Tasks for Vegetation Science

Recent Studies : 10 Years after Al Ain Meeting

By: Helmut Lieth (Editor), Marina Mochtchenko (Editor)

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The last decade of the 20th century witnessed a sharp increase in losses of arable land from salinisation. In Europe this was especially hard for the farmers in the Mediterranean countries where irrigation farming is very common and many fields have reached a soil salinity level which prevents farmers from raising common crops. This is a world wide problem in dry and semi-dry tropical regions. The losses in soil fertility in certain regions, is so severe that rural populations are either, starving, leaving their villages or requesting permanent living support through foreign aid. Several scientists in Europe have developed research projects for the sustainable utilisation of halophytes. Together with their North African, Arabian and South Asian colleagues they developed a research network which produced rapidly promising aspects for cashcrop halophytes. Most of their work was based on the collection of papers from an international meeting in Al Ain/UAE. This volume presents examples of research from that meeting and the presentation of research topics. It was found that two avenues were of immediate need: the development of pilot projects and the organization of an international society for halophyte utilisation. Both aspects are dealt with in this book and together with other recent relevant publications will serve as a guide for future efforts to develop the common utilisation of cashcrop halophytes. This volume should be of value for all scientists and persons interested in R and D projects for the future use of halophytes and saline irrigation systems.

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"Several scientists in Europe have developed research projects for the sustainable utilisation of halophytes. ... Most of their work was based on the collection of papers from an international meeting in A1 Ain/UAE. This volume presents useful examples of research from that meeting and the presentation of new research topics. ... will serve as a guide for future efforts to develop the common utilisation of cashcrop halophytes. This volume will be of great value for all scientists and others interested in R and D projects ... ." (Food Trade Review, Vol. 75, 2005)

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Series Editor's Foreword	p. ix
Introduction to the volume	p. xi
List of Contributors	p. xiii
Salinity Tolerance Analysis
Introduction to Part I	p. 3
Study of potential cash crop halophytes by a quick check system	p. 5
Physiological responses and structural modifications in Atriplex halimus L. plants exposed to salinity	p. 19
Some physiological and biochemical aspects of salt tolerance in two oleaginous halophytes: Cakile maritima and Crithmum maritimum	p. 31
Salinity tolerance of Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima. Part I. Biomass production and osmotic adjustment	p. 41
Salinity tolerance of Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima. Part II. Physiological and biochemical regulation	p. 51
Effect of seawater irrigation on biomass production and ion composition of seven halophytic species in Morocco	p. 59
Some physiological and biochemical aspects of salt tolerance of Sesuvium portulacastrum	p. 71
Salt-tolerance strategy of two fodder halophyte species: Spartina alterniflora and Suaeda fruticosa	p. 79
Salt-avoidance mechanisms in the halophyte Distichlis spicata as a promising source for improved salt resistance in crop plants	p. 87
Chemical Contents
Introduction to Part II: Chemical content of halophytes	p. 95
Chemical composition variation during root decomposition in Tagus estuary salt marshes	p. 97
Metal partition in Tagus estuary salt marshes: a case study	p. 103
Potential of halophytes as animal fodder in Egypt	p. 111
Lipid composition of seeds of local halophytes: Cakile maritima, Zygophyllum album and Crithmum maritimum	p. 121
Field Scale Investigations
Introduction to Part III	p. 127
The use of Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) as a pioneer forage crop in salty environments	p. 129
Primary analysis of four salt tolerant plants growing in Hai-He Plain, China	p. 135
Field scale experiments on plant tolerance to saline irrigation water	p. 139
The influence of environmental factors and zonal distribution of Phragmites australis and Phacelurus latifolius in salt marsh, Central Japan	p. 143
Relevant Accompanying Contributions
Introduction to Part IV	p. 153
Genetically modified halophytes in agro-ecosystems	p. 155
Halophytic grasses as vital components of cash crop halophytes: Sporobolus madraspatanus Bor.	p. 161
An ecological overview of halophytes from Pakistan	p. 167
A comprehensive survey of halophytes in Khorasan province of Iran	p. 189
Future Outlook for Research and Development on Cash Crop Halophytes and Foundation of ISHU, a New Scientific Society
Introduction to Part V--Gold Medal award	p. 199
The foundation of an International Society of Halophyte Utilisation (ISHU) 25.06.2002 in Osnabrueck/Germany	p. 201
Activities of ISHU	p. 203
Publications of the Concerted Action members relevant to the program	p. 209
Additional suggested reading	p. 213
Table of contents for the four volumes of the "Halophytes in Different Climates"	p. 215
Halophyte Database Vers. 2.0 in alphabetical order including some updates	p. 221
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