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The EU textile industry:
๐น 1.5M jobs (mostly SMEs)
๐น โฌ178B turnover (2018)
๐น 1/4 of world production
๐ฟ #HALO-TEX uses #halophytes to make textiles more sustainable and circular. Innovation rooted in nature, for people and the planet.
๐ Learn more: www.halo-tex.eu/about-halo-tex
๐๐ฟFrom salty soils to sustainable textiles.
#HALOโTEX explores #halophytes, resilient coastal plants, for their bioactive compounds in textiles and cosmetics.
๐ Discover how #HALOโTEX is turning forgotten species into circular, bioโbased innovation: www.halo-tex.eu/news/diving-...
#EUResearch
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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
๐ doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#PlantScience
#Halophytes
#SaltStress
๐ฑ 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.
๐Learn more: www.suntekstil.com.tr/en/homepage/
#Halophytes #Bioeconomy #EUFunded
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...
๐ฟHALO-TEX Impact Series (Part 2)
Today we highlight biomass producers & landowners.
Impacts:
๐น Better understanding of soil restoration & biomass use
๐น Sustainable crops & restored soils
๐น Support rural economies & livelihoods
๐ www.halo-tex.eu/about-halo-tex
#Halophytes #EUFunded
๐ฟ HALO-TEX turns halophytes into sustainable textiles & cosmetics.
What weโre working on:
๐น Salt removal & bioactives
๐น Natural additives & recyclable textiles
๐น Bio-based composites
๐น LCA, TEA, SSbD & Digital Product Passport
๐ Learn more: bit.ly/3JxjCvq
#Halophytes #EUFunded
๐ Diving into halophytes and into the future of sustainable materials! ๐ฟ
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!
๐ www.halo-tex.eu
#EUFunded #Halophytes
Looking for info about the HALO-TEX Project? ๐ก
You can now view & download our leaflet, poster, and roll-up on the Communication Materials page, with more resources coming soon! ๐
๐ Explore here โก๏ธ www.halo-tex.eu/downloads
#HALOTEX #CircularEconomy #Biorefinery #Halophytes
#EUFunded
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 Spainโs 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.
๐ 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
#mycosky
#FungiFriends
#halophytes
#endophyticfungi
#diversity
#communitystructure
#functionalprediction
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