Salinity

The Salt and Plant, respectively, are the prefix “Halo” and the suffix “Phyte.” As a result, halophytes are frequently referred to as salt-tolerant, salt-loving, or saltwater plants, whereas nearly all of our domesticated crops are glycophytes, having been selected and developed from freshwater ancestors. Various classification schemes have been offered, but Aronson’s (1996) definition is perhaps the simplest and clearest: “Halophyte species are those that only occur in naturally saline circumstances.” Due to the heterogeneity of plant reactions with a variety of circumstances, including climatic conditions and plant phenophases, it’s difficult to exactly distinguish halophytes as opposed to glycophytes. For example, a plant may be sensitive during the germination or seedling phase but tolerant during the other phases, or it may be sensitive to salinity in dry climates but easily overcome it in moist climates.
Halophytes are unusual plants because they can withstand salt concentrations that would kill 99 percent of other species. Plants that “complete the life cycle in a salt concentration of at least 200 mm NaCl under conditions that are comparable to those found in nature” are known as halophytes.