{"id":993,"date":"2021-04-26T10:19:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/?p=993"},"modified":"2021-04-26T10:23:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:23:07","slug":"do-all-salt-tolerant-plant-species-also-called-halophytes-prefer-saline-cultivation-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aquacombine.eu\/?p=993","title":{"rendered":"Do all salt-tolerant plant species, also called halophytes, prefer saline cultivation conditions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Do all salt-tolerant plant species, also called halophytes, prefer saline cultivation conditions?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Halophytes are defined as salt-tolerant plant species that are able to finish their complete life cycle at salinities higher than 200 mM NaCl. Does it mean that they always grow better in the presence of salt?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It depends \u2013 In our experiments we compare the growth of different plant species that are salt-tolerant according to the definition above. However, halophytes differ in their salt-tolerance levels based on their natural ecological habitat. Saliornia europaea<\/em> grows in the salt marsh and is often flooded by the sea twice a day whereas Crithmum maritimum<\/em> grows at rocky coastlines and is mainly confronted with sea spray. Salicornia europaea needs a certain level of salt to grow and thrive optimally whereas C.<\/em> maritimum <\/em>grows better with respect to biomass and yield without salt at all. However, C.<\/em> maritimum <\/em>would not grow naturally in a salt-free environment because glycophytes, plants that are not salt-tolerant, were better adapted during evolution and show a higher fitness in non-saline environments. Not only the amount of biomass might be of interest when cultivating salt-tolerant plants. Also, their chemical composition and secondary metabolites might be of interest. Both characteristics are dependent on the salinity during cultivation.<\/p>

We at Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universit\u00e4t Hannover lead WP2. Throughout the AQUACOMBINE project we will leverage our expertise in studying the physiological status of plants and analyse halophyte cultivation patterns. The next step in our part of the project is to identify the optimal conditions to produce, on the one hand, as much biomass as possible and, on the other hand, to provide an optimal composition fort the respective user.<\/p>

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Salicornia europaea (left) and Crithmum maritimum (right) grown at different salinities in hydroponic culture. The obligate halophyte S. europaea produces the highest biomass at moderate salinities of 10 g\/L NaCl whereas the facultative halophyte C. maritimum without any salt in the medium. Pictures: Project Aquacombine, Ariel Turcios, LUH, Germany.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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