Cash Crop Halophytes: Recent Studies 10 Years after Al Ain Meeting
This volume is a landmark in the development of the of pilot plantations in order to demonstrate the eco halophyte ecology research and development for the logical sustainability and the economic feasibility of saline irrigated production systems. follow
- PDF / 41,365,550 Bytes
- 239 Pages / 595.276 x 790.866 pts Page_size
- 103 Downloads / 208 Views
TASKS FOR VEGETATION SCIENCE 38 SERIES EDITORS A. Kratochwil, University of Osnabriick, Germany H. Lieth, University of Osnabriick, Germany
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
Cash Crop Halophytes: Recent Studies 10 Years after the Al Ain Meeting
Edited by
HELMUT LIETH and
MARINA MOCHTCHENKO University of Osnabriick, Institute for Environmental Systems Research, Osnabriick, Germany
with contributions from members of the EUCA "Sustainable Utilisation of Halophytes in the Mediterranean and Subtropical Region"
~.
"
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com
ISBN 978-90-481-6256-7
ISBN 978-94-017-0211-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-0211-9
Printed on acid-free paper
All Rights Reserved © 2003 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2003 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2003 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser or the work.
Table of contents
Series Editor's Foreword
IX
Introduction to the volume H Lieth
Xl
List of Contributors
Xlll
Part I. Salinity Tolerance Analysis Introduction to Part I H Lieth
3
Study of potential cash crop halophytes by a quick check system Hans-Werner Koyro
5
Physiological responses and structural modifications in Atriplex halimus L. plants exposed to salinity A. Debez, W Chaibi and S. Bouzid
19
Some physiological and biochemical aspects of salt tolerance in two oleaginous halophytes: Cakile maritima and Crithmum maritimum A. Debez, K. Ben Hamed and C Abdelly
31
Salinity tolerance of Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima. Part I. Biomass production and osmotic adjustment S. Daoud, H-W Koyro and M.C Harrouni
41
Salinity tolerance of Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima. Part II. Physiological and biochemical regulation S. Daoud, H-W Koyro, M.C Harrouni, A. Schmidt and J. Papenbrock
51
Effect of seawater irrigation on biomass production and ion composition of seven halophytic species in Morocco M.C Harrouni, S. Daoud and H-W Koyro
59
Some physiological and biochemical aspects of salt tolerance of Sesuvium portulacastrum D. Messedi, N Sleimi and C Abdelly
71
Salt-tolerance strategy of two fodder halophyte species: Spartina alterniflora and Suaeda fruticosa N Sleimi and C Abdelly
79
Salt-avoidance mechanisms in the halophyte Distichlis spicata as a promising source for improved salt resistance in crop plants A. Bustan, Michele Zaccai, Yaron Sitrit, R. Davidovici and D. Pasternak
v
87
Table of contents
VI
Part II. Chemical Contents Introduction to Part
