How to Grow Salt-Sensitive Vegetable Crops Under Salinization of Water Bodies in Southern Ukraine: The Potential of Seaweed (Ecklonia maxima) Extracts to Mitigate Salt Stress in Lettuce
Journal: Natural Built Social Environment Health
Year: 2025

&lt;p&gt;Water salinization in southern Ukraine, intensified by mine discharges and the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, has severely reduced access to irrigation water suitable for vegetable cultivation. Farmers in affected regions now face restricted crop choices, relying largely on salt-tolerant grains and unable to grow salt-sensitive vegetables. The growth of lettuce (&lt;em&gt;Lactuca sativa&lt;/em&gt; L.), a salt-sensitive crop, in a pot experiment, declined sharply within three days of i