Article
Horticulture
Esra Okudur, Yuksel Tuzel
Summary: Halophytes like glasswort have evolved to grow in high salinity environments and can be consumed as food. This study found that the cultivation of glasswort was most successful at an electrical conductivity level of 25 mS cm(-1) in a hydroponic system.
Article
Plant Sciences
Massumeh Aliakbari, Hooman Razi, Abbas Alemzadeh, Elahe Tavakol
Summary: Salinity negatively impacts crop plants, but halophytes have mechanisms to tolerate it by regulating genes related to energy balance and primary metabolite synthesis. Harnessing these mechanisms could lead to improved salinity stress tolerance in crops.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Fawzy Mahmoud Salama, Arwa Abdulkreem AL-Huqail, Mohammed Ali, Amany H. A. Abeed
Summary: The halophyte Salicornia fruticosa has the potential to tolerate and accumulate cadmium in high-salt environments, making it a potential candidate for remediation of heavy metal-contaminated saline soils.
Article
Plant Sciences
Alejandro Polo-Avila, Maria D. Infante-Izquierdo, Enrique Sanchez-Gullon, Jesus M. Castillo, Adolfo F. Munoz-Rodriguez
Summary: This study investigated the environmental factors and population dynamics of four Salicornia ramosissima populations. The populations in depressed zones showed higher soil-seed-bank densities and maximum plant densities compared to populations in elevated zones. The maximum plant densities in depressed zones decreased by around 60% from the end of spring to summer. These findings are important for sustainable harvesting of natural populations of S. ramosissima.
Article
Plant Sciences
Aditya P. Rathore, Anupam Kumari, Doongar R. Chaudhary, Mangal S. Rathore
Summary: This study found that moderate salinity (NPM treatment) promotes the growth of Salicornia brachiata plants, while the Na+, Cl-, and proline contents were higher in plants treated with NPS and GS, which helps combat salinity stress.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maxwel Moncao, Tobias Wretborn, Ulrika Rova, Leonidas Matsakas, Paul Christakopoulos
Summary: Halophytes, such as Salicornia dolichostachya, were found to be suitable feedstock for organosolv biomass fractionation. The study achieved high yields of cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose with high purity, expanding the sources of biomass for biorefinery applications.
Article
Plant Sciences
Abbasali Moghaddam, Hamid Reza Larijani, Meysam Oveysi, Hamid Reza Tohidi Moghaddam, Mohammad Nasri
Summary: The study found that glasswort, a halophyte plant, showed decreased seed oil production and plant growth under salt stress. However, an optimal salinity concentration improved seed oil and yield. Additionally, the application of sodium nitroprusside and potassium nitrate increased seed oil and yield.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yassir Makkawi, Yehya El Sayed, Dionysia-Angeliki Lyra, Fatemeh Hassan Pour, Muhammad Khan, Mohamed Badrelzaman
Summary: The study evaluated the potential of Salicornia bigelovii seed and seedless-plant for biofuel and biochar production through pyrolysis, showing significant differences in chemical composition and properties. The seed produced high bio-oil yield with fatty acids commonly found in vegetable oils, while the seedless-plant produced a liquid with low bio-oil content resembling brackish water. Biochars from both feed-stocks were stable for long term carbon sequestration. Pyrolysis of the S. bigelovii seed was found to offer a good opportunity for biofuel production in arid/semi-arid saline regions.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Matias R. Villarreal, Diego A. Navarro, Nora M. A. Ponce, Ana M. Rojas, Carlos A. Stortz
Summary: Salicornia, a halophyte plant found on the coast of Argentina, has been identified as a potential source of biopolymers and antioxidants for food applications. Cell wall sequential extraction revealed the presence of pectin fractions, arabinoxylans, proteins, cellulose, lignin, and phenolics in different proportions. The high levels of arabinose in Salicornia suggest its ability to maintain cell wall flexibility in water-deficient environments.
Article
Plant Sciences
Alejandro Polo, Alba Fragoso, Maria D. Infante-Izquierdo, Francisco J. J. Nieva, Adolfo F. Munoz-Rodriguez, Jesus M. Castillo
Summary: Halophytes can survive in high salt environments and are valuable sources of bioactive metabolites. Seed banks are essential for resilience in salty ecosystems. Sustainable management plans need to be designed for wild populations of halophytic species to prevent over-harvesting.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xin Wang, Junhong Bai, Wei Wang, Guangliang Zhang, Shuo Yin, Dawei Wang
Summary: In this study, widely-targeted metabolomics was used to analyze Suaeda salsa and Salicornia europaea, revealing their rich metabolic components with high medical value and different sensitivity to certain compounds under salt stress. The findings provide new insights into important second metabolism pathways related to salt tolerance in these two plants.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Llanes Analia, Cena Mariano, Luna Virginia
Summary: The study compared the responses of Prosopis strombulifera and Glycine max to changes in auxin transport under different osmotic potentials, revealing that Na2SO4 treatment had the most pronounced inhibitory effect on plant growth, while treatment with TIBA resulted in impaired development in both species.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Iasmin Ferreira, Ana Leite, Lia Vasconcelos, Sandra Rodrigues, Javier Mateo, Paulo E. S. Munekata, Alfredo Teixeira
Summary: This study explores the use of glasswort as a partial replacer for sodium chloride in traditional dry-cured pork bellies. The results show that the use of glasswort did not affect processing indicators and led to a product with a healthier lipid profile and positive sensory attributes.
Article
Plant Sciences
Olga A. A. Rozentsvet, Elena S. S. Bogdanova, Vadim N. N. Nurminsky, Viktor N. N. Nesterov, Michael Yu. Chernyshov
Summary: Halophytes are important models for studying salt tolerance mechanisms. This study investigates the lipid profiles of detergent-resistant membranes (DRMs) in chloroplasts and mitochondria of the euhalophyte Salicornia perennans before and after exposure to high salt concentrations. The results show that cerebrosides (CERs) are enriched in chloroplast DRMs, while sterols (STs) dominate mitochondrial DRMs. Salinity also increases the content of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids (FAs). The authors conclude that the plant cells of euhalophyte S. perennans exhibit a specific protective response by altering lipid and FA composition in the membrane under salinity.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ashutosh Bahuguna, Shiv Bharadwaj, Vivek K. Bajpai, Shruti Shukla, Dong Wook Won, InWha Park, MinKyun Na, Sonam Sonwal, Yun Suk Huh, Young-Kyu Han, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Jianbo Xiao, Myunghee Kim
Summary: The study investigated the inhibitory potential of bioactive compounds CDQ and IDG isolated from Salicornia herbacea against COX-2. Both compounds showed significant COX-2 inhibition and downregulation of COX-2 expression at the cellular level. Computational and experimental analysis established the potential of CDQ and IDG as therapeutic agents against COX-2 linked disorders, suggesting their potential for the development of novel anti-inflammatory drugs.