University of Tehran Press Journal of Ecohydrology 2423-6098 11 1 2024 03 20 The use of Plantbac Panels in the Soil and Its Role on the Growth and Water Consumption of Haloxylon Aphylum in the desert Areas of Kashan The use of Plantbac Panels in the Soil and Its Role on the Growth and Water Consumption of Haloxylon Aphylum in the desert Areas of Kashan 175 191 96905 10.22059/ije.2024.368377.1773 FA Shahram Banedjschafie Associate Professor, Deserts Research Department, Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands, AREEO, Tehran, Iran 0000-0001-7763-6144 Hossein Batooli Associated Professor, Kashan 0000-0001-9236-3519 Yaser Ghasemi Aryan Assistant Professor, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, 0000-0003-4829-6106 Ali Ashraf Jafari Professor, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, I.R. Iran. 0000-0002-1211-3796 Journal Article 2023 11 19 Water saving in the soil during planting is one of the main challenges of biological stabilization, especially in dry and desert areas. The effect of hydrophilic materials in maintaining soil moisture caused that in this study, completely biological hydrophilic panels with the brand name Plantback were used for three years (1397-1399) on Tag Haloxylon persicum in the research station of dry and desert areas of Kashan and compare it with the witness to be tested. For this purpose, seedlings were planted on plantback plates that were placed inside holes 30-40 cm deep. Seedlings were irrigated once every four weeks and once every two weeks for six months in two years (spring and summer) in amounts of 10 and 20 litres for each base. The data were statistically analysed based on the design of two split plots in the form of randomized complete block design using SAS software program and the comparison of means was done by Duncan's method. The results showed that the effect of water consumption treatment on crown diameter, crown volume and biomass amount is significant. From the interaction of the average biomass production in the treatments that were significant, it was concluded that Plantback is more than 20% superior to the average of the control treatments. Therefore, it can be said that the use of Plantback hydrophilic plates in the soil were more effective in reducing water consumption by at least the same amount compared to the control. Water saving in the soil during planting is one of the main challenges of biological stabilization, especially in dry and desert areas. The effect of hydrophilic materials in maintaining soil moisture caused that in this study, completely biological hydrophilic panels with the brand name Plantback were used for three years (1397-1399) on Tag Haloxylon persicum in the research station of dry and desert areas of Kashan and compare it with the witness to be tested. For this purpose, seedlings were planted on plantback plates that were placed inside holes 30-40 cm deep. Seedlings were irrigated once every four weeks and once every two weeks for six months in two years (spring and summer) in amounts of 10 and 20 litres for each base. The data were statistically analysed based on the design of two split plots in the form of randomized complete block design using SAS software program and the comparison of means was done by Duncan's method. The results showed that the effect of water consumption treatment on crown diameter, crown volume and biomass amount is significant. From the interaction of the average biomass production in the treatments that were significant, it was concluded that Plantback is more than 20% superior to the average of the control treatments. Therefore, it can be said that the use of Plantback hydrophilic plates in the soil were more effective in reducing water consumption by at least the same amount compared to the control. https://ije.ut.ac.ir/article_96905_7a2540f652ece114f8193417cf844bbe.pdf