Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands

Dr. Munir Ozturk (Ph.D) holds Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees from the Ege University, Turkiye. He is currently acting as the “Vice President of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences”and is also Fellow of the Islamic World Academy of Science. Dr. Ozturk has been honored as the “Foreign Fellow Pakistan Academy of Science”. He has served at the Ege University-Turkiye for more than 50 years in different positions, has been Founder Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies, Ege University, and Chairman of the Botany Department and Director of the Botanical Garden. Sideritis ozturkii and Verbascum ozturkii are 2 newly recorded endemic plant species from Turkiye in his name. His fields of scientific interest are; pollution & biomonitoring; biosaline agriculture; plant ecophysiology, medicinal and aromatic plants conservation. Dr. Ozturk has published almost 60 books with internationally known publishers including Springer, Elsevier,Taylor & Francis, Wiley and few others. His biodata shows more than 90 book chapters and 200 papers in international journals; 120 with impact factor. He has also presented 125 papers at the International Meetings and 85 at the National Meetings. Dr. Munir has served as a guest editor for more than 13 journals; holds more than 20 Memberships of “Institutions and Professional Bodies”; has been recognized by more than 12 “National and International Bodies”; has received fellowships from the globally recognized Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Japanese Society for Promotion of Science, and the National Science Foundation of the USA. He has also worked as consultant fellow at the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; and as Distinguished Visiting Scientist at International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, ICCBS-TWAS, Karachi University, Pakistan.

Characterization and function of sodium exchanger genes in Aeluropus lagopoides under NaCl stress


Multi-temporal soil salinity assessment at very detailed scale for discriminating halophytes distribution


Nutritional value of Chenopodium quinoa seeds grown under saline conditions


Halophytes and saline vegetation of Afghanistan, a potential rich source for people


Overcoming barriers to implementing high salinity agriculture in the Gulf


Carbon mitigation: a salt marsh ecosystem service in times of change


Exploiting plants from extreme environments: world enough, but perhaps not time


The importance of mangrove ecosystems for nature protection and food productivity: Action of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme


The Potential Use of Halophytes for the Development of Marginal Dry Areas in Morocco


Transcriptome and proteome analysis of genes involved in salt tolerance in the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa


Sustainable diversity of crops – livestock production system based on optimal utilization in Sinai: A case study


Cell suspension culture of the halophyte Cakile maritima: Establishment and response to salinity


Exogenous chemical treatments to improve salt tolerance of cash crop halophytes


Food and water security for Qatar: a new paradigm


Genetic and environmental management of halophytes for improved livestock production


Drought and salinity differently affect germination of "Chenopodium quinoa Willd"


Plant community and germination of selected halophytes of Sundarbans mangrove forest and diversity


Halophytic Plant Diversity of a Unique Habitat in Turkey – Tuzluca Salt Mine Cave


Halophytes a possible alternative to desalination plants: prospects of recycling saline wastewater during Coal Seam Gas operations