GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -A halophyte is a salt-tolerant plant that grows in soil or waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs and seashores.

Detailed explanation-2: -Halophytes comprise just 2% of all plant species on Earth. Mangrove trees, thrift (Armeria), sea lavender (Limonium), and rice grass (Spartina) are some of the examples.

Detailed explanation-3: -: a plant (such as saltbush or sea lavender) that grows in salty soil and usually has a physiological resemblance to a true xerophyte.

Detailed explanation-4: -Halophytes, plants that survive to reproduce in environments where the salt concentration is around 200 mm NaCl or more, constitute about 1% of the world’s flora. Some halophytes show optimal growth in saline conditions; others grow optimally in the absence of salt.