Soil–Plant Interactions Contribute to the Mineral Composition, Nutritional Quality, and Bioactive Potential of Wild Salicornia europaea L. Populations in Solonchaks of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
Zornitsa Zherkova, Mima Todorova, Neli Memdueva, Milena Tzanova, Neli Grozeva · 2026
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Description
Zornitsa Zherkova and co-authors study a wild salt-loving plant that grows on salty coastal soils along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. Their 2026 paper focuses on Salicornia europaea, an edible plant that thrives where most crops fail. As soils grow saltier worldwide, such plants interest farmers and food scientists, but wild populations vary with their soils.
The team sampled six wild populations and measured soil and plant chemistry side by side. The soils were very salty and strongly alkaline. The plants proved rich in ash and protein, with notable levels of helpful plant compounds. The study links soil traits to food quality in this hardy species.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zornitsa Zherkova, Mima Todorova, Neli Memdueva, Milena Tzanova, Neli Grozeva |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |