Overview
- Unique resource gathering all relevant knowledge of halophytes
- Fills a real gap in the worldwide existing literature
- More than 100 contributions by international experts
- Highlights the potential of biosaline agriculture in a changing environment
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Covers all important topics related to halophyte biology including biochemistry, genetics and genomics
Provides information on potential use of halophytes
Each topic is explained in detail and examined from various angles
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This work was awarded THE SCIENTIFIC MERIT `NICOLAE GIOSAN` by Academy of Agricultural and Forrest Sciences „Gheorghe Ionescu-Șișești” București, Romania, on 29th of November 2022.
Sections in the Handbook:
Conceptual Approach to Halophytes: Marius-Nicusor Grigore
Halophyte Distribution, Taxonomical Diversity, Flora, and Vegetation: Monica Tereza Boscaiu Neagu
Structural Adaptations of Halophytes: Morphology, Anatomy, and Ultrastructure of Halophytes: Marius-Nicusor Grigore
Physiology and Ecophysiology of Halophytes: Bilquees Gul
Mangroves: Robert I. Lonard
Biochemistry of Halophytes: Dealing with Salt Stress: Oscar Vicente
Halophytes and Biosaline Agriculture: Potential Use, Phytoremediation: Munir Ozturk
Halophytes, Ethnobotany, Culture, and Human Civilization: Bringing Halophytes into Human Life: Marius-Nicusor Grigore
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Halophytes
Book Subtitle: From Molecules to Ecosystems towards Biosaline Agriculture
Editors: Marius-Nicusor Grigore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17854-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Biomedicine and Life Sciences, Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-17854-3Due: 12 April 2022
Number of Pages: X, 1190
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology, Agriculture, Plant Anatomy/Development, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Ecosystems