Q. The plants that grow on saline soils with high concentration of $NaCl_{2},\ MgSO_{4}$ and $MgCl_{2}$ are called

A) Succulents
B) Mesophytes
C) Xerophytes
D) Halophytes
Explanation

Halophytes are the plants growing in and tolerating very salty soil typical off shores of tidal river estuaries, salt marshes or alkali desert flats. Generally, these soils (saline) have very high concentration of salts like$\ NaCl_{2}$, $MgSO_{4}$ and$\ MgCl_{2}$.

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