Résumé:
Drought and salinity are constantly increasing phenomena against which an active
control strategy is required, to safeguard not only the natural fertility of environments at risk,
but also its recovery where this is technically possible.
The main control experiments are presented, using on a large scale halophytic foragetype
shrub species belonging to the genera Atriplex.
The repopulation based on fodder bushes of the genus Atriplex constitutes an excellent
solution to the problem of desertification the most widespread technique of propagation is
the one that uses the seeds, with the management of the plants in the nursery.
The rehabilitation of these soils by species of the genus Atriplex, such as Atriplex
halimus, seems to be a promising avenue, in particular through the use of tissue culture in
vitro which allows efficient and rapid multiplication of plants.
Atriplex halimus is a xerohalophyte species used in programs to restore and rehabilitate
degraded rangelands in arid and semi-arid areas. Biotechnologies with these many tools such
as micropropagation by in vitro culture, offer an alternative for the revaluation of this species.
Atriplex halimus is of therapeutic interest, its use in traditional medicine is widely known
for its hypoglycemic properties.
