Physiological Responses and Adaptations of the Halophyte Atriplex halimus to Soil Contaminated with Cd, Ni, and NaCl

Soils contaminated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and salt manifest a large number of physical, chemical, structural problems by various processes such as reduced water availability, air movement in soil space, holding capacity soil, well perilous effects on plant growth physiology. Halophytes have the ability to grow saline environments are better adapted accommodate environmental constraints including PTE ions. An experiment was designed study response halophyte Atriplex halimus range salinities different concentrations Cd Ni. Tolerance remedial potential were quantified terms uptake portioning, biomass, root/shoot ratio, chlorophyll anti-oxidative enzyme production, along stress markers lipid peroxidation, proline, glycine betaine. The also evaluated for its phytoremediate soil. results suggest that A. can tolerate moderate both PTEs salt. species holds promise bio-reclamation PTE-contaminated