An Overview of the Characteristics and Potential of Calotropis procera From Botanical, Ecological, and Economic Perspectives

A Kaur, DR Batish, S Kaur, BS Chauhan - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.(commonly known as the apple of sodom, calotrope, and
giant milkweed) is an evergreen, perennial shrub of the family Apocynaceae, mainly found …

Structural and functional traits underlying the capacity of Calotropis procera to face different stress conditions

U Iqbal, M Hameed, F Ahmad - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Calotropis procera (Aiton) WT Aiton, originally native to tropical and sub-tropical
regions of northwestern Africa to southwest Asia through the Arabian Peninsula. The present …

Heavy metals uptake and its impact on the growth dynamics of the riparian shrub Ricinus communis L. along Egyptian heterogenic habitats

TM Galal, B Essa, H Al-Yasi - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Heavy metals are well known for their toxicity and become significant environmental
pollution with a continually rising technology and public outcry to ensure the safest and …

An ethnobotanical role of Calotropis procera (Aiton) R. Br. rubber bush (apple of Sodom) widely grown in a desert environment–A review

M Shafiq, M ZafarIqbal, M Athar - Community and Ecology, 2024 - ojs.as-pub.com
Abstract Calotropis procera (Aiton) R. Br. is flowering desert plant species. C. procera is a
broad leaves, evergreen shrub of the milk weed family. C. procera is playing a positive …

[PDF][PDF] Growth and physiological response of some cultivated species under allelopathic stress of Calotropis procera (Aiton) WT

AA El-Khatib, NA Barakat, H Nazeir - Applied Science Reports, 2016 - researchgate.net
The present work through light on the role of allelopathic potential of Calotropis procera on
some growth and physiological parameters of three cultivated crops. The selected species …

[PDF][PDF] Population ecology and economic importance of Calotropis procera as an exotic medicinal plant

M Ara, S Qiqa, C Moustafa - … of Ecology & Natural Resources. 1 …, 2017 - researchgate.net
A review is given regarding the medicinal plant Calotropis procera (Aiton) WT a member of
the family (Asclepiadaceae) commonly known as Giant Milk weed. It demonstrated that …

Nutrients and heavy metals accumulation by the giant milkweed Calotropis procera (Aiton) WT Aiton in urbanized areas, Egypt

TM Galal, EA Farahat, MM El-Midany, LM Hassan - Rendiconti Lincei, 2016 - Springer
The present study was conducted to evaluate the accumulation potential of Calotropis
procera for nutrients and heavy metals and its impact on the forage quality of such medicinal …

Phenology, biomass and nutrients of Imperata cylindrica and Desmostachya bipinnata along the water courses in Nile Delta, Egypt

KH Shaltout, TM Galal, TM El-Komi - Rendiconti Lincei, 2016 - Springer
Pollution with heavy metals is a major environmental problem, and plants that accumulate
these metals might provide efficient and ecologically sound approaches for their removal …

Phenology, biomass and reproductive characteristics of Calotropis procera (Aiton) WT Aiton in South Cairo, Egypt

EA Farahat, TM Galal, MM El-Midany, LM Hassan - Rendiconti Lincei, 2016 - Springer
Phenology is a major trait structuring life history strategies and its role in shaping plant
invasions that has increasing attention. The present study aimed to examine the role of …

[HTML][HTML] Do plants have a choice of traits to be modulated? Evidence from an invasive plant Mikania micrantha Kunth in different urban environments

AK Banerjee, S Ghosh, A Dewanji - American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2017 - scirp.org
The successful establishment of an invasive plant in a novel environment has been
attributed to the phenotypic plasticity of plant traits, with most studies focussing on vegetative …