Haloculture: A system to mitigate the negative impacts of pandemics on the environment, society and economy, emphasizing COVID-19

Pirasteh‐Anosheh, Hadi; Parnian, Amir; Spasiano, Danilo; Race, Marco; Ashraf, Muhammad

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.111228

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“…Of course, saffron is not a tolerant plant to salt stress. Either way, due to Iran struggling with the land salinization phenomena situation (Pirasteh‐Anosheh et al., 2021), the cultivation of saffron may be in danger of salt stress.…”

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Climate and management factors influence saffron yield in different environments

Pirasteh‐Anosheh,

Babaie‐Zarch,

Nasrabadi

et al. 2023

Agrosystems Geosci & Env

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The economic yield of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) has a wide range in different parts of the world, and it is not clear why this considerable difference exists. In this research saffron yield and yield components of 13 fields with varied geographic and climatic conditions were studied to determine which factor(s) are more important. Among the studied factors, temperature, field age, soil texture, bulk density, soil and water pH, irrigation events, and growth period had the greatest effect on saffron yield. The highest dry stigma weight, as economic yield, was obtained in three regions of Birjand (27 kg ha−1), Sarayan (24 kg ha−1), and Golshan (23.5 kg ha−1), followed by Neyshabur (18 kg ha−1) and Kashmar (17.5 kg ha−1), which had lower temperatures, coarse soil, balanced soil, and water pH, and longer growth periods. The average yields were increased until the sixth or seventh year (20.8 kg ha−1) and then decreased, however, it seems to be economic before the 10th year. Lower temperatures in early fall were important to stimulate flowering and increase yield in that year, and warm and sunny days in the spring are important for next year yields. We found that the optimal temperature for the first irrigation is ∼16°C and for flowering is ∼5°C–10°C. High‐yield fields did not have higher irrigation water volumes but more irrigation events (6.3), resulting in less water volume per irrigation. No direct relationship was observed between manure consumption and yield; however, processed manure increases yield by improving the soil structure and moisture retention ability. Fields with a complete chemical fertilizer composition had higher yields. It was concluded higher yields are achieved in saffron fields where regions are higher in altitude (at least 1300 m) and lower temperature in early autumn with complete fertilizer composition (especially sulfur and iron). There was no evidence of high salinity sensitivity of saffron.

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Climate and management factors influence saffron yield in different environments

Pirasteh‐Anosheh,

Babaie‐Zarch,

Nasrabadi

et al. 2023

Agrosystems Geosci & Env

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“… Liu et al (2021b) reported the data of a study on the role of seasonality in the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, whereas Mahanta et al (2021) conducted a performance study of a sterilization box, using a combination of heat and ultraviolet light irradiation for the prevention of COVID-19. More general was the study by Moresco et al (2021) , dealing with the survival of human enteric and respiratory viruses on plastics in soil, freshwater, and marine environments, as was that conducted by Pirasteh-Anosheh et al (2021) , focused on haloculture as a system to mitigate the negative impacts of pandemics on the environment, society, and economy.…”

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SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic microorganisms in the environment

Núñez‐Delgado¹,

Bontempi

Coccia

et al. 2021

Environmental Research

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The title of the Virtual Special Issue (VSI) “SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic microorganisms in the environment”, clearly indicates a main focus not only on the virus causing the current pandemic, but also on other pathogenic microorganisms and their spatial and temporal dynamics in environmental compartments. Overall, the VSI has received more than 100 submissions relating to most of the possible fields connected to the pandemic, many of them of high scientific value. A rigorous peer-reviewing process has been carried out, with a panel of experts making a great work to evaluate that important number of submissions. As a result, those manuscripts reaching the highest scientific standards were selected for publication. We think that the papers included constitute a set of high-quality contributions, which should help to improve the overall scientific perspective regarding this crucial issue. In this piece, the Editors comment some issues on the papers accepted for publication, and include additional reflections.

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“…Meanwhile, degradation of agricultural land by salinization continues worldwide [38,39] due to a decrease in fresh water and groundwater; this has stimulated interest in the use of halophytes, which have more salt resistance than conventional agricultural crops [40][41][42][43][44][45] because they are naturally adapted to salt resistance, which can also extend tolerance to other toxic elements [46][47][48][49].…”

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The Bioconcentration and the Translocation of Heavy Metals in Recently Consumed Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods in Highly Contaminated Estuary Marshes and Its Food Risk

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Salicornia species are halophyte plants that are an important source for food, pharmacy, and bioenergy. They can be consumed as a leafy vegetable, but they can accumulate heavy metals that carry a health risk when knowledge of how each species behaves in different types of soil is lacking. This present work aimed to determine to what extent S. ramosissima can be cultivated as food in estuaries contaminated by heavy metals and to what extent it can be used in phytoremediation works, by studying its behavior in populations that grow naturally in contaminated soils. We analyzed accumulation and translocation in different parts of the plant for 14 heavy metals and calculated the Health Risk Index value associated with their consumption as a leafy vegetable. The results obtained mean that the S. ramosissima plants that grow in most of the soils of this estuary are unfit for human consumption in some of the populations studied. In conclusion, Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods can accumulate Cd, As, and Pb—among other metals—in its leaves so its consumption should be limited to plants that grow in soils free of these metals.

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Haloculture: A system to mitigate the negative impacts of pandemics on the environment, society and economy, emphasizing COVID-19

Cited by 22 publications

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Climate and management factors influence saffron yield in different environments

Climate and management factors influence saffron yield in different environments

SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic microorganisms in the environment

The Bioconcentration and the Translocation of Heavy Metals in Recently Consumed Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods in Highly Contaminated Estuary Marshes and Its Food Risk

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