEENFaculty of Agricultural Engineering, Idlib University, SyriaDr. Amin ALHASANFaculty of Agricultural Engineering, Idlib University, SyriaProf. Rida DRAIEFaculty of Agricultural Engineering, Idlib University, Syria

Vol 8 No 10 (2024): Volume 8, Issue 10, October 2024 | Pages: 124-138

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 16-10-2024

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Abstract

This research was carried out in Idlib Governorate, located in northwestern Syria, during the years 2021, 2022, and 2023. The self-environment of the Crataegus genus was also studied in the study areas, by conducting botanical surveys there, according to the Braun-Blanquet method. The results showed that Crataegus has environmental flexibility as it spreads in multiple bioclimatic environments. Specie Crataegus monogyna belonging to the order Quercetaliapubescentis, which follows the Querceteapubescentis order, whose components are part of the plant alliance Quercioninfectoriae. Which includes deciduous oak forests within the Supra-Mediterranean structure. As for the species C. azarolus, it belongs to the order Quercetaliailicis, which belongs to the class Querceteailicis, and whose components are considered within the botanical alliance QuercionCalliprini within the Eu-Mediterranean structure. In general, the hawthorn did not constitute a characteristic type of species, but was always accompanying species, and did not rise to the level of characteristic types of species included in the designation of plant communities specialized in it.

Keywords

Hawthorn, Autecology, Plant Communities, Phytosociology, Botanical Surveys


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Rasha OBIDEEN, Dr. Amin ALHASAN, & Prof. Rida DRAIE. (2024). Investigation of the Autecology of Hawthorn in Northwestern Syria. International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, 8(10), 124-138. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2024.810018

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