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JOURNAL OF OASIS AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
JOURNAL OF OASIS AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

p-ISSN (Print Version): 2724 - 699X
e-ISSN (Electronic Version): 2724-7007
Special Issue : June 2021
Proceedings of the 4th Tunisian-South African Mini-symposium on
« Biodiversity in Forage and Feed Crops for Sustainable Productivity under Environmental Constraints »
18-19 March 2021, CBBC, Tunisia

Special Issue Editor:
Pr. Mounawer BADRI,
Ph.D. & HDR in Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology
Laboratory of Extremophile Plants, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B.P. 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia
Organizing committee
Tunisian Side
Pr. Mounawer BADRI*, CBBC
Pr. Mohsen HANANA, CBBC
Pr. Naceur DJEBELI, CBBC
Dr. Wael TAAMALLI, CBBC
Pr. Ines SLAMA, CBBC
Dr. Hatem BEN JOUIRA, CBBC
Dr. Asma MAHJOUB, CBBC
Dr. Cheima JABRI, CBBC
South African Side
Pr. Ndiko LUDIDI*, UWC
Pr. Marshall KEYSTER, UWC
Dr. Ifeanyi EGBICHI, WSU
* Coordinators of the Tunisian-South African Project
Secretary: Mrs. Ines CHERIF, Mrs. Henda TRABELSI
CONTENT:
1. Antioxidant responses are associated with differences in drought tolerance between maize and sorghum.
Authors: Ali Ali Elnaeim Elbasheir & Ludidi Ndiko
2. Effects of salt stress on the germination of two contrasting Medicago sativa varieties.
Authors: Jabri Cheima, Zaidi Nawres, Maiza Nourhene, Rafik Khawla, Ludidi Ndiko & Badri Mounawer
3. Comparative analysis of responses to field salinity stress in contrasting soybean accessions highlights NaCl exclusion in leaves as a key mechanism for salinity stress tolerance.
Authors: Akanbi Musa Oyebowale, Egbichi Ifeanyi Moses & Ludidi Ndiko
4. Analysis of salinity tolerance in two varieties of Medicago sativa at the vegetative stage.
Authors: Badri Mounawer, Rafik Khawla, Jabri Cheima & Ludidi Ndiko.
5. Effects of osmotic stress on Chenopodium quinoa seed germination.
Authors: Derbali Imed, Manaa Arafet, Derbali Walid & Slama Inès
6. Indigenous African cereal crops can contribute to mitigation of the impact of climate change on food security.
Authors: Basson Gerhard, Ali Ali Elnaeim Elbasheir & Ludidi Ndiko
7. Effect of phosphorus deficiency induced in calcareous soil on plant growth, phosphorus use efficiency and acid phosphatase activity of Medicago truncatula.
Authors: Kouas Saber, Slatni Tarek, Mhadhbi Haythem & Abdelly Chedly
8. High diversity of responses among Medicago truncatula lines to Phoma medicaginis infection.
Authors: Maiza Nourhene, Jabri Cheima, Zaidi Nawres, Rafik Khawla, Khiari Bilel, Djébali Naceur, Sánchez-Ballesta Maria Teresa & Badri Mounawer
9. Variation of Medicago sativa varieties tolerance to Phoma medicaginis infection.
Authors: Zaidi Nawres, Jabri Cheima, Maiza Nourhene, Rafik Khawla, Khiari Bilel, Djébali Naceur, Ludidi Ndiko & Badri Mounawer
10. Comparative study of Pyrenophora graminea incidence on Hordeum vulgare L. hybrid populations and their parents.
Authors: Afissa Wahiba & Siaki Fadhila
11. Environmental variation and geographic distribution of the Brachypodium distachyon grass complex species’ in Tunisia.
Authors: Gandour Mhemmed
12. Characterization of Pisum sativum Mediterranean accessions by qualitative traits.
Authors: Jlassi Ines, Jandoubi Wassim, Mansouri Dhouha, Boukhibar Halima, Soraya Touzout Naila, Ben-Attia Mossadok & El-Bok Safia
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