Halophytes, wild plants adapted to highly saline natural environments, represent extremely
useful—and, at present, underutilised—experimental systems with which to investigate the …

The last few decades has seen a relentless increase in the various forms of land
degradation. Different forms of salinity, especially the irrigation-induced secondary salinity …

Background Most of the water on Earth is seawater, each kilogram of which contains about
35 g of salts, and yet most plants cannot grow in this solution; less than 0· 2% of species can …

Halophytes are a small group of plants able to tolerate saline soils whose salt
concentrations can reach those found in ocean waters and beyond. Since most plants …

Soil salinity is one of the most serious environmental factors that affect crop productivity
worldwide. Inevitable global climate change leading to rise in sea water level would …

The current increase in salinity can intensify the disparity between potential and actual crop
yields, thus affecting economies and food security. One of the mitigating alternatives is plant …

The evolution of salt tolerance is interesting for several reasons. First, since salt-tolerant
plants (halophytes) employ several different mechanisms to deal with salt, the evolution of …

Halophytes of the lower coastal salt marsh show increased salt tolerance, and under high
salinity they grow faster than upper marsh species. We could not show reduced growth rate …

Halophytes are plants that exhibit high salt tolerance, allowing them to survive and thrive
under extremely saline conditions. The study of halophytes advances our understanding …

Soil salinity is a major abiotic stress in plant agriculture worldwide. This has led to research
into salt tolerance with the aim of improving crop plants. However, salt tolerance might have …