Lahcen Zidane

• Professor at Ibn Tofaïl University

The agricultural industry is constantly developing to meet the demands of the increasing population. However, this expansion comes at the world’s land and resources cost. Nanotechnology enables the development of sustainable agricultural methods and the reduction of agriculture’s environmental effects by using nanopesticides, nanoherbicides, and na...

Seed germination is a crucial step for the growth and development of plants. Several factors, such as temperature, humidity, light, and chemicals, may influence the phenomena. Nanomaterials are defined as substances with dimensions ranging from 1 to 100 nm. The physical, chemical, and biological properties of these substances are different and can...

The use of chitin-based nanoparticles in plant disease management has gained significant attention due to their unique properties and potential applications. Chitin, a natural polysaccharide found in the exoskeletons of crustaceans, insects, and fungal cell walls, is a promising material for developing nanoparticles. Different methods can synthesiz...

Nanotechnology is a burgeoning field that involves manipulating materials at the nanoscale. Nanoparticles are utilized in various fields, including biomedical sciences, catalysis, chemical industries, cosmetics, drug-gene delivery, electronics, energy science, environmental health, food and feed, healthcare, light emitters, mechanics, optics, optoe...

Silver nanoparticles are exceptionally prominent with unique features, making them suitable for various applications. The beneficial effects of silver nanoparticles have been revealed in many areas of the economy, including agriculture. Silver nanoparticles have garnered significant scientific interest in agriculture and plant biotechnology due to...

Euphorbia hypericifolia L., nativa de los trópicos y subtrópicos del Nuevo Mundo, se ha encontrado recientemente en lugares alterados de la región fitogeográfica del Atlántico Norte de Marruecos. Representa un nuevo registro para la flora vascular de Marruecos. Para facilitar su identificación, este estudio proporciona una breve descripción morfoló...

Nanomaterials offer significant prospects in agriculture due to their distinctive physicochemical characteristics. The use of gold nanoparticles in biological systems has lately been recognized. However, more knowledge is needed on their potential impacts on plant growth and development. Understanding nanoparticle accumulation, translocation, growt...

The application of gold nanoparticles in several domains, such as agriculture, has garnered considerable interest recently. This chapter thoroughly examines the dual influence of gold nanoparticles on plants, investigating their advantageous and detrimental effects. Gold nanoparticles have been observed to positively impact plant growth by promotin...

As part of the continuity of our floristic work carried out between June 2021 and July 2024 in the Ouezzane region, we carried out a botanical study in the western part of the Izarene massif, which is part of the Prerif-Moyen Sebou region and corresponds to the Maroc atlantique nord-1 (Man-1) division. Field surveys of the territorial municipalitie...

The cork oak "Quercus suber L." is one of the most important forest trees in the world, especially in the Mediterranean Basin, due to its high environmental, socioeconomic, and landscape value throughout the year. In general, these trees face particular problems that affect their germination, growth, survival, and the other biotic and abiotic cause...

Carbon nanotubes are cylindrical structures made of carbon that have 1 diameters as small as nanometers and lengths that range from micrometers to millime-2 ters. They are widely sought after in a variety of sectors, including herbicide detection 3 and cleanup, because of their exceptional qualities, which include excellent strength, 4 stiffness, a...

An investigation was conducted among 360 people from the local population of the Western Middle Atlas of Morocco to identify medicinal plants used for treating skin diseases. Various parameters, including Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC), Family Use Value (FUV), Plant Part Value (PPV), Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), and Fidelity Level (FL),...

For thousands of years, nature has been a source of medical substances, and an astounding numeral of contemporary remedies have been identified from natural origins. Plants have long been used as folk herbal medicines to treat various disorders, and their different natural products have inspired the design, discovery, and development of new drugs....

Climate change has emerged as one of our most pressing global challenges, with far-reaching implications for various sectors, including agriculture. The Earth's climate is undergoing significant changes, primarily driven by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation. These changes result in rising temperatures, changing precipi...

Using animals in sacrificial rituals and socio-religious ceremonies has a long history and is still practised in various cultures and religions worldwide. This phenomenon remains a complex issue, with deeply held cultural and religious beliefs on one side and concerns for animal welfare and ethical treatment on the other. This study aims to analyze...

The Zerhoun massif culminates at 978 m altitude in a series of mountains perpendicular to the Atlantic Ocean. The rugged relief of the dition would be a refuge for a remarkable plant biodiversity that the present study aims to evaluate. The sampling follows an altitudinal gradient. The plant material collected and identified shows the presence of 2...

We report the discovery of Cotula australis Hook.f. for the first time in Morocco and North Africa. We found it living in the cork-oak forest of Maamora (Northwest). This species, a member of the family Asteraceae, is introduced to Morocco and has potential to be highly invasive and destructive to the native environment. We describe the distinctive...

Cystitis is an inflammatory condition that primarily affects the bladder. It is often caused by a bacterial infection, with bacterial cystitis being the most common type among various urinary tract infections. This research aimed to extensively document ethnobotanical knowledge regarding the use of medicinal plants for treating cystitis due to thei...

Green chemistry refers to producing chemical products and processes that eliminate or minimize the production of harmful chemicals. In recent decades, chemical constituents, mainly plant secondary compounds, have been studied for their ability to develop green nanoparticles. The demand for green nanoparticle synthesis is increasing, and plant-media...

Angiosperm plants generate fruits that serve two essential functions: the immature fruit protects developing seeds, and the matured fruit enhances seed dissemination. Phytohormones, often known as plant hormones, occur naturally in small biological compounds or substances that have a minimal effect on physiological processes in plants at low concen...

