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Researchers developing salt-tolerant plant to benefit farmers

According to Australia's The Fish Site, Murdoch University researchers are leading a project to develop a salt-tolerant perennial crop capable of filtering fish farm waste water while providing feed for livestock.

Associate Professor Alan Lymbery from Murdoch's Fish Health Unit and Freshwater Fish Group said NyPa Forage - a commercial cultivar of the saltgrass Distichlis spicata - could offer solutions to a number of environmental issues.

"Dryland salinity is a major problem in Australia, affecting approximately 5.7 million hectares of agricultural land - a figure which is expected to rise to 17 million hectares by 2050," Professor Lymbery said.

Read the full article on www.thefishsite.com.

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