Halophytes and the Future of Agriculture

Tıpırdamaz, Rukiye; Karakaş, Sema; Dikilitaş, Murat

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17854-3_91-1

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“…High oil content; in some cases almost 80% of cell weight, together with the high growth rates with biomass doubling in periods as short as 3.5 h have generated interest in using algae as biofuel feedstock (Jazie et al, 2020). Oil production from algae can exceed that from the oilseed crops such as rapeseed, canola (Petrie et al, 2020), Jatropha (Kumar et al, 2017) and karanja (Pongamia pinnata) (Tıpırdamaz et al, 2020). Growing algae on a large scale has the benefit of removing greenhouse gases by consuming CO 2 for photosynthesis during growth (Gharbia et al, 2019).…”

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“…Losses from insects and diseases range from 9 to 16% in major field crops (rice, barley, wheat, maize, potato, soybean, cotton) (Ahmad et al, 2020) and are a significant constraint to crop production that stands between the rapidly growing world population and starvation. Research on diseases in halophytic plants is limited but needs to be pursued to find suitable control measures using methods available in conventional agriculture (Tıpırdamaz et al, 2020). The techniques of molecular biology may be helpful in analysis of gene expression for responses to different biotic and abiotic stresses and potential trade-offs.…”

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Potential use of saline resources for biofuel production using halophytes and marine algae: prospects and pitfalls

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There exists a global challenge of feeding the growing human population of the world and supplying its energy needs without exhausting global resources. This challenge includes the competition for biomass between food and fuel production. The aim of this paper is to review to what extent the biomass of plants growing under hostile conditions and on marginal lands could ease that competition. Biomass from salt-tolerant algae and halophytes has shown potential for bioenergy production on salt-affected soils. Halophytes and algae could provide a bio-based source for lignoceelusic biomass and fatty acids or an alternative for edible biomass currently produced using fresh water and agricultural lands. The present paper provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges in the development of alternative fuels from halophytes and algae. Halophytes grown on marginal and degraded lands using saline water offer an additional material for commercial-scale biofuel production, especially bioethanol. At the same time, suitable strains of microalgae cultured under saline conditions can be a particularly good source of biodiesel, although the efficiency of their mass-scale biomass production is still a concern in relation to environmental protection. This review summaries the pitfalls and precautions for producing biomass in a way that limits environmental hazards and harms for coastal ecosystems. Some new algal and halophytic species with great potential as sources of bioenergy are highlighted.

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Potential use of saline resources for biofuel production using halophytes and marine algae: prospects and pitfalls

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“…Around 1% of the world's flora constitutes halophytes which have the ability to grow or reproduce in more than 200 mM of NaCl-containing environment. Halophytes have exceptional morphological and anatomical features to cope with the saline environment [7]. Halophytes improve salt soil with their physiological processes, such as ion compartmentalization, salt inclusion, salt excretion, ion transportation, and antioxidant and osmotic regulation.…”

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Potential of Halophytes as Sustainable Fodder Production by Using Saline Resources: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions

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Abideen

Ali

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Good quality water and arable land are required for both domestic and agricultural uses. Increasing population leads to urbanization and industrialization increasing the need to share these resources and creating threats to the food supply. Higher meat consumption requires mitigation strategies to protect food and mitigate economic crises, especially in developing nations. The production of food crops for energy purposes and lower yield due to climate change increase food prices as well as have a negative impact on the economy. Thus, an alternative food source is required featuring high forage components to reduce grazing periods and to prevent rangeland degradation. Halophytes can tolerate high salinity and can be easily grown for fodder in coastal areas where fodder is a problem. Varied climate conditions offer opportunities to grow suitable halophytes for specific purposes. One important feature is their use as fodder. To reduce food shortages, saline areas could be used to grow nutritive and productive halophytic forage. Wild plants have undesirable metabolites produced in harsh conditions which may be harmful for ruminant health. Halophytes have moderate amounts of these metabolites which are nontoxic. Halophytes can be grown without intruding on agricultural lands and freshwater resources and could promote livestock production which may improve the socio-economic conditions of poor farmers in a sustainable and ecofriendly manner.

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“…Biosaline agriculture involving halophytes is a growing trend due to the ease of application and relatively low cost [1]. Moreover, stressful conditions related to drought, salinity, and high temperatures are gradually promoting the use of salinity-tolerant plant crops.…”

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Seed priming to optimize germination in Arthrocnemum Moq.

Ramírez

Chaâbene²,

Hernández‐Apaolaza³

et al. 2022

BMC Plant Biol

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Background Seed germination and seedling growth constitute the first stage of a plant's life cycle for crop establishment. Arthrocnemum Moq. is a halophyte of the subfamily Salicornioideae (Amaranthaceae), which could be recognized in the foreseeable future as an emerging candidate in applied biosaline agricultural programs, mainly due to the large biomass it represents in coastal and inland saltmarshes, in addition to its interesting nutritional and pharmacological properties. However, to ensure their subsequent use as a crop, it is necessary to optimize their germination through appropriate seed priming treatments. The main goal of this work was to seek the optimization of Arthrocnemum germination process using different pretreatments: exposure to sodium chloride (100 to 1200 mM) in the dark and its subsequent transferred to distilled water separately and together with the combination of pH (5, 7, 9), salinity (0, 100, 200 mM NaCl), and iron conditions (0, 200, 400 µM FeSO4). The experiments were tested on six samples of two different species: A. meridionale (from Tunisia) and A. macrostachyum (from Spain). Results Salinity priming of seeds for 15 days in darkness improved germination percentages by almost 25% at 600 mM NaCl, in both Tunisian and Spanish species. However, keeping seeds at different salt concentrations for 30 days produced higher improvement percentages at lower concentrations in A. meridionale (100–200 mM NaCl), while in A. macrostachyum the highest improvement percentages were obtained at 600 mM NaCl (percentage improvement of 47%). When the dark time period is reduced to 5 days at higher salt concentrations, the greater germination percentages were reached in all the samples at the concentration of 800 mM NaCl, increasing the improvement of germination between 17 and 50%. Finally, the conditions of pH = 7, pretreatment in darkness at 800 mM NaCl and 400 µM or iron, turned out to be an effective medium for seed germination. Conclusions Therefore, before using Arthrocnemum seeds in applied biotechnological programs, a seed priming treatment based on prior exposure to high salt concentrations (600–1000 mM NaCl) is recommended in order to maximize germination percentages.

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Halophytes and the Future of Agriculture

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References 72 publications

Potential use of saline resources for biofuel production using halophytes and marine algae: prospects and pitfalls

Potential use of saline resources for biofuel production using halophytes and marine algae: prospects and pitfalls

Potential of Halophytes as Sustainable Fodder Production by Using Saline Resources: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Seed priming to optimize germination in Arthrocnemum Moq.

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