Soilless Cultivated Halophyte Plants: Volatile, Nutritional, Phytochemical, and Biological Differences.

ABSTRACT: The use of halophyte plants appears as a potential solution for degraded soil, food safety, freshwater scarcity, and coastal area utilization. These plants have been considered an alternative crop soilless agriculture for sustainable use of natural resources. There are few studies carried out with cultivated halophytes using a soilless cultivation system (SCS) that report their nutraceutical value, as well as their benefits on human health. The objective of this study was to evaluate and correlate the nutritional composition, volatile profile, phytochemical content, and biological activities of seven halophyte species cultivated using a SCS (Disphyma crassifolium L., Crithmum maritimum L., Inula crithmoides L., Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L., Mesembryanthem

SUBMITTER: Oliveira-Alves SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10295272 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature