Question: You oversee a NASA project to create “extreme green” biofuels. How did this project arise? In 2008, with the help of Robert C. Hendricks, we came up with the “eXtreme Green” plan to research ...

Seven years ago, Flight International reported on a seemingly far-fetched concept: the possibility of powering commercial aircraft with biofuel derived from saltwater plants, or halophytes, grown in ...

KARACHI: Experts at the second day of an international conference in progress at Karachi University (KU) shared how they were successfully using halophytes in diverse regions to improve soil and land ...

Recent observations of the scrubby banks in the Venice hinterland echo the faint wail of farmers' three wheeled trucks, signaling a landscape under stress. This could be the vital step to retain ...

As rising seas salinise the soils of the Venice lagoon, scientists and chefs are turning to long-forgotten wild herbs On the scrubby banks of the rural swathes of the Venice lagoon, an evening chorus ...

Agricultural lands are affected by salinity all over the world, which has been estimated to become a worldwide problem in the upcoming decades 1. More than 400 million hectares of agricultural lands ...

Halophytes occupy saline environments by deploying adaptive strategies at the earliest stages of their life cycle. Seed germination under salinity stress reflects a balance between osmotic inhibition, ...

KARACHI, May 16: If halophytes are introduced in the coastal areas that have high salt content in soil and where no ordinary crop can grow, the plant would not only reduce soil salinity but could also ...

A native plant of the UAE - halophytes, which can grow in salty conditions - is making waves in local kitchens, with chefs beginning to incorporate them into their menus. In efforts to further ...