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Parks & Recreational Facilities Division, ADM
Dr. AbdulSattar Salih Al Mashhadani
Landscape Expert

Municipal Best Practices Forum, Abu Dhabi,UAE

18-19 April 2012

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CONTENT
RELATED TERMS
PREVIOUS WORKS
CURRENT STATUS
FUTURE VISION
PROPOSED MECHANISMS
PREPARED RELIABLE NPS INDEXES FOR LANDSCAPE PROJECTS
ESTABLISH A NATIVE PLANT RESEARCH STATION
CHALLENGES AND DIFFICULTIES
RECOMMENDATIONS

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RELATED TERMS
Native plant is a general term to describe plants endemic (exclusively native), indigenous or naturalized to a
given area in geologic time in response to physical and biotic processes characteristic of a certain region.

Endemic species are those species of plants which are found exclusively in a particular area (native to a
certain limited area). They are naturally not found anywhere else. "it is an endemic found only in this island
The authors of Glossary of Expression in Biological Control note that endemic should be used to describe a
species that "occurs constantly in an area in small numbers and the term doesnt describe a species that is
native to only one particular area.

Indigenous species are those species which are originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or
environment. Indigenous plants are native to a specific local area of the country. , so it's a local native plant.

Indigenous Plant = Local Native Plant

An indigenous species is not necessarily endemic. In biology and ecology, endemic means exclusively native
to the Biota of a specific place. An indigenous species may occur in areas other than the one under
consideration.

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RELATED TERMS
Naturalized species: An intentionally or unintentionally introduced species that has adapted to and
reproduce successfully in its new environment.

So, the native plant can come from any part of our country, includes all its habitats: Coastal and
Sabkha , desert Sand sheet and dunes, mountain.

Natural landscaping (native gardening) is the use of native plants, including trees, shrubs, groundcover,
and grasses which are indigenous to the geographic area of the garden.

Non-native or Introduced species are species that have become able to survive and reproduce outside
the habitats where they evolved or spread naturally.

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PREVIOUS WORKS
Scientific work on the flora, vegetation and habitats of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) commenced lately,
and as Ber, B. & Chaudhary, S. A reported; Jongbloed (1987) and Western (1989) were the first monographs
on the wildlife of the UAE (Ber & Al-Ansari 1999), Western (1989) gave 501 species of higher plants for the
UAE and additional species have been reported by Karim (1991-93,1995).They added that Jongbloed listed
583 species (in his unpubl. Checklist 1996) and with the most significant additions a total of approximately
800 higher plants species were known from the UAE (Jongbloed, pers. comm. October 1999).
The most recent additions, which we considered them as reliable and applicable reference, was done by EAD
(ERWDA 2004). They confirmed the previous mentioned total (800) of higher plants species. roughly 400
species are known for AD Emirate and fixed by EAD, and they represent 255 genera and 66 families.

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CURRENT STATUS
NPS that used in design work are relative rareness.
Some more suitable NPS are using in design work
Our greenery comprised primarily of non-native species.
The majority of non-NPS are introduced to our landscape randomly.
Non-NPS are high-maintenance and need substantial support systems to keep them alive.
Intentional, to sustain our natural resources, this practice has to be changed in the near future .

We can avoid all these problems if we :

Applying estimated steps toward discovering the potential features of NPS
Adopt the proper selection of NPS for our landscaping projects.
Alternatively, our conventional designs have to be changed gradually too. This will achieved by adopting
proper introduction to select suitable native species for new landscape designs.

Therefore, the future designs will become traditional and given a specific identification of national
landscape.
REMOVING NATIVE SPECIES FROM AN ECOSYSTEM
IS LIKE TAKING RIVETS OUT OF AN AIRPLANE WING

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CURRENT STATUS

Recently, we found according to EAD lists that the average

percentage of selected NPS in ornamental landscape projects
(2010 2012) in Abu Dhabi city is between 35 -37% .

