Autor(es): Navarro-Torre, Salvadora ; Garcia-Caparrós, Pedro ; Nogales, Amaia ; Abreu, Maria Manuela ; Santos, Erika ; Cortinhas, Ana Lúcia ; Caperta, Ana Delaunay
Data: 2023
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/27885
Origem: Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
Assunto(s): arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; halophytes; plant growth promoting bacteria; phytodesalination; saline agriculture; salt tolerant plants; soil salinization; soil technologies; tailored soils; symbionts
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.
