Improvement of Salinity Stress Tolerance in Rice: Challenges and Opportunities

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important staple crop that feeds more than one half of the world’s population and is the model system for monocotyledonous plants. However, rice is very sensitive to salinity and is the most salt sensitive cereal crop with a threshold of 3 dSm−1 for most cultivated varie...

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Main Authors: Thi My Linh Hoang, Thach Ngoc Tran, Thuy Kieu Tien Nguyen, Brett Williams, Penelope Wurm, Sean Bellairs, Sagadevan Mundree
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Agronomy
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MAS
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/6/4/54