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Seasonal biochemical variations in mediterranean halophytes and salt-tolerant plants: targeting sustainable innovations in ruminant health

dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Marta
dc.contributor.authorGuerreiro Pereira, Catarina Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorCastañeda-Loaiza, Viana
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorNeng, Nuno R.
dc.contributor.authorHoste, Hervé
dc.contributor.authorHamed, Karim Ben
dc.contributor.authorCustódio, Luísa
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-19T13:02:27Z
dc.date.available2025-09-19T13:02:27Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-08
dc.description.abstractClimate change intensifies water scarcity and soil salinization, threatening agriculture and livestock systems, especially in arid Mediterranean regions. Halophytes and salt-tolerant plants offer sustainable alternatives to support ruminant health and productivity where traditional crops fail, helping mitigate climate impacts. This work evaluated seasonality effects on the biochemical properties, including proximate composition, minerals, antioxidant properties, and the phenolic composition of the aerial organs of halophytes and salt-tolerant species, aiming at their future exploitation in ruminant production as novel nutraceutical or phytotherapeutic products. Target species included four halophytic species according to the eHaloph database (Calystegia soldanella (L.) R. Br. 1810, Medicago marina L. 1753, Plantago coronopus L. 1753, and Limoniastrum monopetalum (L.) Boiss. 1848) and five salt-tolerant plants (Pistacia lentiscus L. 1753, Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl 1809, Inula crithmoides L. (syn. Limbarda crithmoides Dumort. 1827), Helichrysum italicum subsp. picardii (Boiss. & Reut.) Franco 1984, and Crucianella maritima L. 1753). H. italicum, M. marina, and C. soldanella appear well-suited for nutraceutical applications, while P. lentiscus, L. monopetalum, and C. mariscus hold promise for the development of, for example, phytotherapeutic products. This research underscores the significance of seasonal and species-specific variations in nutrient and phytochemical composition, displaying a range of opportunities for novel, sustainable, and tailored solutions to ruminant production systems in arid environments.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipCEECIND/00425/2017; ALG-01-0145-FEDER-028876, PRIMA/0002/2019,
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app15147625
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27711
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
dc.relationCentre for Marine and Environmental Research
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
dc.relationUnlocking the potential of halophyte plants from extreme maritime environments as sources of innovative products for use in veterinary parasitology
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Sciences
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectHalophytes
dc.subjectBioactive plants
dc.subjectPhenolics
dc.subjectAntioxidants
dc.subjectNutraceuticals
dc.subjectPhytotherapeutics
dc.subjectPlant extracts
dc.titleSeasonal biochemical variations in mediterranean halophytes and salt-tolerant plants: targeting sustainable innovations in ruminant healtheng
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oaire.awardTitleUnlocking the potential of halophyte plants from extreme maritime environments as sources of innovative products for use in veterinary parasitology
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oaire.citation.issue14
oaire.citation.startPage7625
oaire.citation.titleApplied Sciences
oaire.citation.volume15
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