Halophyte Common Ice Plants: A Future Solution to Arable Land Salinization

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...

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Published in:Sustainability 2019-11, Vol.11 (21), p.6076
Main Authors: Loconsole, Danilo, Murillo-Amador, Bernardo, Cristiano, Giuseppe, De Lucia, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Antioxidants
Arable land
Bladder
Crassulacean acid metabolism
Crops
Drought
Flowers & plants
Food
Freshwater resources
Ice
Metabolism
Metabolites
Mineral composition
Morphology
Photosynthesis
Physiology
Salinity
Salinity tolerance
Salinization
Salt
Seeds
Soil water
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Water stress
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11216076