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Halophyte Common Ice Plants: A Future Solution to Arable Land Salinization
Danilo Loconsole
Bernardo Murillo Amador
Giuseppe Cristiano
Barbara De Lucia
Acceso Abierto
Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas
DOI: 10.3390/su11216076
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/21/6076
ISSN: 2071-1050
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, functional foods, sustainability
"The problems associated with the salinization of soils and water bodies and the increasing competition for scarce freshwater resources are increasing. Current attempts to adapt to these conditions through sustainable agriculture involves searching for new highly salt-tolerant crops, and wild species that have potential as saline crops are particularly suitable. The common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) is an edible halophyte member of the Aizoaceae family, which switches from C3 photosynthesis to crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) when exposed to salinity or water stress. The aim of this review was to examine the potential of using the ice plant in both the wild and as a crop, and to describe its ecology and morphology, environmental and agronomic requirements, and physiology. The antioxidant properties and mineral composition of the ice plant are also beneficial to human health and have been extensively examined."
Multidisciplinary digital publishing institute
2019
Artículo
Sustainability
Inglés
PRODUCCIÓN DE CULTIVOS
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