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In arid and semi-arid regions saline soils are of more frequent occurrence both under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions (Greenway, 1962). In the Mediterranean region alone some 15 million ha have become seriously salt affected (Le Houerou, 1986). This phenomenon has substantial adverse social and economic effects in Morocco deteriorating agricultural productivity in many irrigated perimeters (Choukr Allah et al., 1994). In order to overcome this problem, it is important to domesticate promising salt-tolerant plants that already have the requisite level of salt tolerance and are highly productive at high external salinity levels, and to use appropriate new methods of agro-management to have a high productivity (Aronson, 1986; O’Leary, 1986; Lieth and Al Massoum, 1993; Koyro, 1997). Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima is a halophyte with a real potential in Morocco since it exists all over the country (Fennane et al., 1999) and could be used as a cash crop. The aim of this study is to use a gravel/hydroponic quick check system with automated irrigation and drainage to determine the limit of salt tolerance of the sea beet and the optimal growth conditions which reflect the efficiency of the plant and lead to maximum yield productivity under saline irrigation.
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Daoud, S., Koyro, HW., Harrouni, M.C. (2003). Salinity tolerance of Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima. Part I. Biomass production and osmotic adjustment. In: Lieth, H., Mochtchenko, M. (eds) Cash Crop Halophytes: Recent Studies. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0211-9_4
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