Country: Tunisia

The Value Chain of Aleppo Pine Seeds and the Value Added of Vegetable Oil Extracted from Seeds

Aleppo pine seeds (commonly called Zgougou) derive all their originality and nobility from the fact that they are consumed by Tunisians as part of their

The carob tree in Tunisia: A big varietal richness to preserve and to valorize

In addition to their traditional local use in human and animal food, the fruits of the carob tree have a high commercial value in industrial transformation.

Storage of acorns as a stock management tool for reforestation and fodder use

Solve the problem of the fragility of oak acorns used for reforestation and animal feed by improving the process of their conservation for a period

Selection of pine species in Tunisia: Result of the comparative species trials of Souiniet and Djebel Abderrahmen Arboretums

Faced with changes and in the absence of regeneration, the natural forest formations in the North of Tunisia are experiencing serious problems of degradation. The

Thickness assessment and weight modeling of cork in Tunisia: case study of Ain Snoussi forest

Estimate reproduction cork thickness as a criterion to examine the commercial value and to fit a non-linear model for predicting cork weight to guide the

Modeling Aleppo pine water balance under two Tunisian climate conditions

Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) is one of the most drought-tolerant pine species and it is distributed over large drought-prone Mediterranean regions. The determination of

Mineral composition of black and white fruits of Myrtus communis L.

This work aims the valorization of myrtle fruits through the determination of its mineral composition. Such a study is important to highlight the nutritional value

Intraspecific variability and genetic selection of Aleppo pine

Aleppo pine is one of the dominant forest species in Tunisia, favoured by its great regeneration capacity, plasticity, climatic stress tolerance, and multiple products: wood,

Improvement of carob cultivation techniques

The carob tree cultivation is handicapped by the poor quality of the seedlings leaving the nursery due to the deterioration of the root system, and

Is the plasticity in response to the drought of Quercus suber linked to the geographical origin?

The selection of forest species and the study of their behavior variability relative to the main environmental conditions change remains a major challenge. The aim

Ecophysiological study in three sites of natural Aleppo pine forests.

The main response of natural Aleppo pine trees to drought has been studied in three sites on the North-western of Tunisia, in order to assess

Intraspecific variability of Quercus suber L. acorn morphology in Northwestern Tunisia

The cork oak forest suffers from serious problems of natural regeneration following anthropic action and overgrazing. As a result, we are witnessing continuous aging and

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