title: Plants as a source of salt.
abstract: Ecological and ethnobotanical aspects of some halophylous plants are presented. These plants possess several morphophysiological adaptations to face salinity in their habitats. They are a source of salt and could represent new potential crops in saline environments.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Biologia, Facoltà di Scienze, Seconda Università di Napoli, Caserta, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aliotta
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: DeSanto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strumia
mesh_terms: D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride