Salicornia research in Mexico

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Carl Hodges walks along a berm on a research plot where he grows salicornia and experiments with different planting and harvesting techniques. Hodges and his crew have flooded the plots with saltwater from the nearby Sea of Cortez.

Hodges salicornia field

( Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times / May 6, 2008 )

Carl Hodges walks along a berm on a research plot where he grows salicornia and experiments with different planting and harvesting techniques. Hodges and his crew have flooded the plots with saltwater from the nearby Sea of Cortez.

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