Salt stress under the scalpel - dissecting the genetics of salt tolerance.

ABSTRACT: Salt stress limits the productivity of crops grown under saline conditions, leading to substantial losses of yield in saline soils and under brackish and saline irrigation. Salt tolerant crops could alleviate these losses while both increasing irrigation opportunities and reducing agricultural demands on dwindling freshwater resources. However, despite significant efforts, progress towards this goal has been limited, largely because of the genetic complexity of salt tolerance for agronomically important yield-related traits. Consequently, the focus is shifting to the study of traits that contribute to overall tolerance, thus breaking down salt tolerance into components that are more genetically tractable. Greater consideration of the plasticity of salt tolerance mechanisms throughout devel

SUBMITTER: Morton MJL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6850516 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature