New Insights on Plant Salt Tolerance Mechanisms and Their Potential Use for Breeding
Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax · Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax · +8 more institutions
Abstract
Soil salinization is a major threat to agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions, where water scarcity and inadequate drainage of irrigated lands severely reduce crop yield. Salt accumulation inhibits plant growth and reduces the ability to uptake water and nutrients, leading to osmotic or water-deficit stress. Salt is also causing injury of the young photosynthetic leaves and acceleration of their senescence, as the Na+ cation is toxic when accumulating in cell cytosol resulting in ionic imbalance and toxicity of transpiring leaves. To cope with salt stress, plants have evolved mainly two types of tolerance mechanisms based on either limiting the entry of salt by the roots, or controlling its concentration…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 80.55
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 206
Authors
5- MHMoez Hanin
Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax
- CEChantal Ebel
University of Sfax, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax
- MNMariama Ngom
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, LMI Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles
- LLLaurent Laplaze
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Cheikh Anta Diop University, LMI Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles
- KMKhaled MasmoudiCorresponding
United Arab Emirates University
Topics & keywords
- Salinity
- Agronomy
- Nutrient
- Biology
- Soil salinity
- Photosynthesis
- Arid
- Crop
- Zero hunger