Tissue-Specific Regulation of Na+ and K+ Transporters Explains Genotypic Differences in Salinity Stress Tolerance in Rice

Rice (Oryza sativa) is a staple food that feeds more than half the world population. As rice is highly sensitive to soil salinity, current trends in soil salinization threaten global food security. To better understand the mechanistic basis of salinity tolerance in rice, three contrasting rice culti...

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Main Authors: Juan Liu, Sergey Shabala, Lana Shabala, Meixue Zhou, Holger Meinke, Gayatri Venkataraman, Zhonghua Chen, Fanrong Zeng, Quanzhi Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01361/full