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An account is given of the halophytic vegetation and flora of Iran. With respect to field studies the halophytic vegetation of Iran is classified into 10 vegetational units. Also, a total of 165 halophytic and salt tolerant species within 73 genera of flowering plants are recognized as a first provisional list of the halophytic flora of Iran. Some data on the life form, distribution, chorotype, halotype and photosynthetic pathway (if available) are given. Finally the role of man in destroying the halophytic vegetation is briefly discussed and a proposal is made to use some of the halophytes for soil improvement.
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Akhani, H., Ghorbanli, M. (1993). A contribution to the halophytic vegetation and flora of Iran. In: Lieth, H., Al Masoom, A.A. (eds) Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1858-3_4
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