Salicornia europaea L. grows in areas periodically flooded by salty or brackish water. It has
potential economic value, because it can be used as food, forage, or biofuel, and has …

Drought is one of the major threats to food security. Among several mechanisms involved in
plant stress tolerance, one protein family—the plant metallothioneins (MTs)—shows great …

Distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) test is the legal requirement in crop breeding to
grant the intellectual property right for new varieties by evaluating their morphological …

Among halophyte plants, Salicornia species (also known as glasswort or sea asparagus)
are increasingly grown in open fields and greenhouses for edible or non-edible purposes …

Widespread increases in soil salinization significantly reduce agricultural lands.
Nevertheless, salt-tolerant plants, such as Salicornia europaea L., can play a crucial role in …

In the coming decades, the pressure to use saline water will increase as most of the natural
resources with good water quality are being depleted. In order to avoid more stress on the …

Salt marsh vegetation is considered unique and valuable and has been legally protected in
Europe for years but is still declining. Its protection is related to vegetation syntaxonomical …

Parental environment can significantly influence a range of plant traits across different
growth phases and developmental stages. The impact of parental salinity variability on …

Background Salicornia europaea L. is emerging as a versatile crop halophyte, requiring a
low-cost, non-destructive method for salt tolerance classification to aid selective breeding …

Abstract Background and Aims Salicornia europaea L., a succulent euhalophyte plant, has
been found to exhibit optimal reproductive capabilities under appropriate salinity …