Name:
Production and use of Salicornia spp. for halting coastal erosion and food production

Developed by:
ItalyItaly

Funding sources:
Own sources

General idea:
Cultivation of the halofite plants Salicornia spp. on marginal lands (i.e. coastal marshes characterized by high salinity) for food production, as a plant bio filter of marine aquaculture effluents or as viable source of biofuel for aviation

TRL:
5.Technology validated in relevant environment

Sources:
https://biodiversitapuglia.it/la-savsodde-si-coltiva-nellarea-garganica/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10722-017-0521-5; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0098847212001736?casa_token=MnjH2bCijGQAAAAA:hqAkrsuARxNAVoI-UM5N3rB7rNC9Xjgu8MPyC78odR6mqhRTExa4tuH3MhmpOgraiLSsIRph; https://www.pesceinrete.com/settore-ittico-bellanova-a-manfredonia-focus-su-semplificazione-e-sburocratizzazione/