| Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands Contributor(s): Khan, Muhammad Ajmal (Author), Ozturk, Munir (Author), Gul, Bilquees (Author) |
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ISBN: 0128018542 ISBN-13: 9780128018545 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $98.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Technology & Engineering | Food Science - General |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.37 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands addresses the concerns surrounding global food scarcity, especially focusing on those living in arid and dry lands The book 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. |