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Are Salt-Loving Super Plants the Saviors of the Planet?
Posted in Science on 1st Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
The world's demand for food is set to increase by two-thirds by mid-century. That's where salt-loving plants, called halophytes, can make a difference.
The world is losing 2,000 hectares of farm soil daily to salt damage
Posted in Science on 29th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Every day for more than 20 years, an average of 2,000 hectares of irrigated land in arid and semi-arid areas across 75 countries have been degraded by salt.
Dutch team is developing crops fed by sea water
Posted in Featured, Science on 20th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
"We dont see salination as a problem, we see it as an opportunity."
NASA satellite set to help farmers combat drought
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
NASA is set to launch a new satellite with the capacity to measure soil moisture on a global scale.