Laura, who was holding Einar's hand, watched as some small green salicorns were growing in a specially prepared field still next to the tribe's harbor.
"Dad, why do salicorns grow in areas with only seawater, and what would happen if instead of seawater we only use fresh water."
Einar smiled and bent down to point to a small salicornia that was near them "We could not grow the plant with fresh water, because its evolution made it resistant and dependent on saltwater.
It is as if we try to grow a wheat plant using salt water, the seed will never germinate because it requires water without salt content to be born.
In addition, a curious fact is that salicornias are the only plants that grow in places with seawater, that is why we can find them in the marshes.
There are many types of salicornia and we only need to remove their leaves to allow the plant to grow new leaves that we can harvest later.