Background: Since the beginning of time, the Moroccan people have used medicinal plants as a popular medicine to cure many human and livestock health problems. Studies have yet to be carried out to document and promote traditional ethnomedicinal knowledge properly. Aim of the study: This study was conducted from July 1st, 2016, to July 30th, 2018,...

The Tazekka National Park, in the Moroccan Middle Atlas, offers a great diversity of flora and fauna that has been the subject of much research. However, bryophytes are the least studied in the area. In this context, the present study aims to establish an exhaustive inventory of the bryoflora of the park. Sampling was carried out along altitudinal...

Green chemistry refers to creating chemical products and methods that minimize or avoid producing harmful chemicals. In recent years, natural compounds, particularly secondary metabolites, have been investigated for their ability to synthesize various nanoparticles. Numerous bioactive compounds, such as alkaloids, terpenoids, polysaccharides, vitam...

Thymus saturejoides is an endemic species of the Lamiaceae family, native to Morocco and Algeria with a restricted distribution to the High Atlas, Middle Atlas, Anti-Atlas, Middle Atlantic Morocco, and the Saharan Atlas regions of Morocco, and the Aures Mountains in Al-geria. This research focused on taxonomy, ethnobotany, chemical compounds, and b...

Medicinal plants have been one of the most important sources of medicine since the dawn of human civilization. Indigenous communities have used products from this plant in different conditions throughout documented history. Cannabis sativa L. is one of the most widely employed herbaceous medicinal plants for textiles and fibers, in medicine, as a s...

The floristic diversity data of the Zerhoun region of Morocco are old and fragmentary. This study sets out to document the region’s floristic composition and update the list of wild plants present. In total, 57 stands of 400 m2(20 m x 20 m) were surveyed to assess their floristic composition, which represents the vegetation diversity in the study a...

Background: Medicinal plants have always been important in therapeutic and preventive folk medical remedies for humans and cattle. Plants are also quite important in today's global economy. Objectives: This study is part of the development of plant resources in the Al-Haouz Rehamna region. Its general objective was to inventory the medicinal plants...

Bryophytes Biodiversity

Food is necessary for survival; hence food safety is a fundamental human right. Billions of people worldwide are in danger of consuming unhealthy food. Food safety is a multifaceted issue with high strategic importance in defending customers and societies. In this context, one of the most critical and urgent responsibilities is to improve the quali...

The widespread use of medicinal plants in healthcare practices among indigenous communities provides the basis for natural drug discovery development. The present research aimed to document detailed ethnoveterinary knowledge of medicinal plants used for medicinal purposes. The field study was carried out from January 2016 to December 2020 in Zemmou...

La subéraie de la Maamora est un écosystème forestier occupant actuellement une superficie de 62.000 ha, ce qui donne une idée sur la sa valeur inédite au niveau national. Cette importance est représentée par le nombre très intéressant des taxons qui se trouve dans cet écosystème (62 familles, 261 genres, 408 espèces, sous-espèces et variétés), sac...

The widespread usage of medicinal plants in native nations' healthcare practices is a foundation for creating natural drugs. The current study sought to establish thorough ethnoveterinary knowledge of medicinal plants utilized for therapeutic reasons. The field investigation was carried out from January 2016 to Decem-ber 2020 in the Zemmour and Zay...

Within the scope of the exploitation of natural resources, an ethnobotanical and floristic study was carried out in the Central Middle Atlas to identify the medicinal plants used in traditional medicine and to collect as much information as possible about the local knowledge held by the local population. Ethnobotanical field surveys were conducted...

This work focuses on the ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Central Middle Atlas region. The collection of information using a questionnaire form was done in 2013 and 2014. The location of the different environments, ethnobotanical surveys and floristic surveys, was located by the stratified sampling method. The ethnobotanical study re...

Background: Since the dawn of time, Moroccans have used medicinal plants as a popular remedy to treat a wide range of human and cattle health issues. Nonetheless, very little research has been conducted in the past to record and disseminate indigenous ethnopharmacological knowledge adequately. This study was conducted in the Rif and attempted to id...

The Bigoudine watershed (Western High Atlas) enjoys a floristic originality and a large number of plant species of therapeutic and aromatic interest widely used by the local population in traditional medicine. This region is subject to very difficult geographical conditions and is occupied by a poor population with a fairly high rate of illiteracy....

Black leaf streak disease (BLSD) or Cercosporiose, caused by the ascomycete fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis (black Sigatoka), is one of the most devastating diseases of banana trees (Musa spp.). It is a major constraint on its production, especially in the humid tropics where banana is a basic food crop. The objective of this work was to study the...

We report the herbaceous plant Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb., a species native to tropical regions, from Morocco. This is the first time that the genus and species are reported from Morocco and continental North Africa. We found this species to be naturalising in several localities in northwestern Morocco. A morphological description, the geographic d...

Context: The ethnobotanical study of the plants used is of great interest in the medical field. In this perspective, we have carried out this ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological study, which is part of the development of plant resources traditionally used against anemia in a large region of Middle Atlantic Morocco (Mam-4): Al Haouz-Rehamna. Ai...

Phytotherapy has been playing a significant role in the livestock health care system for a long especially in remote areas. This study was aimed to document the therapeutic uses of plant species practiced by the indig- enous people of the Rif for the treatment of various veterinary health diseases. Semi-structured question- naires, field walks, and...

Since ancient times, the people of Morocco have used medicinal and aromatic plants as traditional medicine to heal different human ailments. However, few studies have been made in the past to properly document and promote traditional knowledge. This study was carried out in the Rif (North of Morocco), with the aim of identifying medicinal and aroma...