New Insights on plant salt tolerance mechanisms and their potential use for breeding

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-def...

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Main Authors: Moez HANIN, Chantal Ebel, Mariama Ngom, Laurent Laplaze, Khaled Masmoudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01787/full