This percentage is distinct and has its promotional rank in the

future of the sustainable change across our existent and new
projects, after the adoption of the gradual introduction of a
variety of native species suitable for ornamental landscape
according to their environmental requirements.

As it turns out that the percentage of NPS in the PRFD lists of drought and salt tolerant plant species have the
same proportion (not less than 35%).

This percentage could increase if we take into account the estimate of adaptive introduced species to the
local environment conditions as well as the group of succulent species.

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FUTURE VISION

Adopting a policy of cultivation of native plants that are tolerant to the local environmental conditions of Abu
Dhabi contributes to the preservation of NPS and reducing costs ,energy and environment impacts.

Benefits

Less water consumption ( More water available for other usages).

Less time and work ( Decreases manpower and saves energy)
Reserve the NPS especially that are disappearing due to urbanization.
Ensure food and shelter for birds, and other wildlife.
Retain our own unique horticultural identity
Strengthening capacities for drought & climate change impacts management.

In general, these processes require extensive meetings with scientific professionals

(horticulturists, Taxonomists, Ecologists ,Seed collectors, Breeders...).
Achievement of this naturalistic approach will be one of fundamentals
of environmental sustainability of natural resources.

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PROPOSED MECHANISMS

Our main mission is to naturalize Abu Dhabi greenery by introducing the appropriate NPS in
landscaping Projects .

To achieve our vital mission, we are suggesting the following:

Prepared reliable selective NPS indexes for landscape projects

Establish a research station for NPS
introducing the nursery management, planning tools,

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In terms of total number of species in EAD lists, it noted that the best represented families are the
Poaceae (73),Leguminose ( 42) Asteraceae (37) and Chenopodiaceae (28).

The Major NP Families

Poaceae 73
Leguminose 42
Asteraceae 37
Chenopodiaceae 28

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From the same lists , We noticed that the best represented Habitats (as shown below).

Numbers of NPS Different Habitats

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54 Sand Formations
219
Mountain & Wadis
109
Oases & Plantation
Offshore Island
216 Coastal Saline

This result was relatively agreed by Shaltout, Kamal Hussein and others (2008) in their study
Vegetation Analysis of Some Desert Rangelands in United Arab Emirates.

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PREPARED RELIABLE NPS INDEXES FOR LANDSCAPE PROJECTS

The implementation stages of this proposal:
I. The basic preliminary stage
A) Preserve all the exist cultured and natural NS in all the lands of Abu Dhabi Emirate.
B) Relocate all the mature shrubs and trees that obstruct the elements of general safety with an Urban
areas.
II. The implementation stages:
A) Prepare NPS lists for the most appropriate species for landscaping projects, according to:
1. Their Microenvironment, including all national habitats
2. Analytical characteristics of the plants, including ornamental, aromatic, forage, pharmaceutical
poisonous, invasive species and other different manufacturing uses (as in next table).

Some of them have allelopathic behavior, Others are thorny or toxic in some of its parts or all.

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PLANTS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE

Scientific name Family

Ornamental Plants

Abutilon pannosum (G.Forst.) Schltdl. Malvaceae

Amaranthus hybridus L. Amaranthaceae
Arundo donax L. Gramineae
Caralluma spp. Asclepiadaceae
Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulaceae
Dianthus spp. Caryophyllaceae
Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne Asclepiadaceae
Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori Moringaceae
Rumex vesicarius L. Polygonaceae

Aromatic plants

Cymbopogon commutatus (Steud.)Stapf Poaceae

Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.)Spreng . Poaceae
Ducrosia anethifolia )DC) Boiss. Apiaceae
Pulicaria glutinosa Jaub.& Spach Asteraceae

Poisonous Plants

Calotropis procera ( Aiton) W.T.Aiton Asclepiadaceae

Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis prophetarum L. Cucurbitaceae
Euphorbia granulata Forssk. Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia helioscopia L. Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia larica Boiss. Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia peplis L. Euphorbiaceae
Pergularia tomentosa L. Asclepiadaceae
Rhazya stricta Decne. Apocynaceae
Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae
Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae

