title: eHALOPH a Database of Salt-Tolerant Plants: Helping put Halophytes to Work.
abstract: eHALOPH (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/affiliates/halophytes/) is a database of salt-tolerant plants-halophytes. Records of plant species tolerant of salt concentrations of around 80 mM sodium chloride or more have been collected, along with data on plant type, life form, ecotypes, maximum salinity tolerated, the presence or absence of salt glands, photosynthetic pathway, antioxidants, secondary metabolites, compatible solutes, habitat, economic use and whether there are publications on germination, microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status, bioremediation and of molecular data. The database eHALOPH can be used in the analysis of traits associated with tolerance and for informing choice of species that might be used for saline agriculture, bioremediation or ecological restoration and rehabilitation of degraded wetlands or other areas.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Functional Ecology, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Azzawi
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (UMR 5175 - CNRS Campus) 1919, Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France Missouri Botanical Garden, PO Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aronson
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK t.j.flowers@sussex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Flowers
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D054712:Salinity; D055049:Salt Tolerance; D055051:Salt-Tolerant Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D012965:Sodium Chloride
keywords: Database; Glycophyte; HALOPH; Halophyte; Salt tolerance