[DOC] [TLE] Halophyte - Wikipedia [PAR] A halophyte is a plant that grows in waters of high salinity, coming into contact 
with saline water ... The large majority of plant species are glycophytes, which are 
not salt-tolerant and are damaged fairly easily by high ... Beans and rice can 
tolerate about 13 g/l, and are considered glycophytes (as are most crop plants). 
At the... [DOC] [TLE] A critical review on halophytes: Salt tolerant plants - Academic ... [PAR] Dec 31, 2011 ... transformation of non-salt tolerant plants to salt tolerant plants. ~400 million ... 
population is tremendously increasing hence we need a large amount of food 
supply. The crops ... affect the plant is soil salinity and this problem has been 
much enhanced ... substance restricts the plant growth more than salt on. [DOC] [TLE] The development of halophyte-based agriculture: past and present [PAR] Aug 13, 2014 ... Irrigating plants with saline water is a challenge for practitioners and researchers 
... In many instances, irrigation causes an increase in soil salinity due to ... 
spectrum of halophytic crops covering large fields of application (Yensen, 2006). 
.... Indeed, although less salt tolerant than species of Atriplex, the ash... [DOC] [TLE] Influence of salinity and water content on soil microorganisms [PAR] Dec 2, 2015 ... Salinity results in poor plant growth and low soil microbial activity ... Salinity 
tolerant soil microbes counteract osmotic stress by ... Microbes also play an 
essential role in the formation of humic substances which are stable forms of 
organic ... however, synthesis of osmolytes requires large amounts of energy... [DOC] [TLE] Plant Salt Stress - Faculty Support Site - University of California ... [PAR] Plant salt stress is a condition where excessive salts in soil solution cause 
inhibition of plant .... tolerant to sodium inhibition in those halophytes, most of. [DOC] [TLE] Salt Tolerance - NCBI - National Institutes of Health [PAR] Sep 30, 2002 ... In fact, no toxic substance restricts plant growth more than does salt on a world 
scale. ... For halophytic plants that are tolerant of sodium toxicity, osmotic stress 
may ... if relatively large differences in salt tolerance exist between ecotypes. .... 
Since the concentration of Na+ in the soil solution is usually much... [DOC] [TLE] Halophytes--an emerging trend in phytoremediation. - NCBI [PAR] In addition, it has been shown that salt-tolerant plants may also be able to ... 
Finally, the use of halophytes has also been proposed for soil desalination 
through... [DOC] [TLE] Potential Use of Halophytes to Remediate Saline Soils - NCBI [PAR] Jul 6, 2014 ... According to Stocker [19], they are plants which can tolerate salt .... tissues of 
halophytes are adapted to accumulate large amounts of salt ions. [DOC] [TLE] The challenge of the food sufficiency through salt tolerant crops ... [PAR] If saline water is available, the introduction of salt tolerant plants in poor ... 
manipulationHalophytesSaline landsSaline soilsSalt tolerant cropsWater 
management ..... growth of species on artificial substances with saline soil 
solutions was inhibited, .... Using salt tolerant crops is not sufficient in itself 
because a large amount of... [DOC] [TLE] Plant Life: Halophytes [PAR] Halophytes are salt-resistant or salt-tolerant plants that thrive and complete their 
life ... Most plants can tolerate salts at very low levels, but many cannot live in 
soils or water ... If large concentrations of soluble salts are present, as in saline or
... [DOC] [TLE] The role halophytes can have in saving commercial agriculture [PAR] May 7, 2014 ... with large amounts of salt in the water they uptake (Epstein 1985) Types of salt 
excretion. Salt bladders present on the leaf surface burst and cover the leaf with a 
shiny substance that ... Plant halophytes in order to harvest salt from the soil ... 
Replace present crops with more salt tolerant ones (O'Leary 1984) [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 6. Drainage water reuse [PAR] The reuse of drainage water for irrigation can reduce the overall problems of 
water ... On the other hand, the soil type, drainage conditions of the land and the 
crop ... on the large-scale reuse of agricultural drainage water to meet water 
shortfalls. ..... amount and kind of

Question: A halophyte is a plant that can tolerate a large amount of this substance in the soil
Answer: salt