Researchers developing salt-tolerant plant to benefit farmers

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.

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