Economically, Sinai is one of the most important axis for development a desert land in Egypt, therefore reclamation and cultivation are two main activities for local inhabitants. This book is focusing on the soil fertility in Sinai peninsula, showing the importance of soil quality of Sinais land, and the most important land areas for using in large projects in agriculture and multi-purposes of land use. Its very useful also because it has the most recent techniques and analyses in soil analyses, and the relationship between soil fertility and other physical environmental factors that control...

The family Lamiaceae has cosmopolitan distribution and includes over 250 genera and 7000 species. The family is known for its fine ornamental or culinary herbs like basil, lavender, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme, and is a rich source of essential oils for the flavoring and perfume industry. Three species of genus Ballota (Ballota undulata, B. kaiseri, and B. saxatilis (endemic - B. kaiseri) are subjected to a number of threats which cause the populations to decline in both number and size. In this book we will focus on the famous genera of Lamiaceae and their geographical...

The plant life in Sinai especially the northern part characterized by lots of medicinal plants and subjected to many threats affecting the occurrence and distributions of these plants, also the species composition in this area donated with rare and endemic species, in the meantime the Bedouin life depended mainly on the folk medicine using these medicinal plant, therefore and for the shortage published material on north Sinai, we found that book good source for medicinal plants and the most coon usage for these plants. The book included a full description with photos for the most common and...

This book addresses the species diversity of Serbal mountain as a part of south Sinai which is very rich in flora and fauna. Serbal mountain characterized by a unique vegetation, lots of endemic, medicinal and threatened plant species. Attention was paid to the ecological studies has been done in the area, floristic composition, land form types, soil conditions, and other physical environmental factors controlling the plant distribution on the mountain. The work included vegetation analysis using the multivariate programs, and classification of most important plant communities and its...

This book addresses the ecology of three medicinal plant species: Origanum syriacum, Teucrium polium, and Verbascum sinaiticum. This book include an ecological assessment for the distribution behavior of these three species in the Sinai mountains with attention paid to the environmental factors affection the distribution with using multivariate techniques clarifying the relationship between the species and environmental conditions. The book also include a full description for soil analysis for the most common habitats and detailed explanations for the main threats affecting the occurrence of...