This book contains current knowledge and up-to-date developments in the field of halophyte biology, ecology and potential uses. It explores the adaptive mechanisms of halophytes that allow them to grow in environments unsuitable for conventional crops and considers their role as a source of food, fuel, fodder, fibre, essential oils and medicines.

Contributions by: Marius-Nicusor Grigore, Adam Kapler, Sarita Devi, Neeraj Kumar, Anita Kumari, Babita Rani, Ashwani Kumar, Anita Mann, Arvind Kumar, Sunder Singh Arya, Pooja, Gurdev Chand, Zora Dajic Stevanovic, Svetlana Acic, Danijela Steševic, Milica Lukovic, Urban Šilc, Pascal Tabi Tabot, Janine Barbara Adams, Lourdes Rubio, José A. Fernández, Aysha Rasheed, Farah Nisar, Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan, Abdul Hameed, Brant W. Touchette, Doongar R. Chaudhary, Dragana Rancic, Ilinka Pecinar, Ewa Surówka, Marta Libik-Konieczny, Zbigniew Miszalski, Dariusz Latowski, Shubham Lamba, Pratima Kumar, Mariana Reginato, Analía Llanes, Virginia Luna, Ulrich Lüttge, Jennifer Mesa-Marin, Enrique Mateos-Naranjo, Susana Redondo-Gomez, Ignacio D. Rodríguez-Llorente, Eloisa Pajuelo, Dhouha Belhadj Sghaier, Noomene Sleimi, Sílvia Pedro, Bernardo Duarte, Romina Cannata, Roberto Barbato, Rajesh Kumar Jha, Jaykumar Patel, Avinash Mishra, Bhavanath Jha, Asish Kumar Parida, Asha Kumari, Jaykumar Rangani, Monika Patel, Tiziana Centofanti, Gary Stephan Banuelos, Milan S. Stankovic, Jovana Stankovic, Pedja Janackovic, Miroslava Stankovic, Ana Rita Matos, João Carlos Marques, Isabel Cacador