Ecological Study on Weed Flora of Orchards in the Nile Delta Region

A survey was made for the most of common weeds in the study area as well as the dominant, associated and rare species. Five sites were selected for this survey, random sample of weeds, fixing and making herbarium sheets for these weeds and deposited them in Herbarium of Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University. The characteristics of the soil where these weeds growing in the orchards of new Damietta were analyzed. The most habitat types in the study area were namely, orchards, sandy fertile cultivated lands, banks of irrigation canals, reclaimed lands and waste lands. A survey was made for the most of common weeds in the study area as well as the dominant, associated and rare species. Five sites were selected for this survey, random sample of weeds, fixing and making herbarium sheets for these weeds and deposited them in Herbarium of Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University. The characteristics of the soil where these weeds growing in the orchards of new Damietta were analyzed. The most habitat types in the study area were namely, orchards, sandy fertile cultivated lands, banks of irrigation canals, reclaimed lands and waste lands.