Possibility of cultivation gray mangroves Avaccinnia marina (Forsk.)  Vierh. in the Iraqi coasts

Aymen A.L. Alrubaye; Jihad M. Al-Zewar; Haleemah J. Al-Aradi; Audai MH. Qasim

doi:10.58629/ijaq.v20i1.453

Authors

Aymen A.L. Alrubaye Marine Science Centre,University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Jihad M. Al-Zewar Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Haleemah J. Al-Aradi College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Audai MH. Qasim Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/ijaq.v20i1.453

Keywords:

Gray mangrove, Avicennia marina, Khor Al-Zubair, vegetation, mangrove community, biodiversity

Abstract

A team from Marine Science Centre/ University of Basrah, in cooperation with some regional and local scientific institutions, attempted to cultivate the mangrove Avicennia marina in some Iraqi coastal areas, as part of an experiment that is the first of its kind in the country. A site was chosen to plant these trees in the tidal zone in the Khor Al-Zubair oil port. After six months of seedling growth in the greenhouse, the seedlings were transferred to the test site, and measurements of plant growth indicators were carried out for two years at the test site for the period from April 2019 to April 2021. The maximum height of the plants during the study period was 173.3 cm, while The indicators of vegetative growth and chlorophyll content increased significantly during the study period, which is close to the growth of trees in their natural habitats. The survival rates of seedlings were 44% after 24 months of planting. Most of the results were compared according to the Least Significant Difference test (L.S.D.). At a probability level of 0.05.

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Author Biographies

Aymen A.L. Alrubaye, Marine Science Centre,University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

Dept. Biological Development

Jihad M. Al-Zewar, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

Dept. Biological Development

Audai MH. Qasim, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

Dept. Marine Vertebrates

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