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ORNAMENTAL PLANTS (Oas)

Abutilon pannosum Dianthus cyri

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ORNAMENTAL PLANTS (Roc)

Rumex vesicarius Moringa peregrina

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ORNAMENTAL PLANTS (Roc & Oas)

Lippia nodiflora L. michx.
Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene

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(Roc) AROMATIC PLANTS (Dun, Pl & Roc)

Cymbopogon commutatus Ducrosia anethifolia

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AROMATIC PLANTS (Pl & Roc)

Pulicaria glutinosa

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POISONOUS PLANTS (Oas)

Chenopodium album Solanum nigrum

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(Pl & Roc) POISONOUS PLANTS (Roc)

Cucumis prophetarum Citrullus colocynthis

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This approach can lead us to screen and sort the suitable NPS for the purposes of landscaping and
classify them according to: Their habitats, the level of drought, salt, wind tolerance .
We have to focus an attention to the selective species with well growing for example on the sand
dunes, such as; the Ramath shrubs of Haloxylon salicornicum (Photo: Allestree Fisher) and many
others .which being most tolerant to drought and salinity.

B) there are a lot of exotic species in the current adaptive plant species used in landscaping projects,
which can be sorted and classified according to their plant categories (as in next indexes).

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SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS
Index (1) Tree species
No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name

1 Boraginaceae Cordia sebastiana 16 Moraceae Ficus altissima

2 Casuarinaceae Casuarina equistifolia

17 Moraceae Ficus pumila
3 Combretaceae Conocarpus lancifolius ) (
18 Moraceae Ficus microcarpa
4 Combretaceae Terminalia catapa
19 Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis
5 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tirucalli

20 Palmaceae Cocos nucifera

6 Goodeniaceae Scaevola plumier

21 Palmaceae Hyphaene thebaica

Acacia arabica
**7 Leguminosae 22 Palmaceae Livistona chinensis
Acacia nilotica

**23 Palmaceae Phoenix dactylifera

8 Leguminosae Acacia farnesiana
) ( 24 Palmaceae Washingtonia filifera

25 Palmaceae Washingtonia robusta

Acacia raddiana

**9 Leguminosae Syn. Acacia tortilis subsp.
)( 26 Polygonaceae Coccoloba unifera
raddiana

27 Rhamnaceae Zizphus jujuba
10 Leguminosae Albizzia lebbek )(

**28 Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora mucronata

11 Bauhinia purpurea
Leguminosae
29 Tamaricaceae Tamarix articulata ) (
12 Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeate
30 Tamaricaceae Tamarix nilotica
**13 Leguminosae Prosopis juliflora

14 Malvaceae Hibiscus tileaceus Verbenaceae

31 Avicennia marina
Avicenniaceae
15 Malvaceae Thesbesia populena

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Index (2) Shrub species
No. Family Scientific Name Name Arabic No. Family Scientific Name Name Arabic

1 Apocyanaceae Carissa grandiflora 17 Malvaceae Hibiscus rosa sinensis

2 Apocyanaceae Carissa macrocarpa Callistemon citrinus Stapf.

18 Myrtaceae
Callistemon lanceolatus
**3 Apocyonaceae Nerium oleander

19 Nyctaginaceae Bougainvellia glabra

4 Apocynaceae Plumeria alba

20 Nyctaginaceae Bougainvellia hybrids

5 Apocynaceae Plumeria rubra

21 Pittoosporaceae Pittosporum tobira

6 Apocyanaceae Thevetia peruviana ) (
22 Puniceae Punica granatum
**7 Asclepidaceae Leptadenia pyrotechnica
**23 Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa
8 Bignoniaceae Tecomaria capensis
24 Sapotaceae Achras zapota ) (
9 Chenopodiaceae Anabasis setifera

