The Sustainable Use of Halophytes in Salt-Affected Land

State-of-the-Art and Next Steps in a Saltier World

verfasst von

Nadia Bazihizina, Jutta Papenbrock, Henrik Aronsson, Karim Ben Hamed, Özkan Elmaz, Zenepe Dafku, Luísa Custódio, Maria João Rodrigues, Giulia Atzori, Katarzyna Negacz

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.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Botanik

Externe Organisation(en)

Università degli Studi di Firenze (UniFi)
Göteborgs Universitet
Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria (CBBC)
Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Universiteti Bujqësor i Tiranës (UBT)
Universidade do Algarve
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Area di Ricerca di Firenze
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Plants

Band

13

Anzahl der Seiten

12

ISSN

2223-7747

Publikationsdatum

20.08.2024

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Ökologie, Evolution, Verhaltenswissenschaften und Systematik, Ökologie, Pflanzenkunde

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 2 – Kein Hunger, SDG 13 – Klimaschutzmaßnahmen, SDG 15 – Lebensraum Land

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13162322 (Zugang: Offen)