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  2. Desert greening - Wikipedia

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    A satellite image of the Sahara, the world's largest hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. Desert greening is the process of afforestation or revegetation of deserts for ecological restoration (biodiversity), sustainable farming and forestry, but also for reclamation of natural water systems and other ecological systems that support life.

  3. Desert - Wikipedia

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    Some desert plants produce seed which lies dormant in the soil until sparked into growth by rainfall. With annuals, such plants grow with great rapidity and may flower and set seed within weeks, aiming to complete their development before the last vestige of water dries up. For perennial plants, reproduction is more likely to be successful if ...

  4. List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name

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    The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico. The western portion of the Mexico–United States border passes through the Sonoran ...

  5. Monoptilon bellioides - Wikipedia

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    Monoptilon bellioides is a short annual plant; in seasons with very little rainfall, the plant may only grow to 1–2 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 – 3 ⁄ 4 in), if it ...

  6. Haloxylon ammodendron - Wikipedia

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    Haloxylon ammodendron, variously called the saxaul (Russian: саксау́л, romanized: saksaúl), black saxaul, also spelled sacsaoul or saksaul is a plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. "Saksaul" is a common Turkic word [ 3 ] that entered Russian through Kazakh .

  7. Vitamin D not recommended for preventing fractures in older ...

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    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation advising against using vitamin D to prevent falls and fractures in people over 60. Pharmacist Katy Dubinsky weighs in.

  8. Top industrial CEOs warn Trump's tariff and budget plans ...

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    President-elect Donald Trump’s policy agenda is generally good for business, top executives and analysts told me at the Goldman Sachs Industrial and Materials conference this week. “It’s ...

  9. Trianthema portulacastrum - Wikipedia

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    Trianthema portulacastrum is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant family known by the common names desert horsepurslane, [1] black pigweed, and giant pigweed. [2] It is native to areas of several continents, including Africa and North and South America, and present as an introduced species in many other areas.