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Ecophysiology of High Salinity Tolerant Plants

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. M. Ajmal Khan

    1. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

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  2. Darrell J. Weber

    1. Dept. of Integrated Biology, Brigham Young University, Karachi, USA

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  • Ecophysiology of plants adapted to saline areas
  • Halophytes useful for desalinisation of soil
  • Salt tolerant grasses that survive in desert regions
  • Seed germination strategies of salt tolerant plants
  • Halophytic turfs for golf utilizing saline irrigation up to seawater salinity
  • Halophytes for floriculture

Part of the book series: Tasks for Vegetation Science (TAVS, volume 40)

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Table of contents (24 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. How Salts Of Sodium, Potassium, And Sulfate Affect The Germination And Early Growth Of Atriplex Acanthocarpa (Chenopodiaceae)

    • Barrett Gaylord, Todd P. Egan
    Pages 1-9

  3. Halophyte seed germination

    • M. Ajmal Khan, Bilquees Gul
    Pages 11-30

  4. Salt Tolerance Of Some Potential Forage Grasses From Cholistan Desert Of Pakistan

    • Mohammad Ashraf, Mansoor Hameed, Mohammad Arshad, Yasin Ashraf, K. Akhtar
    Pages 31-54

  5. Variability Of Fruit And Seed-Oil Characteristics In Tunisian Accessions Of The Halophyte Cakile Maritima (Brassicaceae)

    • Mohamed Ali Ghars, Almed Debez, Abderrazzak Smaoui, Moktar Zarrouk, Claude Grignon, Chedly Abdelly
    Pages 55-67

  6. Salt Tolerant Plants from the Great Basin Region of the United States

    • Darrell J. Weber, Joseph Hanks
    Pages 69-106

  7. Role Of Calcium In Alleviating Salinity Effects In Coastal Halophytes

    • Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan
    Pages 107-114

  8. Calorespirometric Metabolism And Growth In Response To Seasonal Changes Of Temperature And Salt

    • Bruce N. Smith, Lyneen C. Harris, Emily A. Keller, Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan, Lee D. Hansen
    Pages 115-125

  9. Evaluation Of Anthocyanin Contents Under Salinity (Nacl) Stress In Bellis Perennis L.

    • R. A. Khavari-Nejad, M. Bujar, E. Attaran
    Pages 127-134

  10. A Comparative Study On Responses Of Growth And Solute Composition In Halophytes Suaeda Salsa And Limonium Bicolor To Salinity

    • Xiaojing Liu, Deyu Duan, Weiqiang Li, T. Tadano, M. Ajmal Khan
    Pages 135-143

  11. Alleviation Of Salinity Stress In The Seeds Of Some Brassica Species

    • M. ÖZturk, S. Baslar, Y. Dogan, M. S. Sakcali
    Pages 145-156

  12. Saline Tolerance Physiology In Grasses

    • Kenneth B. Marcum
    Pages 157-172

  13. Localization Of Potential Ion Transport Pathways In The Salt Glands Of The Halophyte Sporobolus Virginicus

    • Y. Naidoo, G. Naidoo
    Pages 173-185

  14. Cellular Responses To Salinity Of Two Coastal Halophytes With Different Whole Plant Tolerance: Kosteletzkya Virginica (L.) Presl. And Sporobolus Virginicus (L.) Kunth

    • Xianggan Li, Denise M. Seliskar, John L. Gallagher
    Pages 187-200

  15. Eco-Physiological Studies On Indian Desert Plants: Effect Of Salt On Antioxidant Defense Systems In Ziziphus Spp

    • N. Sankhla, H. S. Gehlot, R. Choudhary, S. Joshi, R. Dinesh
    Pages 201-213

  16. Sabkha Edge Vegetation Of Coastal And Inland Sabkhat In Saudi Arabia

    • Hans-JöRg Barth
    Pages 215-224

  17. Analysis Of The Soil Sustaining Salt Grass (Distichlis Spicata (L.) Greene) Wild Populations In A Semiarid Coastal Zone Of Mexico

    • A. Escobar-HernÁNdez, E. Troyo-DiÉGuez, J. L. GarcÍA-HernÁNdez, H. HernÁNdez-Contreras, B. Murillo-Amador, L. Fenech-Larios et al.
    Pages 225-237

  18. Comparative Salt Tolerance Of Perennial Grasses

    • Salman Gulzar, M. Ajmal Khan
    Pages 239-253

  19. Commercial Application Of Halophytic Turfs For Golf And Landscape Developments Utilizing Hyper-Saline Irrigation

    • M. W. Depew, P. H. Tillman
    Pages 255-278

  20. Salt Tolerance Of Floriculture Crops

    • Christy T. Carter, Catherine M. Grieve
    Pages 279-287
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The halophytes are highly specialized plants, which have greater tolerance to salt. They can germinate, grow and reproduce successfully in saline areas which would cause the death of regular plants. Most halophytic species are found in salt marsh systems along seashores or around landlocked inland lakes and flat plains with high evaporation. The halophytes play very significant role in the saline areas specially in the coast by overcoming the salinity in different ways, viz. with regulating mechanisms in which excess salts are excreted and with out regulating mechanism, which may include succulents or cumulative types. Besides that they protect coast from erosion and cyclones, provide feeding ground and nursery for fish, shrimps and birds. Halophytes get increasing attention today because of the steady increase of the salinity in irrigation systems in the arid and semi-arid regions where the increasing population reaches the limits of freshwater availability. In many countries, halophytes have been successfully grown on saline wasteland to provide animal fodder and have the potential for rehabilitation and even reclamation of these sites. The value of certain salt-tolerant grass species has been recognized by their incorporation in pasture improvement programs in many salt affected regions throughout the world. There have been recent advances in selecting species with high biomass and protein levels in combination with their ability to survive a wide range of environmental conditions, including salinity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

    M. Ajmal Khan

  • Dept. of Integrated Biology, Brigham Young University, Karachi, USA

    Darrell J. Weber

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