Why can’t seawater be used to water plants?

Aquaculture Science
3rd Edition
ISBN:9781133558347
Author:Parker
Publisher:Parker
Chapter12: Water Requirements For Aquaculture
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Why can’t seawater be used to water plants?

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Plants are multicellular, photosynthetic eukaryotes belonging to Kingdom Plantae. Plants are termed as autotrophs and are the primary producers in almost all of the ecosystems.

Seawater also termed as saltwater contains water mixed with salts like sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and some inorganic substances. The salinity of seawater is 35 parts per thousand.

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