scholarly journals Large-scale mRNA expression profiling in the common ice plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, performing C3 photosynthesis and Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 1875-1894 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Cushman ◽  
Richard L. Tillett ◽  
Joshua A. Wood ◽  
Joshua M. Branco ◽  
Karen A. Schlauch
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Expression Profiling ◽  
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum ◽  
Ice Plant ◽  
C3 Photosynthesis ◽  
The Common ◽  
Mrna Expression Profiling

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

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 6076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Loconsole ◽  
Bernardo Murillo-Amador ◽  
Giuseppe Cristiano ◽  
Barbara De Lucia
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Wild Species ◽  
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Ice Plant ◽  
C3 Photosynthesis ◽  
The Common

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.

scholarly journals Developmental Control of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Inducibility by Salt Stress in the Common Ice Plant

1990 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 1137-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Cushman ◽  
Christine B. Michalowski ◽  
Hans J. Bohnert
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Ice Plant ◽  
Developmental Control ◽  
The Common
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