Russia: Is it possible to water vegetables with seawater

The answer to the question was found by scientists from an international research group. The problem of irrigation is very urgent - in the near future, the shortage of fresh water for agricultural crops may be critical, since 70% of all available fresh water on Earth is currently used Scientists from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, Germany and Italy took part in an international study of the effect of various mixtures of sea water with fresh water on vegetable crops. The work was published in the magazine Agronomy 2021 on the portal www.mdpi.com. As you know, the quantity and quality of vegetables depend on the environment, including the stressful phenomena of salinization and drought. In conditions of increased salinity, most traditional crops reduce water consumption and, as a result, slow down the system for absorbing nutrients. However, some of them are able to grow at sea water concentrations up to 1–30%. At the moment, seawater is considered as an alternative source of ...