This study was carried out during 2012 and 2013 seasons at El-Sheikh Zuwayid ,North SinaiGovernorate, Egypt, to study the effect of mult-ingredient of bokashi on N, P, K, Fe, Zn, Cu, Ca, Mn and (N, K, Fe, Zn, Cu, Ca and Mn) in the leaves, yield, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight, fruit volume, juice percentage, T.S.S, total sugar, and vitamin C. In addition , T 6 treatment increased the number of the soil micro flora, (total fungi (TF), total bacteria (TB) and total actinomycetes (TA) and some macro and micro elements (N, P, K, Fe, Zn, and Mn) while decreased the total acidity, peel thicknesses in fruits, ECe, pH and Na in soil as compared to the control.

This study aimed to incorporation of raw and germinated quinoa seed flour for wheat flour (72% extraction) by different levels (5, 10 and 15%) to take advantage of its many nutritional benefits. Incorporation of quinoa seed flour of raw and germinated obviously (P≥0.05) in composite flours blend increased in protein, fat, crude fiber and ash with increasing replacement ratio. Results of chemical analyses indicated that incorporation of raw and germinated quinoa into bread formula obviously (P≥0.05) increased each of protein, fat and crude fiber and indispensable essential amino acid (EAA) contents with increasing supplementing levels. The amino acids com position revealed that supplemented bread with flours of raw and germinated quinoa contained the most of EAA and will cover a highly percentages of reference protein pattern of FAO/ WHO (1973). The mineral contents of composite flours bread from raw and germinated quinoa almost were higher than the control sample bread. Germination process of quinoa seed flour caused a decrease in the most of minerals compared with the raw quinoa bread (un -treatment). The sensory evaluation results of supplemented bread showed that a maximum of 10% germinated quinoa flour can be incorporated to make acceptable quality bread. While bread containing raw quinoa flour was less acceptable to the panelists as compared with the control bread.

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Growth of squash plants cv. Eskandarani during winter seasons of 2016 and 2017 under outdoor conditions was significantly enhanced by application of some natural treatments, i.e. seed cold hardening (SCH) at-1̊ C for 12 & 24 hours of exposure period as seed pre-sowing treatments, and salicylic acid (SA) at 100 & 200 ppm, the mineral nutrients (Ca at 250 & 500 ppm and Zn at 50 and 100 ppm and the natural extracts (GCE at 50 &100 g/l and LRE at 5 & 10 g/l) as seed soaking then foliar spray treatments. Since, significant increases in stem length and diameter, leaves number and total area / plant, as well as fresh and dry weights of roots, stems and leaves were obtained with all applied treatments. Meanwhile, significant reduction in the assimilation rate was existed. Besides, different applied treatments obviously increased photosynthetic pigments, NPK, sugars, total carbohydrates and crude protein contents in leaves of the treated plants compared with those of untreated ones. Increases were in parallel to the applied level of SCH, GCE, LRE, SA, Ca and Zn. In addition, GCE at 100 g/l was the most pronounced treatment in this respect, followed by SA at 200 ppm, LRE at 10 g/l, Ca at 500 ppm, Zn at 100 ppm and SCH at-1 for 24 hours of exposure period in descending order. Therefore, the present study strongly admit the use of natural garlic and licorice extracts, salicylic acid and some mineral nutrients as seed pre-sowing treatments not only to improve growth and productivity of squash plants during winter months under outdoors conditions but also to avoid all cautions (regarding both environment and human consumption) for inserting greenhouses production in the agricultural system.

A survey was made for ten sites dominated by halophytes and associated species during 2014-2015. A total of 23 families, 48 genera and 58 species were recorded. Among families, 19 families belong to Dicotyledons of 35 genera and 44 species; 14 species of 11 genera belong to 4 families of Monocotyledons. The largest family was Asteraceae with 11 species followed by Chenopodiaceae and Poaceae with 7 species. Therophytes comprised 48.28%, Chamaephytes 13.79%, Geophytes 12.07%, Hemicryptophytes 10.34% , Phanerophtes 10.34% and Helophytes 5.17% of the associated flora of the salt marsh habitat. The most common halophytic communities growing in the study area dominated by: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Moric., Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pallas) M. Bieb., Inula crithmoides L., Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., Juncus rigidus C. A. Mey, Bassia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott, Suaeda pruinosa Lange.and Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bge. Field study and meetings with local people showed that the associated species of the salt marsh habitat provides a lot of goods and services and many species can be used for its medicinal, nutritional, industrial, ornamental and ecological value. This study showed halophytes species which are growing in the study area, common plant communities and the economic and ecological of it in order to stand on the current situation of halophytes and to maximize its utilization in the near future. The obtained results will be helpful and serve for the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant resources.