Halophyte Use and Cultivation

Radulovich, Ricardo; Umanzor, Schery

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-57635-6_99

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“…In addition, there is a dearth of knowledge about the mechanisms enabling halophytes to tolerate high salinity and information on the optimal conditions for growing halophytes [2]. Some potential ways to address these threats and challenges include the following [143][144][145][146]: (a) more research on diverse halophyte biology and utilization issues; (b) raising awareness about halophytes among various societal segments through research, education, involvement, and communication; (c) improved conservation policies, plans, and actions for halophytes through legislation, regulation, incentives, and enforcement; (d) intensified conservation practices for halophytes through restoration, rehabilitation, cultivation, and utilization.…”

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“…To be economically feasible and competitive with other crop options for farmers, halophytes must be grown on a large scale [80,129]. For this purpose, significant infras-tructure and technical investments would be necessary for large-scale halophyte cultivation [144,146]. Halophyte cultivation on a large scale could have both beneficial and harmful impacts on the environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, to cultivate halophytes in arid/desert regions, plants with higher water use efficiency, succulence, small leaves, and C 4 or CAM types of photosynthesis will be required [129]. For salt/coastal marsh environments, halophyte crop candidates with a higher ability to withstand anoxia/inundation in the form of pneumatophores, aerenchyma, and salt glands will be suitable, whereas for inland saline barren lands, halophytes with the ability to grow under high inland salinity, low fertility, and in some cases, with higher/alkaline soil pH, will be useful [129,144,145].…”

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“…Similarly, not much is known about consumer preferences for halophyte products, and hence there is a need for in-depth research on consumer preferences [145,189]. In fact, many consumers may not be aware of the uses of halophytes as alternate crops or even may have negative perceptions about the quality, composition, and taste of halophyte products [144,145]. Hence, there is an urgent need for the evaluation of consumer preferences, which can in turn help in creating awareness among consumers about the uses of halophytes and ultimately their commercialization.…”

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Halophytes are naturally salt-tolerant plants with immense potential to become alternate crops for saline lands. While their economic benefits have gained increasing attention, often, the roles of halophytes in addressing different climate change-related issues are overlooked. Halophytes can be a renewable resource for clean ‘carbon-neutral’ energy by serving as biofuel or biogas feedstock, help in the sequestration of rising CO2 as well as the phytoremediation of various pollutants, can be a good source of food and fodder thereby help in achieving food security in arid/saline areas, can help in protection and biodiversity conservation in various ecosystems, and can provide livelihood to poor local communities inhabiting barren lands. This review also attempts to highlight various usages of halophytes in connection with a global change perspective. However, there are still many challenges such as economic viability, customer preferences, environmental impacts, and scale-up challenges, which need further research, innovation, effective policies, and collaboration. In general, this review provides a synthesis of various biological, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects of halophytes to fully exploit the potential of halophytes for human welfare and combating global climate changes.

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