NACERA Boutera

MAKHLOUF Chaima , RAHALI Riyane, SAADI Maroua

Contribution à l’étude biométrique et des Siphonaptères parasites de Psammomys obesus(Cretzschmar,1828) (Rodentia,Gerbillidae)à M’Sila.

YETTOU Sara

Etude des ectoparasites du Goundi de l’Atlas Ctenodactylus goundi (Rodentia : Ctenodactyllidae) au sud de M’Sila

Dahmani Amira , Nouioua Sara

Inventaire de la faune culicidienne dans la région du Hodna

Essential oils extracted from plants are of growing interest as natural alternatives for the control of cereal pests. In this study, the essential oils of Artemisia arborescens and Rosmarinus tournefotii were characterised and their insecticidal activity was assessed against adults of Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica. The chemical composition of the essential oils was analysed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, and the insecticide tests were carried out by contact. The results revealed the presence of several active compounds in the essential oils, which demonstrated potentially effective insecticidal activity, with mortality rates of 100.0% in T. castaneum and R. dominica using the essential oil of A. arborescens, and 93.33±11.54 % and 100% using the essential oil of R. tournefotii after 72 hours of testing. These results suggest that essential oils could be used as control tools against the species studied in storage silos.

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Nacera BOUTERA , , (2024-06-01), CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND INSECTICIDAL TOXICITY OF Artemisia arborescens and Rosmarinus tournefortii ESSENTIAL OILS AGAINST TWO MAJOR COLEOPTERAN PESTS, South Western Journal of Horticulture, Biology and Environment, Vol:15, Issue:2, pages:113-122, Editura Universitaria, Craiova, Romania on behalf of University of Craiova, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Oradea, Faculty of Sciences and the Romanian Horticulture Society P-ISSN: 2067-9874 E-ISSN: 2068–7958

The aim of this study was to develop gluten-free food products, a biscuit (cookies) and a pasta (couscous) based on chickpea flour and fava bean flour, in order to improve and diversify food products for Algerian coeliac patients. The choice of raw material was based partly on the nutritional richness of these varieties, especially in terms of proteins and the balance of their amino acid profiles, and partly on their availability and low cost.The physico-chemical analyses carried out show that the raw materials and finished products produced are of good quality. The sensory analysis carried out shows that the cooked biscuits and couscous made are well appreciated by tasters and have better organoleptic characteristics. However, these results remain preliminary and should be followed up with further work to create a formula that meets the requirements of coeliac patients.

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Zahia AMMOUCHE , Siham AGRANE , Nacera BOUTERA , Fateh Mimeche , Mahdi Khadidja, , (2024-03-13), Valorisation of certain cultivated legumes using recent biotechnological approaches for the elaboration of new gluten-free products in Algeria, Brazilian Applied Science Review, Vol:8, Issue:1, pages:195-224, Brazilian Journals Publicações de Periódicos e Editora Ltda

The breeding biology of Collared Pratincoles Glareola pratincolawas studied for the first time in Algeria in 2010 at a natural salt lake at Dayet El Kerfa, in the semi-arid Hauts Plateaux. The breeding attempts of 35 pairs on three different islets were monitored. The mean laying date was 13 May (range: 28 April to 2 June). Mean clutch size was 2.0, but 47% of the nests had one or three eggs. Hatching success was 97%; only one nest failed. Clutch size, egg size, nest dimensions and hatching success did not vary between nests placed in the centre of an islet and nests closer to the shore. Our study contrasts with results reported for other Mediterranean breeding areas (in Morocco, France and Spain), showing differences in laying dates, clutch size and laying period. The beginning of egg laying at Dayet El Kerfa was three weeks later than on the N Atlantic coast of Morocco (28 April at Dayet El Kerfa and 7 April in Morocco), three weeks earlier than in Spain and two weeks earlier than in France. Clutch sizes were smaller than in other breeding areas in the Mediterranean basin. The range of hatching dates (25 days) was less than half that reported for a coastal area in Morocco; this is probably related to the almost complete absence of nest predators at Dayet El Kerfa, so no pairs renested. The hatching success of 97% was the highest of all breeding sites in the Mediterranean basin.

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Nacera BOUTERA , , (2022-01-01), Breeding ecology studies of Collared Pratincoles Glareola pratincola in the Central Hauts Plateaux of Algeria, Wader Study Group Bulletin, Vol:121, Issue:1, pages:43-48, International Wader Study Group

A colony of Slender-billed Gulls was monitored during the spring of 2010 at El-Kerfa (High central plateaux of Algeria). 422 nests were built on an islet. The clutch-size was 2.8 eggs per nest. A sample of eggs were measured and weighed. The high rate of successful hatching (98.81%) was due to good habitat (quietness and plenty of food). However, only 1.2 chicks per couple fledged. It will be necessary to monitor the colony for several more years to specify the conditions of reproduction and confirm the lasting presence of the species on this site.

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Nacera BOUTERA , , (2021-06-01), PREMIÈRE PREUVE DE REPRODUCTION DU GOÉLAND RAILLEUR Chroicocephalus genei en ALGERIE, Alauda, Vol:81, Issue:2, pages:87-90, Société d'Etudes Ornithologiques de France

The breeding biology of Collared Pratincoles Glareola pratincolawas studied for the first time in Algeria in 2010 at a natural salt lake at Dayet El Kerfa, in the semi-arid Hauts Plateaux. The breeding attempts of 35 pairs on three different islets were monitored. The mean laying date was 13 May (range: 28 April to 2 June). Mean clutch size was 2.0, but 47% of the nests had one or three eggs. Hatching success was 97%; only one nest failed. Clutch size, egg size, nest dimensions and hatching success did not vary between nests placed in the centre of an islet and nests closer to the shore. Our study contrasts with results reported for other Mediterranean breeding areas (in Morocco, France and Spain), showing differences in laying dates, clutch size and laying period. The beginning of egg laying at Dayet El Kerfa was three weeks later than on the N Atlantic coast of Morocco (28 April at Dayet El Kerfa and 7 April in Morocco), three weeks earlier than in Spain and two weeks earlier than in France. Clutch sizes were smaller than in other breeding areas in the Mediterranean basin. The range of hatching dates (25 days) was less than half that reported for a coastal area in Morocco; this is probably related to the almost complete absence of nest predators at Dayet El Kerfa, so no pairs renested. The hatching success of 97% was the highest of all breeding sites in the Mediterranean basin.

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Nacera BOUTERA , , (2020-01-01), Un second cas de nidification de la Mouette rieuse Chroicocephalus ridibundus en Algérie., Alauda, Vol:80, Issue:2, pages:153-154, Société d'Etudes Ornithologiques de France