Population of Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.)M.Bieb in a Dry Salt Lake of the Central Kyzylkum

Abstract

Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M. Bieb. is a halophytic desert plant. This plant population is widespread in areas of high salinity of the world, including a Dry Salt Lake of the Central Kyzylkum. Analyzing the environment of the plant root system and the inorganic and organic composition of the soil of dried salt marshes using modern methods is of great importance in explaining the mechanisms of rapid growth and development of H. strobilaceum in areas affected by the stress factor. In the researches, with the help of IR spectroscopic and agrochemical methods, the amount of inorganic salts and organic substances in the soil around the root system of the H. strobilaceum plant was shown to be closer to the standard indicators than the amount of these substances in the soil of dry saline areas. The obtained results serve to explain the importance of H. strobilaceum and similar dominant species in the formation of plant populations in arid and saline areas.