Halophyte Biorefinery Solutions for Sustainability Learn how HALO-TEX develops halophyte-based processes to produce sustainable textiles, composites, and high-value biochemicals.

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The EU textile industry:
🔹 1.5M jobs (mostly SMEs)
🔹 €178B turnover (2018)
🔹 1/4 of world production

🌿 #HALO-TEX uses #halophytes to make textiles more sustainable and circular. Innovation rooted in nature, for people and the planet.

🔗 Learn more: www.halo-tex.eu/about-halo-tex

HALO-TEX: Halophytes from Forgotten Shores to Sustainability Explore the HALO-TEX project: how resilient halophytes from coastal shores are driving circular, sustainable industries.

🌊🌿From salty soils to sustainable textiles.

#HALO‑TEX explores #halophytes, resilient coastal plants, for their bioactive compounds in textiles and cosmetics.

👉 Discover how #HALO‑TEX is turning forgotten species into circular, bio‑based innovation: www.halo-tex.eu/news/diving-...

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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis Pvrboh genes reveal their potential roles in salt tolerance and calcium signaling Abstract. Salinity stress is a major environmental factor that limits plant growth and productivity. Understanding the mechanisms of plant salt tolerance i

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Pan et al. assessed Respiratory Burst Oxidase Homologs genes in the halophytic plant Paspalum vaginatum and found that Pvrboh4/5 is associated with Ca2+ signaling & salt stress tolerance

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#SaltStress

🌱 Today we highlight a #HALOTEXProject partner: Sun Tekstil

Founded in 1987 in Izmir, Sun Tekstil is a leading textile and womenswear manufacturer, driving innovation through R&D and global collaboration.

🔗Learn more: www.suntekstil.com.tr/en/homepage/

#Halophytes #Bioeconomy #EUFunded

All About Halophytes: What Role do Salt Tolerant Plants Play in Global Ecosystem Restoration? - Global Earth Repair Foundation Whether actively remediating the soil or holding the edges of coastlines, halophytes play a pivotal role in ecosystem restoration.

Sometimes it's a good thing to be a little salty. #Halophytes are plants that thrive in salty or damaged soils and can cover everything from pickleweed to mangroves - in a variety of situations that greatly benefit the cause of #ecosystem restoration! globalearthrepairfoundation.org/halophytes-e...

Halophyte Biorefinery Solutions for Sustainability Learn how HALO-TEX develops halophyte-based processes to produce sustainable textiles, composites, and high-value biochemicals.

🌿HALO-TEX Impact Series (Part 2)

Today we highlight biomass producers & landowners.

Impacts:
🔹 Better understanding of soil restoration & biomass use
🔹 Sustainable crops & restored soils
🔹 Support rural economies & livelihoods

🔗 www.halo-tex.eu/about-halo-tex

#Halophytes #EUFunded

Halophyte Biorefinery Solutions for Sustainability Learn how HALO-TEX develops halophyte-based processes to produce sustainable textiles, composites, and high-value biochemicals.

🌿 HALO-TEX turns halophytes into sustainable textiles & cosmetics.

What we’re working on:

🔹 Salt removal & bioactives
🔹 Natural additives & recyclable textiles
🔹 Bio-based composites
🔹 LCA, TEA, SSbD & Digital Product Passport

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3JxjCvq

#Halophytes #EUFunded

🌊 Diving into halophytes and into the future of sustainable materials! 🌿

Our M6 General Assembly in Barcelona brought the #HALOTEX partners together to share progress, align goals, and plan next steps

Thanks to all partners for the inspiring energy!

🔗 www.halo-tex.eu

#EUFunded #Halophytes

Looking for info about the HALO-TEX Project? 💡

You can now view & download our leaflet, poster, and roll-up on the Communication Materials page, with more resources coming soon! 🌍

🔎 Explore here ➡️ www.halo-tex.eu/downloads

#HALOTEX #CircularEconomy #Biorefinery #Halophytes
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A round clump of Salicornia. It's a flowering plant, but the leaves and tiny flowers are so tightly attached to the stems that it looks like a bunch of segmented stems. These are green with red tips; two plants next to it, on the edge of the photo, are still almost all green. On a stony beach.

Pickleweed, aka Glasswort, sea beans, sea asparagus, samphire ... Salicornia sp. Salt-tolerant, growing at the high tide line, in the splash zone. New blog post: wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/08/wher... #VancouverIsland #Plants #Halophytes #SaltTolerantPlants #Nature

Salicornia grows thick in a protected salt marsh on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. The succulent stalks can be eaten raw or cooked. Image by Rachel Parsons.

There are more than 7,000 edible #halophytes in the world.

Ancient texts show that people have foraged them for #food, #medicine, and #fuel for thousands of years.

Learn more in this story by grantee @racheldparsons.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/41noXLz

An article in Scientific American magazine featuring a photo of a salt marsh.

Nothing like seeing one's story in print. Grab your copy and read my latest in the March issue of Scientific American.
#salineagriculture
#halophytes

Diversity and Functional Insights into Endophytic Fungi in Halophytes from West Ordos Desert Ecosystems Arid desert regions are among the harshest ecological environments on Earth. Halophytes, with their unique physiological characteristics and adaptability, have become the dominant vegetation in these ...

Diversity and Functional Insights into Endophytic Fungi in Halophytes from West Ordos Desert Ecosystems

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#halophytes
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#diversity
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