Resources Tagged: Halophyte

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  1. Saline (salt-affected) Agriculture

    Farmers and gardeners in semi-arid and arid regions of the world face two associated but separate problems, which limit the crops they can grow and the yield of these crops. The underlying problem is lack of rainfall needed for growing plants. The second is accumulation of salts in the root zone....
    Halophyte Saline Soils

  2. Bacteria Inoculate Crops Against Salty Soil, Potentially Bringing Unworkable Farmland Back to Life

    Scientistshave used bacteriafound in roots of salt-tolerant plants to successfully inoculate alfalfa plants against overly salty soil. “We take the roots of these salt-tolerant plants (called halophytes), grind them up and grow the bacteria in a petri dish in the lab,” Nielsen said. “Doing this,...
    Soil Remediation Saline Soils Inoculants Inoculation Halophyte

  3. Growing Halophytes Floating at Sea

    Abstract,Aquaculture Reports, 2017 Freshwater shortages are increasingly limiting both irrigated and rainfed agriculture. To expand possibilities for controlled plant production without using land nor freshwater, we cultivated potted halophytes floating at sea that were provided with rain- and...
    Floating Systems Plant Health Halophyte