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    HALOPHYTES

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    Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that can thrive in soils or waters with high salt concentrations. Most plants can only tolerate very low salt levels, but halophytes include true halophytes that can survive in extremely saline conditions with over 5,000 parts per million of salts. Halophytes have applications as crops for food, fuel, forage, and other uses since they can grow in saline soils unsuitable for other plants, and some halophytes store high concentrations of oils that can be used for biodiesel production. Growing halophytes commercially provides alternatives to traditional crops and uses marginal lands.

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    Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that can thrive in soils or waters with high salt concentrations. Most plants can only tolerate very low salt levels, but halophytes include true halophytes that can survive in extremely saline conditions with over 5,000 parts per million of salts. Halophytes have applications as crops for food, fuel, forage, and other uses since they can grow in saline soils unsuitable for other plants, and some halophytes store high concentrations of oils that can be used for biodiesel production. Growing halophytes commercially provides alternatives to traditional crops and uses marginal lands.

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    Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that can thrive in soils or waters with high salt concentrations. Most plants can only tolerate very low salt levels, but halophytes include true halophytes that can survive in extremely saline conditions with over 5,000 parts per million of salts. Halophytes have applications as crops for food, fuel, forage, and other uses since they can grow in saline soils unsuitable for other plants, and some halophytes store high concentrations of oils that can be used for biodiesel production. Growing halophytes commercially provides alternatives to traditional crops and uses marginal lands.

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    HALOPHYTES

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    Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that can thrive in soils or waters with high salt concentrations. Most plants can only tolerate very low salt levels, but halophytes include true halophytes that can survive in extremely saline conditions with over 5,000 parts per million of salts. Halophytes have applications as crops for food, fuel, forage, and other uses since they can grow in saline soils unsuitable for other plants, and some halophytes store high concentrations of oils that can be used for biodiesel production. Growing halophytes commercially provides alternatives to traditional crops and uses marginal lands.

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    HALOPHYTES

    Introduction

    What are Halophytes??


    Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that
    thrive and complete their life cycles in soils
    or waters containing high salt
    concentrations.
    Despite high salt content in the tissues
    of halophytes, they can be grown and
    harvested as food or animal fodder.
    The salinity – plant relationship

     Most plants can tolerate salts at very low levels,


    but many cannot live in soils or water with high
    concentrations of salts.
     High concentrations of these salts prevent the
    growth of glycophytes, salinity-intolerant plants.
     Glycophytes grow only in areas with fresh water
    containing less than 125 parts per million of
    soluble salts.
    Cont….

     Halophytes can be true halophytes or semi-


    halophytes; both can thrive in areas with slightly
    to highly saline water containing soluble salts of
    125 to 5,000 parts per million.
     Only the true halophytes can survive in areas with
    excessively saline water, containing greater than
    5,000 parts per million soluble salts.
    Applications

    HALOPHYTES as Crops
     Growing halophytes as crops could be a way to use salinized soils.
     Some halophytes growing in deserts and seashores are potential sources of
    food, fuel, and forage.
     Halophytic trees, such as mangrove, could be harvested for wood and fuel.
     Traditional uses of the coconut palm include weaving leaflets into baskets and
    mats, converting husks into charcoal, and using fibers to make brushes and
    mats.
     Other halophytes could be sources of waxes, gums, and pharmaceuticals.
     Many halophyte species for example, Ricinus communis, Euphorbia tirucalli,
    can store high concentrations of oils accounting for >20% of the total dry seed
    weight.
     Plant seed oil is a very good resource for the production of biodiesel.
     Halophytes can be used as medicinal plants for various health issues.
    Highlights

     Halophytes are viable commercial alternative to traditional crops.


     Halophytes can be used for human food consumption.
     Halophytes are suitable for forage and animal feeds and as energy, oilseed
    and protein crops.
     Halophytes are efficient to restore saline and contaminated lands.
     Halophytes may become an important component of the 21st century farming
    system.

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