Nadia Bazihinia

Root-zone salt dynamics, water use, and water redistribution by Atriplex spp. on saline land

Nadia’s research focuses on the impact of heterogeneous salinities on the halophytic shrub Atriplex nummularia (old man saltbush). Her project addresses a deficiency in knowledge of halophyte physiology, as the habitat for plants in saline environments is rarely uniform and the majority of studies on halophyte responses to salinity have been conducted with uniform salinities in the root-zone.

Given the temporal and spatial salinity variations in most field situations, a better understanding of halophyte responses to these conditions will extend the knowledge on plant survival and functioning on saline lands and may contribute positively for sustainable management of these disturbed landscapes.

Nadia’s research falls into the CRC’s Program 2 research area and is related to the Salt tolerant cereal project.

Objectives :

• Understand Growth and physiological responses of Atriplex nummularia to heterogeneous salinities in the root-zone
• Determine water use of Atriplex nummularia with heterogeneous salinities in the root-zone
• Understand the hydraulic redistribution with heterogeneous salinities in the root-zone.

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