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halophyte

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halophyte (hăl`əfīt'), any plant, especially a seed plant, that is able to grow in habitats excessively rich in salts, such as salt marshes, sea coasts, and saline or alkaline semideserts and steppes. These plants have special physiological adaptations that enable them to absorb water from soils and from seawater, which have solute concentrations that nonhalophytes could not tolerate. Some halophytes are actually succulent, with a high water-storage capacity.
halophyte [′hal·ə‚fīt]
(ecology)
A plant or microorganism that grows well in soils having a high salt content.
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The halophyte study will evaluate aquaculture management and practices, land use and energy requirements and identify any potential adverse ecological or social impacts associated with using halophytes for energy development, specifically for aviation biofuel development.
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The research centres on assessing the potential for large-scale production of fuels from halophytes, algae, jatropha, castor and other potential biofuel materials.
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The halophyte study will evaluate aquaculture management and practices and land use and energy requirements.
Masdar will lead Boeing study into potential of plant-based jet fuel by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
 
 
 
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