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

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  • Danilo Loconsole

    (Department of Agro-Environmental and Territorial Science (DISAAT), University of Bari, “Aldo Moro”, Italy Via Amendola 165/A, 70120 Bari, Italy)

  • Bernardo Murillo-Amador

    (Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), S.C. La Paz, Baja California Sur 23096, Mexico)

  • Giuseppe Cristiano

    (Department of Agro-Environmental and Territorial Science (DISAAT), University of Bari, “Aldo Moro”, Italy Via Amendola 165/A, 70120 Bari, Italy)

  • Barbara De Lucia

    (Department of Agro-Environmental and Territorial Science (DISAAT), University of Bari, “Aldo Moro”, Italy Via Amendola 165/A, 70120 Bari, Italy)

Abstract

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.

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  • Danilo Loconsole & Bernardo Murillo-Amador & Giuseppe Cristiano & Barbara De Lucia, 2019. "Halophyte Common Ice Plants: A Future Solution to Arable Land Salinization," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(21), pages 1-16, November.
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    1. Danilo Loconsole & Giacomo Cocetta & Piero Santoro & Antonio Ferrante, 2019. "Optimization of LED Lighting and Quality Evaluation of Romaine Lettuce Grown in An Innovative Indoor Cultivation System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-16, February.
    2. Danilo Loconsole & Giuseppe Cristiano & Barbara De Lucia, 2019. "Glassworts: From Wild Salt Marsh Species to Sustainable Edible Crops," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(1), pages 1-12, January.
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    1. Okuhle Mndi & Avela Sogoni & Muhali Olaide Jimoh & Carolyn Margaret Wilmot & Fanie Rautenbach & Charles Petrus Laubscher, 2023. "Interactive Effects of Salinity Stress and Irrigation Intervals on Plant Growth, Nutritional Value, and Phytochemical Content in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-21, May.

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