Effects of Drought Stress on Annual Herbaceous Plants under Different Mixed Growth Conditions in Desert Oasis Transition Zone of the Hexi Corridor

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 14; no. 22; p. 14956
• Main Authors: Gou, Qianqian, Song, Bing, Li, Yuda, Xi, Lulu, Wang, Guohua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Arid regions; China; Comparative analysis; Deserts; Drought; Droughts; Environmental aspects; Flowers & plants; Growth; Herbs; Laboratories; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Polyethylene glycol; Precipitation; Sand & gravel; Seeds; Sustainability; Vegetation; China

Annual herbaceous plants are frequently layered under the artificial sand-fixing forest within the desert oasis transition zone of the Hexi Corridor. The effect of drought stress on annual herbaceous plants is of great significance to the restoration of artificial vegetation as well as the stability...