The development of halophyte-based agriculture: Past and present

Annals of Botany

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 529-540

  Ventura, Yvonne ^a   Eshel, Amram ^b   Pasternak, Dov ^a,c   Sagi, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Drylands Agriculture   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agrotechniques; Aster tripolium; Biofuel; Cash crops; Crithmum maritimum; Euphorbia tirucalii; Halophytes; Pennisetum clandestinum; Salicornia; Saline agriculture salinity; Sporobolus virginicus; Tamarix jordanis

Indexed keywords

GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; HALOPHYTE; IRRIGATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SALINITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ASTER TRIPOLIUM; CRITHMUM MARITIMUM; EUPHORBIA; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; SALICORNIA; SPOROBOLUS VIRGINICUS; TAMARIX;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; HALOPHYTE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; SALINITY; SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL;

EID: 84923584818     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu173     Document Type: Review

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