| Publication Type | J |
| Authors | Lokhande, V. H., B. K. Gor, N. S. Desai, T. D. Nikam and P. Suprasanna |
| Title | Sesuvium portulacastrum, a plant for drought, salt stress, sand fixation, food and phytoremediation. A review |
| Source | Agronomy for Sustainable Development |
| Author Keywords | Sesuvium portulacastrum L. Abiotic stress tolerance Environmental protection Halophyte 20-Hydroxyecdysone Desalination Phytoremediation sodium-chloride stress cell-suspension cultures induced water-stress fatty-acid profiles salinity tolerance 2 halophytes mesembryanthemum-crystallinum osmotic-stress l. l. proline accumulation |
| Abstract | Sesuvium portulacastrum L. is a pioneer plant species, used for sand-dune fixation, desalination and phytoremediation along coastal regions. The plant tolerates abiotic constraints such as salinity, drought and toxic metals. S. portulacastrum is also used as a vegetable, fodder for domestic animals and as an ornamental plant. S. portulacastrum grows luxuriantly at 100-400 mM NaCl concentrations. It further grows at severe salinity of 1000 mM NaCl without any toxic symptoms on the leaves. The plant also produces 20-hydroxyecdysone, an insect molting hormone for use in sericulture industry. This review analyses research undertaken during last two to three decades in physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and biotechnology, to unravel the plasticity of the plant tolerance mechanism. Physiological and biochemical studies evidence the tolerance potential of the plant to abiotic stresses and reveal molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance. Biotechnological studies show the efficacy of the plant to produce pharmaceuticals. Large-scale multiplication of S. portulacastrum in the arid and semiarid regions should reduce the load of saline salts and heavy metals. |
| Author Address | [Lokhande, Vinayak H.; Nikam, Tukaram D.] Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Coll Arts Commerce & Sci, Junnar 410502, Tal Junnar, India. [Gor, Bhoomi K.; Desai, Neetin S.] Padmashree Dr DY Patil Univ, Dept Biotechnol & Bioinformat, Cbd Belapur 400614, Navi Mumbai, India. [Suprasanna, Penna] Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Funct Plant Biol Sect, Nucl Agr & Biotechnol Div, Bombay 400085, Maharashtra, India. [Nikam, Tukaram D.] Univ Pune, Dept Bot, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India. Suprasanna, P (reprint author), Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Funct Plant Biol Sect, Nucl Agr & Biotechnol Div, Bombay 400085, Maharashtra, India. penna888@yahoo.com |
| ISSN | 1774-0746 |
| ISBN | 1774-0746 |
| 29-Character Source Abbreviation | Agron. Sustain. Dev. |
| Publication Date | Apr |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Beginning Page | 329-348 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | 10.1007/s13593-012-0113-x |
| Unique Article Identifier | WOS:000316013500005 |
