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A Little-Known and a Little-Consumed Natural Resource: Salicornia

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A sustainable conservation and knowledge of genetic resources from our natural wealth is very important for future research. Within this scope, Salicornia has emerged as an important cash crop halophyte for seawater irrigation, because of its high salt tolerance. It is capable of growing under hypersaline conditions and a promising resource to cultivate under extreme climatic conditions in the arid-desert regions. The fleshy Salicornia plants have been historically used for both edible and nonedible purposes. Usage of the plant as a source of soda (sodium carbonate) for glassmaking dates back to centuries. Oriental pharmacopeia reports its medicinal uses. This genus is also well known for its applications as additive in the production of glass and soap, as medicinal herbs and also in some applications as a diet for human consumption and for domestic animals. The fleshy plants are eaten as a green vegetable raw or pickled very much in the coastal belt of the Mediterranean basin and commands a high price in gourmet food markets in Europe and the USA. This review highlights the latest information about the Salicornia genus with an emphasis on its morphological features, taxonomic status, ecophysiological characteristics, cultivation, nutritional features (as human and animal food), and other economical uses.

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    Munir Ozturk

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    Volkan Altay

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  1. Department of Botany and Center for Environmental Studies, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

    Munir Ozturk

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid Rehman Hakeem

  3. Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Ashraf

  4. Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad

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Dedicated to Late Prof. Dr. Necmettin ZEYBEK, a pioneer in the Ecology of Salicornia’s (1960s) in Turkey.

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Ozturk, M., Altay, V., Orçen, N., Yaprak, A.E., Tuğ, G.N., Güvensen, A. (2018). A Little-Known and a Little-Consumed Natural Resource: Salicornia . In: Ozturk, M., Hakeem, K., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, M. (eds) Global Perspectives on Underutilized Crops. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77776-4_3

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