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Halophytes as a Resource for Livestock in Africa: Present Status and Prospects

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Africa’s population is expected to double by 2050 to 2.5 billion. This population growth must be accompanied by improved plant productivity. However, meeting the required levels of plant productivity will be a challenge because of environmental constraints. Indeed, the majority of African countries suffer from water shortage and salinization of agricultural soils, and this will become even more acute in the next few years as a result of climate change. Livestock in Africa suffers from a chronic shortage of feed, especially during the dry periods of the year. Several African countries import a large percentage of their needs for animal feed. Halophytes are remarkable plants that grow in highly saline soils and to some extent in drought conditions. These plants can be used for (i) the elucidation of physiological mechanisms and the genetic basis of salt tolerance; (ii) phytoremediation, desalination, bioenergy production, and culture in association with glycophytes; and (iii) feeding animals as fodder plants. Some halophytes, such as the Chenopodiaceae, contain undesirable compounds. To overcome this drawback, halophytes can be either offered to animals as a supplement or grown in combination with other glycophytes, especially legumes.

This chapter deals with the diversity and ecology of halophytes and their uses. This chapter also highlights the beneficial impact of the use of halophytes to feed animals to preserve the fresh water in the African continent.

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  1. Laboratory of Extremophile Plants, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia

    Mounawer Badri

  2. Plant Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

    Ndiko Ludidi

  3. DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

    Ndiko Ludidi

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Badri, M., Ludidi, N. (2021). Halophytes as a Resource for Livestock in Africa: Present Status and Prospects. In: Grigore, MN. (eds) Handbook of Halophytes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57635-6_102

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