10 Chenopodirceae Atriplex halimus 25 Scrophulariaceae Leucophyllum frutescens

11 Chenopodiaceae Atriplex leucoclada Lycium arabicum
**26 Solanaceae
Lycium shawii

12 Combretaceae Conocarpus erectus

27 Verbenaceae Clerodendron inerme

13 Convolvulaceae Ipomoea imperati 28 Verbenaceae Lantana camara

14 Convolvulaceae Ipomoea macrantha 29 Verbenaceae Lantana montevidensis

15 Convolvulaceae Ipomoea Pes-caprae **30 Verbenaceae Vitex angus-castus

16 Leguminosae Taverniera spartea 31 Tamaricaceae Tamarix aucheriana

SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS
Index (3) Annual &Perennial flowers& GC Index (4) some succulent species
No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name

**1 Aizoaceae Sesuvium verrucosum Raf. 1 Agavaceae Agave angustifolia

**2 Amaranthaceae aerva javanica
* 2 Agavaceae Agave neglecta
3 Boraginaceae Heliotropium curassavicum
3 Agavaceae Yucca aloifolia

4 Boraginaceae Moltkiopsis ciliata

4 Agavaceae Yucca filamentosa
Arthrocnemum
5 Chenopodiaceae
macrostachyum 5 Agavaceae Yucca gloriosa
6 Chenopodiaceae Cornulaca monacantha
7 Chenopodiaceae Halocnemum strobilaceum 6 Agavaceae Yucca smalliana

8 Chenopodiaceae Halopeplis perfoliata 7 Agavaceae Yucca treculeana

9 Chenopodiaceae Salsola imbricata
10 Frankeniaceae Frankenia pulverulenta 8 Aizoaceae Carpobrotus edulis

Pelargonium x hortorum
11 Geraniaceae Aloaceae
Geranium x hortorum 9 Aloe vera
(Asphodelaceae)
12 Leguminosae Lotus garcinii
10 Apocynaceae Caralluma retrospiciens
13 Leguminosae Lotus halophilus

* 11 Cactaceae Mammillaria seitziana
14 Plumbaginaceae Limonium axillare

Poaceae 12 Chenopodiaceae Suaeda fruticosa
15 Aeluropus lagopoides
( Gramineae)
13 Chenopodiaceae Suaeda monoica

16 Poaceae Aristida abnormis
**17 Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris 14 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia lacteal
18 Poaceae Cynodon dactylon
15 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia milii
19 Poaceae Sporobolus ioclados
20 16 Pandanceae Pandanus veitchii
Poaceae Sporobolus spicatus
***
21 Solanaceae Petunia spp. 17 Zamiaceae Zamia furfuracea
22 Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora
18 Zamiaceae Zamia pumila
23 Zygophyllaceae Zygophyllum qatarense

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Index (1) Tree species
No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name

1 Casuarinaceae Casuarina equistifolia 19 Moraceae Ficus carica

2 Combretaceae Conocarpus lancifolius ) (
20 Moraceae Ficus johannis
3 Combretaceae Terminalia catapa

Acacia arabica
**4 Leguminosae 21 Moraceae Ficus nitida
Acacia nilotica )(

Acacia cyanophylla (
5 Leguminosae **22 Moringaceae Moringa oleifera
A. saligna )

23 Oleaceae Olea europaea

6 Leguminosae Acacia farnesiana
) (
24 Palmaceae Hyphaena thebaica
Acacia raddiana
**7 Leguminosae Syn.Acacia tortilis subsp. ) ( 25 Palmaceae Nannorrhops ritchieana
raddiana
26 Palmaceae Phoenix dactylifera

8** Leguminosae Acacia tortilis
)( 27 Palmaceae Washingtonia filifera
Acacia ehrenbergiana
**9 Leguminosae 28 Palmaceae Washingtonia robusta
Acacia flava

10 Leguminosae Ceratonia siliqua 29 Rhamnaceae Zizphus jujuba
)(
11 Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala
**30 Rhamnaceae Zizphus spina-cristi ) (
12 Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeate

