Halophytes and climate change : adaptive mechanisms and potential uses /

This book contains current knowledge and up-to-date developments in the field of halophyte biology, ecology and potential uses. It explores the adaptive mechanisms of halophytes that allow them to grow in environments unsuitable for conventional crops and considers their role as a source of food, fu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hasanuzzaman, Mirza (Editor ), Shabala, Sergey (Editor ), Fujita, Masayuki, 1956- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2019]
Temas:
Halophytes.
Salt-tolerant crops.
Plants > Adaptation.
Crops and climate.
Cultures halophiles.
Plantes > Adaptation.
Cultures et climat.
Adaptation.
Climate change.
Extremophiles.
Halophiles.
Plant ecology.
Plant physiology.
Crops and climate
Halophytes
Plants > Adaptation
Salt-tolerant crops
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book contains current knowledge and up-to-date developments in the field of halophyte biology, ecology and potential uses. It explores the adaptive mechanisms of halophytes that allow them to grow in environments unsuitable for conventional crops and considers their role as a source of food, fuel, fodder, fibre, essential oils and medicines.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 386 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781786394354
1786394359
1786394340
9781786394347

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