Scientists decode mangrove species, breakthrough may help developing salinity tolerant crop varietiesIn a first-ever genome sequencing for any m...

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Scientists decode mangrove species, breakthrough may help developing salinity tolerant crop varietiesIn a first-ever genome sequencing for any m...
Scientists decode mangrove species, breakthrough may help developing salinity tolerant crop varieties
In a first-ever genome sequencing for any mangrove species, a group of researchers has sequenced the genome of one of the highly salt-tolerant mangrove species Avicennia marina found in all mangrove formations across the country.

Avicennia marina (gray mangrove) is a salt-secreting and extraordinarily salt-tolerant mangrove species that grows optimally in 75% seawater and tolerates 250% seawater.

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  1. This Mangrove varieties mimics those in parts of ISHEAGU KINGDOM IN DELTA STAE OF NIGERIA, occupying ten squire kilometre. One of the lessons leaned and admired is the ability of MANGOVE to harbour different SPECIES of FISH.

    ISHEAGU KINGDOM IN DELTA STAE contributes largely to Nigeria having Africa's largest mangrove coverage that spans over 36,000 km 2 (14,000 sq mi). It is a grate Town to visit and to study the composition of both the freshwater Fish and Animals roaming the Isheagu River line area (Prof. Bonny Ndubueze B. UMEADI; 2021)