Plants as a source of salt.
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.
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Istituto di Biologia, Facoltà di Scienze, Seconda Università di Napoli, Caserta, Italy.
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D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*
D012965:Sodium Chloride