Volume 8 | Issue - 8
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Volume 8 | Issue - 8
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Volume 8 | Issue - 7
The term ‘mangrove’ has been applied to the plant species, having the capacity to tolerate total or partial submersion in extreme condition where their roots are penetrating from the ground. Mangroves are plants which grow in-between terrestrial and sea (Giri et al., 2010; Dhargalkar et al., 2014). They are usually known as halophytes since they are salt tolerant trees. These plants grow as shrub in blackish water or saline areas with cluster of roots. Mangroves are the plants having tangled roots, which grow above the ground appearing out of substrate. They comprise salt filtration root systems which are very complex dealing with saline condition and wave action. Viviparous germination is a unique way of reproduction which is observed in mangroves (Dhargalkar et al., 2014). Mangroves are combination of two words which come from two different origins one is Portuguese word “mangal” and English word “Grove”. “Mangal” word is used for the community of mangroves. Mangrove ecosystem is termed as the region where these plants occur and are usually seen on the tropical and subtropical intertidal region which are commonly known as salt tolerant plant (Surya et al., 2017).