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Soil salinization is an important global issue since marginal salt-affected soils have harmful consequences in
agriculture and ecosystems. This article reviews different sustainable strategies adopted for marginal soil
reclamation in Mediterranean climates. An innovative approach to soil salinity management includes a wide
range of technologies, such as: phytoremediation, phytodesalination, vegetative bioremediation, amendments
application and Technosols as well as inoculation with beneficial microorganisms like plant growth promoting
bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Besides that, the role of Mediterranean halophyte crops in acceler-
ating salt-affected area’s recovery while providing food and feed, and beneficial halophilic microorganisms for
new bioinoculant production, are discussed. We conclude that the combined use of plant, soil- and microbial-
based technologies is a valuable option to relieve saline stress exposure and improve crops growth and yield
in saline conditions.
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arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi halophytes plant growth promoting bacteria phytodesalination saline agriculture salt tolerant plants soil salinization soil technologies tailored soils symbionts
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Citation
Salvadora Navarro-Torre, Pedro Garcia-Caparrós, Amaia Nogales, Maria Manuela Abreu, Erika Santos, Ana Lúcia Cortinhas, Ana Delaunay Caperta. Sustainable agricultural management of saline soils in arid and semi-arid Mediterranean regions through halophytes, microbial and soil-based technologies, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Volume 212, 2023, 105397
Publisher
Elsevier