Acclimation with humic acids enhances maize and tomato tolerance to salinity

Abstract Background Salinity is one of the major environmental threats to agriculture, limiting plant growth and reducing crop yield. The use of humic substances to alleviate salt stress in plants is well reported, but the mechanisms remain unclear. This work aimed to apply humic acids on seedlings...

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Main Authors: Aline Costa Souza, Daniel Basílio Zandonadi, Mirella Pupo Santos, Natália Oliveira Aguiar Canellas, Cleiton de Paula Soares, Luiz Eduardo Souza da Silva Irineu, Carlos Eduardo de Rezende, Riccardo Spaccini, Alessandro Piccolo, Fabio Lopes Olivares, Luciano Pasqualoto Canellas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-021-00239-2