13 Leguminosae Pithecellobium dulce

**31 Salvadoraceae Salvadora persica
*14 )(
Leguminosae Prosopis farcta
*
*15 32 Simmondsiaceae Simmondsia chinensis
Leguminosae Prosopis juliflora
*

*16 Prosopis spicigara Tamarix aphylla

Leguminosae **33 Tamaricaceae ) (
* Prosopis cineraria Tamarix articulata
17 Malvaceae Thespesia populnea
**34 Tamaricaceae Tamarix nilotica ) (
18 Meliaceae Azatirachtia indica

DROUGHT- TOLERANT PLANTS

Index (2) Shrub species
No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name

**1 Amaranthaceae Aerva javanica

16 Labiatae Rosmarinus officinalis
) (

2 Apocynaceae Adenium obesum
)(
**17 Leguminosae Senna italic

**3 Apocynaceae Calotropis procera **18 Malvaceae Abutilon pannosum

19 Myrtaceae Callistemon lanceolatus

4** Apocyonaceae Nerium oleander

**20 Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia elegans

**5 Apocynaceae Rhazya stricta

21 Nyctaginaceae Bougainvellia glabra

6 Apocyanaceae Thevetia peruviana ) (
22 Nyctaginaceae Bougainvellia hybrids
**7 Asclepidaceae Calotropis procera
23 Nyctaginaceae Bougainvellia spectabilis
**8 Asclepidaceae Leptadenia pyrotechnica
24
Polygonaceae Calligonum comosum
**
**9 Capparaceae Dipterygium glaucum
**25 Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa
10 Chenopodirceae Atriplex halimus

26 Scrophulariaceae Leucophyllum frutescens
11 Chenopodirceae Atriplex hortensis

Lycium arabicum
12** Chenopodiaceae Haloxylon salicornicum **27 Solanaceae
Lycium shawii

13 Combretaceae Conocarpus erectus 28 Verbenaceae Clerodendron inerme

14 Euphorbiaceae Jatropha integerrima 29 Verbenaceae Lantana camara

**15 Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis **30 Verbenaceae Vitex angus-castus

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Index (3) Annual &Perennial flowers& GC Index (4) some succulent species
No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name No. Family Scientific Name Arabic Name

Vinca rosea 1 Agavaceae Agave americana

1 Apocyanaceae
Catharanthus roseus 2 Agavaceae Agave spp

** 2 Asclepidaceae Pergularia tomentosa 3 Aizoaceae Carpobrotus edulis

Lampranthus roseus
3** Boraginaceae Heliotropium curassavicum 4 Aizoaceae
Mesembryanthemum roseum

4 Chenopodiaceae Atriplex spp.
5 Aizoaceae Mesembryanthemum crystalinum

*** 5 Chenopodiaceae Haloxylon salicornicum
6** Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum
Setcreasea purpurea Aloaceae
6 Commelinaceae 7 Aloe vera
Setcreasea pallida (Asphodelaceae)

7 Compositae Baileya multiradiata 8** Apocynaceae Caralluma Arabica

9 Cactaceae Echinocactus grusonii
Senecio cineraria
8 Compositae 10 Cactaceae Mammillaria seitziana
Jacobaea maritima
11 Cactaceae Opuntia basilaris
** 9 Cyperaceae Cyperus conglomerates 12 Cactaceae Opuntia dillenii

** 10 Leguminosae Tephrosia apollinea 13 Cactaceae Opuntia ficus indica

14 Chenopodiaceae Suaeda fruticosa

** 11 Plumbaginaceae Limonium axillare 15 Chenopodiaceae Suaeda monoica

16 Crassulaceae Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Poaceae
** 12 Cenchrus ciliaris 17 Dracaenaceae Sansevieria trifasciata
( Gramineae)
18 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia lactea
** 13 Poaceae Chloris gayana 19 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia milii
** 14 Poaceae Cynodon dactylon Euphorbia tirucalli
20 Euphorbiaceae
Syn:Euphorbia viminalis

