Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands, Paperback by Khan, Muhammad Ajmal;...

Description: Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands, Paperback by Khan, Muhammad Ajmal; Ozturk, Munir; Gul, Bilquees; Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheer, ISBN 0128018542, ISBN-13 9780128018545, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands addresses the concerns surrounding global food scarcity, especially focusing on those living in arid and dry lands Th 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.

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Number of Pages: 360 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands

Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

Publication Year: 2015

Subject: Life Sciences / Botany, Food Science, Life Sciences / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Security (National & International)

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 9.2 in

Author: Munir Ozturk, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Bilquees Gul

Subject Area: Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Science

Item Width: 7.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback