Impact of Halophytes and Salt Tolerant Plants on Physiological Performance of Livestock

2015 ◽  
pp. 287-312
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Physiological Performance ◽  
Tolerant Plants

Impact of Halophytes and Salt Tolerant Plants on Physiological Performance of Livestock

2015 ◽  
pp. 261-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Ashour ◽  
M Badawy ◽  
M El-Bassiony ◽  
A El-Hawy ◽  
H Shaer
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Physiological Performance ◽  
Tolerant Plants

scholarly journals Evolution of halophytes: multiple origins of salt tolerance in land plants

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Flowers ◽  
Hanaa K. Galal ◽  
Lindell Bromham
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Complex Trait ◽  
Land Plants ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Physiological Mechanisms ◽  
Multiple Origins ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Tolerant Plants

The evolution of salt tolerance is interesting for several reasons. First, since salt-tolerant plants (halophytes) employ several different mechanisms to deal with salt, the evolution of salt tolerance represents a fascinating case study in the evolution of a complex trait. Second, the diversity of mechanisms employed by halophytes, based on processes common to all plants, sheds light on the way that a plant’s physiology can become adapted to deal with extreme conditions. Third, as the amount of salt-affected land increases around the globe, understanding the origins of the diversity of halophytes should provide a basis for the use of novel species in bioremediation and conservation. In this review we pose the question, how many times has salt tolerance evolved since the emergence of the land plants some 450–470 million years ago? We summarise the physiological mechanisms underlying salt-tolerance and provide an overview of the number and diversity of salt-tolerant terrestrial angiosperms (defined as plants that survive to complete their life cycle in at least 200 mM salt). We consider the evolution of halophytes using information from fossils and phylogenies. Finally, we discuss the potential for halophytes to contribute to agriculture and land management and ask why, when there are naturally occurring halophytes, it is proving to be difficult to breed salt-tolerant crops.

Selection of Salt-Tolerant Plants Using Tissue Culture

1980 ◽  
pp. 279-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Rains ◽  
T. P. Croughan ◽  
S. J. Stavarek
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Tolerant Plants ◽  
Selection Of
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