Four Species with Crop Potential in Saline Environments: The SALAD Project Case Study
With sea levels rising due to climate change, salinity intrusion will increase and new crops, specifically appropriate to such particular ecological conditions, are needed. In the project “SALAD—Saline Agriculture as a Strategy to Adapt to Climate Change”, the possibility of growing tomato (<i>...
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| description | With sea levels rising due to climate change, salinity intrusion will increase and new crops, specifically appropriate to such particular ecological conditions, are needed. In the project “SALAD—Saline Agriculture as a Strategy to Adapt to Climate Change”, the possibility of growing tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>), potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i>), quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa</i>), and New Zealand spinach (<i>Tetragonia tetragonioides</i>) in saline conditions is explored, together with their market upscaling opportunity. The crops are described in terms of their origin and distribution, botanical description and edible use. Moreover, the state of the art of the four crops’ response under saline conditions is reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c475370c5a804fc682ee4e7873d98ef62023-11-17T11:00:55ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312022-06-011615410.3390/environsciproc2022016054Four Species with Crop Potential in Saline Environments: The SALAD Project Case StudyGiulia Atzori0Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Viale delle Idee 30, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyWith sea levels rising due to climate change, salinity intrusion will increase and new crops, specifically appropriate to such particular ecological conditions, are needed. In the project “SALAD—Saline Agriculture as a Strategy to Adapt to Climate Change”, the possibility of growing tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>), potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i>), quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa</i>), and New Zealand spinach (<i>Tetragonia tetragonioides</i>) in saline conditions is explored, together with their market upscaling opportunity. The crops are described in terms of their origin and distribution, botanical description and edible use. Moreover, the state of the art of the four crops’ response under saline conditions is reviewed.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/16/1/54saline agriculturesalt-tolerant cropstomatopotatoquinoaNew Zealand spinach |
| spellingShingle | Giulia Atzori Four Species with Crop Potential in Saline Environments: The SALAD Project Case Study Environmental Sciences Proceedings saline agriculture salt-tolerant crops tomato potato quinoa New Zealand spinach |
| title | Four Species with Crop Potential in Saline Environments: The SALAD Project Case Study |
| title_full | Four Species with Crop Potential in Saline Environments: The SALAD Project Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Four Species with Crop Potential in Saline Environments: The SALAD Project Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Four Species with Crop Potential in Saline Environments: The SALAD Project Case Study |
| title_short | Four Species with Crop Potential in Saline Environments: The SALAD Project Case Study |
| title_sort | four species with crop potential in saline environments the salad project case study |
| topic | saline agriculture salt-tolerant crops tomato potato quinoa New Zealand spinach |
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