Effect of Salinity and Nitrogen Fertilization Levels on Growth Parameters of Sarcocornia fruticosa, Salicornia brachiata, and Arthrocnemum macrostachyum

Salinity negatively influences crop growth, but several salt-tolerant plant species (halophytes) are viable crops. Sarcocornia fruticosa (ecotypes EL and VM) is currently cultivated, there demand for new candidates higher biomass production. Salicornia brachiata Roxb. Arthrocneum macrostachyum L. considered novel crops, to realize their potential, response salinity nitrogen nutrition was compared S. ecotypes. Experiments revealed that N supplemented with lower NaCl significantly increased fresh dry shoot biomass. Lower obtained at elevated NaCl, whereas total soluble solids content positively correlated fertigation in both Protein a supply. Anthocyanins oxygen radical absorbance capacity were highest A. The results show halophytes have variety of strategies cope high even between ecotypes the same species. Notably, repetitive harvesting delayed flowering enabling year-round Additionally, accumulated than VM when grown greenhouse radiation growth room strongly supports its inclusion as cash-crop halophyte.