Research Scientist
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Dr Vanessa Melino is a senior research scientist in the Centre for Desert Agriculture at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST, Saudi Arabia). Vanessa's research aims to limit the environmental impact of agriculture by understanding plant adaptation to salinity and nutrient stresses. She currently leads a project to domesticate Salicornia as an edible, seed-oil crop that can be grown with seawater and is the topic of her talk in PB2023. Vanessa characterises herself as a plant physiologist with expertise in plant nutrition.
Monday, August 7, 2023
1:00 PM – 1:03 PM EDT
(CS-11-1) Neo-domestication of Salicornia species for a seawater-based seed oil crop
Monday, August 7, 2023
1:03 PM – 1:23 PM EDT