Ice Plants Isolate Salt

Function

Ice plants separate water and salt from each other, allowing them to thrive in dry, salty regions. They isolate and store salt from the soil in bladder-like cells on the surface of their leaves.

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Transfer/Dispose/Circulate:
RemovalSuction
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Environmental improvement

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Ice Plant salt isolating mechanisms can be used to develop salt-tolerant vegetable varieties, as well as anti-salt-pollution technology to remove salt from deserts and reclaimed land. It can also be used to develop purification methods for soil affected by salt accumulation.

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