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Research Progress on Tamarix spp. as Typical Vegetation in Arid Regions
YANGYujie, XINGXianglong, BAIYufeng, LIXiaoyu
Chin Agric Sci Bull ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (13) : 44-54.
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Abbreviation (ISO4): Chin Agric Sci Bull
Editor in chief: Yulong YIN
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Research Progress on Tamarix spp. as Typical Vegetation in Arid Regions
Tamarix spp. is a typical salt-secreting halophyte woody plant in arid areas, which is of great value in windbreak and sand fixation and saline-alkali land improvement. However, there is still a lack of systematic measurement of research trends and frontier hotspots at home and abroad. In order to clarify the research context of Tamarix spp. and support vegetation restoration and sustainable utilization of stress-resistant resources in arid areas, based on literatures from China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Web of Science, this paper used CiteSpace 6.1.R6 to perform a bibliometric analysis of publications on Tamarix spp. from 1984 to 2024, to systematically review the domestic and international research contents, stage characteristics and potential trends of Tamarix spp. Results showed that publication output exhibited a steady-increase-steady pattern. China had the highest number of publications, followed by the United States. However, publications from the United States had the highest citation frequency among articles indexed in the Web of Science. Research topics exhibited a high degree of concentration. Domestic research focused on basic biological traits, ecological roles, taxonomy and phylogeny of Tamarix in northwestern arid and semi-arid regions, while studies of the United States emphasized ecological functions, physiological responses and applied potential. Keyword burst and clustering analyses revealed shifts from taxonomy to saline‑alkali land management and ecological value in China, and from taxonomy to invasion control and salt‑tolerance gene research abroad. Future research should resolve taxonomic controversies and clarify evolutionary dynamics, implement large-scale habitat monitoring and precision phenotyping, mine salt-tolerance genes and bioactive compounds for stress-resistant breeding and medical-cosmetic applications, and integrate the aesthetic value of Tamarix into ecological tourism. A multidisciplinary approach can facilitate innovation from basic taxonomy to eco-economic development, offering a paradigm for sustainable utilization and intelligent management of arid-region biological resources.
Tamarix spp. / CiteSpace / ecological protection / salt-tolerant plant / arid and semi-arid regions
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