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From LiveScience.com:
Tomatoes irrigated with diluted seawater grow with significantly higher levels of healthy antioxidant compounds, new research shows. "It'd be interesting to see if this might be a more general phenomenon, where a little salt induces antioxidants in lots of crops," said botanist Edward Glenn at the University of Arizona, who did not participate in the new study. "There could be a consumer wave toward salt-tolerant crops based on their nutritional properties." The option to use salty water on crops might help farmers deal with growing irrigation woes. Irrigation water, as well as drinking water, is growing scarce and deteriorating in quality around the world.
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