abstract in order to optimize the water management in agriculture in semi arid and arid conditions water-salinity function should be evaluated. in order to evaluate salinity and deficit irrigation two experiments were conducted in 2008 and 2009. kochia was grown with six levels of saline water (1.5, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 ds/m) and three levels of applied water (25, 75, and 125 percent of the wa...

As a major sink, estuarine/salt marsh ecosystem can receive discharges laden with myriads of contaminants including metals/metalloids from man-made activities. Two among the major consequences of metal/metalloid-exposure in estuarine/salt marsh ecosystem flora such as halophytic plants are: (a) the excessive accumulation of light energy that in turn leads to severe impairments in the photosyste...

Halophyte species implement a “salt-including” strategy, sequestering significant amounts of Na to cell vacuoles. This requires a reduction of passive Na leak from the vacuole. In this work, we used quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) to investigate the ability of halophytes to regulate Na-permeable slow-activating (SV) and fast-activating (FV) tonoplast channels, linking it with Na accumulation in mes...

Salinization has become one of the main environmental problems affecting worldwide ecological balance. The effluent discharge saline industrial effluents, such as marine aquaculture, and its rapid increase in global production last decades an important part this problem. halophyte Sarcocornia neei (Lag.) proven ability to remove assimilate nutrients from wastewater, making it a promising candid...

Crithmum maritimum L. is an edible halophyte with large potential in human nutrition field. However, it unclear whether its nutritional value maintained throughout the contrasting habitats where commonly grows (cliffs, sandy and rocky beaches) profile of cultivated plants still remains uncertain. In this work, we provided for first time a comparison C. across different type south Spain between ...

Salt stress is one of the main limiting factors for plant growth and crop yield. Halophytes have been postulated as a new food source since they are able to grow under saline environments suitable minerals bioactive compounds. See fennel Crithmum maritimum L. facultative halophyte moderately tolerant salinity. This study was carried out in order determine effect spraying methyl jasmonate (MeJa)...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The basic set of adaptations necessary for salinity tolerance in vascular plants remains unknown. Although much has been published on salinity stress, almost all studies deal with spermatophytes. Studies of salinity tolerance in pteridophytes are relatively rare but hold promise for revealing the fundamental adaptations that all salt-tolerant vascular plants may share. The m...

Salicornia species are halophyte plants that an important source for food, pharmacy, and bioenergy. They can be consumed as a leafy vegetable, but they accumulate heavy metals carry health risk when knowledge of how each behaves in different types soil is lacking. This present work aimed to determine what extent S. ramosissima cultivated food estuaries contaminated by it used phytoremediation w...