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Climate change and plant diversity in Mesopotamia

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The “Mesopotamia”, well-known as a cradle of civilisations, is recorded as fertile crescent and an important geographical area. It is considered the place from which fruit trees like pistachio, pear, apple, plum, pomegranate and cultivated plants like pea, wheat, flax, lentil, chickpea, beet, and oat originated. In this study, mainly the provinces located in the Turkish Mesopotamian area have been evaluated. An attempt has been made to enlighten the potential impact of climate change on plant diversity.

Source: NUST Journal of Natural Sciences

DOI: 10.53992/njns.v11i3.338

Authors: Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay, Mustafa Keskin, Bengu Turkyilmaz Unal

Institutions: Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov, Ege University, Mustafa Kemal University, Marmara University, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi

Language: English

Topic: Climate change impacts on agriculture

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Climate action, Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7223319719

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