** 15 Poaceae Eragrostis barrelieri 21 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia titymaloides
)(
22 Liliaceae Yucca baileyi Navajoa
** 16 Poaceae Panicum turgidum 23 Liliaceae Yucca brevifolia
** 17 Poaceae Paspalum vaginatum 24 Liliaceae Yucca carthesella
25 Liliaceae Yucca spp.
** 18 Poaceae Pennisetum setaceum
26 Pandanceae Pandanus utilis Bory
** 19 Polygonaceae Calligonum comosum 27 Pandanceae Pandanus veitchii
** 28 Portulacaceae Portulaca grandiflora
20 Solanaceae Petunia hybrida
** 29 Portulacaceae Portulaca oleraceae
** 21 Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora
30 Portulacaceae Portulacaria afra
**22 Zygophyllaceae Tribulus arabicus ** 31 Zygophyllaceae Zygophyllum spp.

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C) combined the lists of native and adaptive exotic species and prepared formally in order to be
adopted by related administration.
New lists have to be available to work on selected projects landscaping by developers and designers.
Circulate the new species lists to native nursery station for the purpose of trailing their proper
breeding and propagation.

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ESTABLISH A NATIVE PLANT RESEARCH STATION

Current state requires establishing a research station for the NPS (Includes a seed bank, nursery and
botanical garden).
Basic characteristics for the station:
Availability of permanent well water source .
Located in the area representing the whole desert habitat, close to the heart of the connected road
network between the Emirate cities.
Its area not minimum than 35 hectares.
The level of surface area is far from the level of ground water.
This station will launch the foundation and the nucleus that will rely on in making systematic change to
the common landscape species composition.

It will maintain the WATER, one of most vital factors

that limits the sustainable development in the Emirate.

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ESTABLISH A NATIVE PLANT RESEARCH STATION

Plant Production Planning

Helpful tools:
Nursery calendars,
Plant development registers,
Nursery inventories and
Records of nursery experiments.
All are needed for both production management and research.
Each plant species has to be selected on the basis of its:
physical appearance and growth characteristics,
cultural requirement and environmental tolerances, and
potential for design use.

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ESTABLISH A NATIVE PLANT RESEARCH STATION

Plant Production Planning
Essential Nursery Practices
Worker's periodical training (weekly, monthly).
Well Identification of NPS for ornamental purposes.
Identify the seed treatments of each species.
Understand the three growth phases of the plants and their requirements.
Develop schedules for plant production .
Establish an earlier specialized area for native mother plants.
List space, labor, equipment, and supplies required to support the production.
Keep written records, including a daily systematic record.
Develop and record accurate propagation protocols to maintain the success.

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CHALLENGES AND DIFFICULTIES

Obtaining the acceptance and adoption of the policy of natural change in

Abu Dhabi landscape projects

Weakness of the scientific research in related subject, in terms of the

scientific staff, space and technical equipments.

Lack of available information about the NPS characteristics and their

suitability for landscape projects.

Random introduction of plant species by the people, private plant

nurseries that targeting commercial purposes

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RECOMMENDATIONS
Enlightenment about the positive results of the transformation process of the cultivation of NS on
the environment and the sustainability of natural resources within the corridors of decision-makers.
Adopt consultative approach with related partners to ensure that the ornamental curve of NPS
usage will harmonize alongside the other evolving land uses such as; Urbanization, farms
establishment, afforestation ) instead of competing with it.
Looking to obtain official approval to adopt the process of transformation for the cultivation of local
species.
Need to apply the legal restricted regulations governing the trading activities of whole plant
categories (Inside & Outside country) - especially by private plant nurseries.
Public awareness about the importance of planting native species .
Enhance all the means that work to refresh and develop the wild flora to ensure its survivability.
Adopt our proposal to establish a research station for the NPS (Includes a seed bank, central
nursery and botanical garden).
Invite related specialists to propose comprehensive plan for a native plant project.

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Thank You

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