A cross population between D. kaki and D. virginiana shows high variability for saline tolerance and improved salt stress tolerance.

Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) production is facing important problems related to climate change in the Mediterranean areas. One of them is soil salinization caused by the decrease and change of the rainfall distribution. In this context, there is a need to develop cultivars adapted to the increa...

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Main Authors: Francisco Gil-Muñoz, Juan Gabriel Pérez-Pérez, Ana Quiñones, Amparo Primo-Capella, Jaime Cebolla, Ma Ángeles Forner-Giner, Maria L Badenes, Ma Del Mar Naval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229023