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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2322 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Plants |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Aug 2024 |
Abstract
Salinization is a major cause of soil degradation that affects several million hectares of agricultural land, threatening food security and the sustainability of agricultural systems worldwide. Nevertheless, despite the negative impact of salinity, salt-affected land also provides several important ecosystem services, from providing habitats and nurseries for numerous species to sustainable food production. This opinion paper, written in the framework of the EU COST Action CA22144 SUSTAIN on the sustainable use of salt-affected land, therefore, focuses on the potential of halophytes and saline agriculture to transform and restore key functions of these salt-affected and marginal lands. As the current knowledge on sustainable saline agriculture upscaling is fragmented, we highlight (i) the research gaps in halophyte and salinity research and (ii) the main barriers and potentials of saline agriculture for addressing food security and environmental sustainability in terms of population growth and climate change.
Keywords
- cash crop halophytes, climate change, phytoremediation, saline agriculture, salt-tolerant crop plants
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Plant Science
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Plants, Vol. 13, No. 16, 2322, 20.08.2024.
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T1 - The Sustainable Use of Halophytes in Salt-Affected Land
T2 - State-of-the-Art and Next Steps in a Saltier World
AU - Bazihizina, Nadia
AU - Papenbrock, Jutta
AU - Aronsson, Henrik
AU - Ben Hamed, Karim
AU - Elmaz, Özkan
AU - Dafku, Zenepe
AU - Custódio, Luísa
AU - Rodrigues, Maria João
AU - Atzori, Giulia
AU - Negacz, Katarzyna
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.
PY - 2024/8/20
Y1 - 2024/8/20
N2 - Salinization is a major cause of soil degradation that affects several million hectares of agricultural land, threatening food security and the sustainability of agricultural systems worldwide. Nevertheless, despite the negative impact of salinity, salt-affected land also provides several important ecosystem services, from providing habitats and nurseries for numerous species to sustainable food production. This opinion paper, written in the framework of the EU COST Action CA22144 SUSTAIN on the sustainable use of salt-affected land, therefore, focuses on the potential of halophytes and saline agriculture to transform and restore key functions of these salt-affected and marginal lands. As the current knowledge on sustainable saline agriculture upscaling is fragmented, we highlight (i) the research gaps in halophyte and salinity research and (ii) the main barriers and potentials of saline agriculture for addressing food security and environmental sustainability in terms of population growth and climate change.
AB - Salinization is a major cause of soil degradation that affects several million hectares of agricultural land, threatening food security and the sustainability of agricultural systems worldwide. Nevertheless, despite the negative impact of salinity, salt-affected land also provides several important ecosystem services, from providing habitats and nurseries for numerous species to sustainable food production. This opinion paper, written in the framework of the EU COST Action CA22144 SUSTAIN on the sustainable use of salt-affected land, therefore, focuses on the potential of halophytes and saline agriculture to transform and restore key functions of these salt-affected and marginal lands. As the current knowledge on sustainable saline agriculture upscaling is fragmented, we highlight (i) the research gaps in halophyte and salinity research and (ii) the main barriers and potentials of saline agriculture for addressing food security and environmental sustainability in terms of population growth and climate change.
KW - cash crop halophytes
KW - climate change
KW - phytoremediation
KW - saline agriculture
KW - salt-tolerant crop plants
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