Halophytes and Climate Change Adaptive Mechanisms and Potential Uses

Synopsis

This book contains current knowledge and the most recent developments in the field of halophyte biology, ecology, and potential uses. Halophytes are characterised as plants that can survive and complete their life cycle in highly saline environments. This book explores the adaptive mechanisms and special features of halophytes that allow them to grow in environments that are unsuitable for conventional crops and considers their role as a source of food, fuel, fodder, fibre, essential oils, and medicines.

Halophytes and Climate Change includes coverage of:
- Special morphological, anatomical, and physiological features of halophytes
- Ion accumulation patterns and homeostasis in halophytes
- Potential use of halophytes in the remediation of saline soil
- Growth and physiological response and tolerance to toxicity and drought
- Mangrove ecology, physiology, and adaptation

Written by a team of international authors and presented in full colour, this book is an essential resource for researchers in the fields of plant physiology, ecology, soil science, environmental science, botany, and agriculture.

Book details

Author:

Marius-Nicusor Grigore, Adam Kapler, Sarita Devi, Neeraj Kumar, Anita Kumari, Babita Rani, Ashwani Kumar, Anita Mann, Arvind Kumar, Sunder Singh Arya, Pooja, Gurdev Chand, Zora Dajic Stevanovic, Svetlana Acic, Danijela Steševic, Milica Lukovic, Urban Šilc, Pascal Tabi Tabot, Janine Barbara Adams, Lourdes Rubio, José A. Fernández, Aysha Rasheed, Farah Nisar, Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan, Abdul Hameed, Brant W. Touchette, Doongar R. Chaudhary, Dragana Rancic, Ilinka Pecinar, Ewa Surówka, Marta Libik-Konieczny, Zbigniew Miszalski, Dariusz Latowski, Shubham Lamba, Pratima Kumar, Mariana Reginato, Analía Llanes, Virginia Luna, Ulrich Lüttge, Jennifer Mesa-Marin, Enrique Mateos-Naranjo, Susana Redondo-Gomez, Ignacio D. Rodríguez-Llorente, Eloisa Pajuelo, Dhouha Belhadj Sghaier, Noomene Sleimi, Sílvia Pedro, Bernardo Duarte, Romina Cannata, Roberto Barbato, Rajesh Kumar Jha, Jaykumar Patel, Avinash Mishra, Bhavanath Jha, Asish Kumar Parida, Asha Kumari, Jaykumar Rangani, Monika Patel, Tiziana Centofanti, Gary Stephan Banuelos, Milan S. Stankovic, Jovana Stankovic, Pedja Janackovic, Miroslava Stankovic, Ana Rita Matos, João Carlos Marques, Isabel Cacador

ISBN:

9781786394354

Related ISBNs:

9781786394330

Publisher:

CABI

Pages:

408

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2021-05-21

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2019

Copyright by:

CAB International 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science