IMPORTANCE AND AGRICULTURAL USAGE OF ATRIPLEX NITENS SCHKUHR

Atriplex nitens Schkuhr. is located in natural areas of Central and Eastern parts of Anatolia in Turkey, that naturally grown at Central Europe, South-West Asia and Central Asia. Atriplex nitens Schkuhr is used as human food both in Europe and Anatolia as fresh and cooked in the early days of plant growth (10-20 cm). It can be used for animal feed as bait during flowering time and then. It has high of adaptation capacity and can growth in adverse soil conditions such as drought and salinity in the tolerant and easy training plant. It is annual crops growth with seeds. Since it has some problems with seed multiplication, emphasis has been given to propagation using different methods. Agricultural research is needed to establish the exact characteristics. Although it is used worldwide for soil rehabilitation, erosion control and forage production in problem areas, it is now well known in our country. Its taxonomic order is Kingdom Plantae, Subkingdom Tracheobionta , Division Magnoliophyta, Class Magnoliopsida, Subclass Caryophyllidae, Order Caryophyllales, Family Chenopodiaceae, Genus Atriplex, Species Atriplex nitens SCHKUHR.