Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands (Paperback)

Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands addresses the concerns surrounding global food scarcity, especially focusing on those living in arid and dry lands The book touches on food crises in dry regions of the world and proposes halophytes as an alternate source of consumption for such areas. Halophytes, those plants that thrive in saline soil and provide either food source options themselves, or positively enhance an eco-system's ability to produce food, and are thus an important and increasingly recognized option for addressing the needs of the nearly 1/6 of the world's population that lives in these arid and semi-arid climates. Including presentations from the 2014 International Conference on Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands, this book features insights from the leading researchers in the subject. It is a valuable resource that includes information on the nutritional value of halophytes, their genetic basis and potential enhancement, adaption of halophytes, and lessons learned thus far.

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2016
Authors:	Muhammad Ajmal Khan • Munir Ozturk • Bilquees Gul • Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed
Dimensions:	235 x 191 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-801854-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural engineering & machinery > General
LSN:	0-12-801854-2
Barcode:	9780128018545

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