ABSTRACT
The domestication of halophytic species and their use in agriculture has been tested by several authors to replace or supplement the vegetation of saline rangelands. In adopting plants that were originally gathered in nature for controlled cultivation under farmers’ care, the selection favored plant species that were fast-growing, performed well in the absence of other competition and disturbed soil, did not have extensive defense traits, such as thorns or toxins, and produced many seeds. Most of the saline agriculture crops have only recently been entered into breeding and selection programs, although several studies have been done on what people can consider landraces, many of the traits associated with elite varieties have not been systematically studied yet.
