Salt-tolerant crops: time to deliver

V Melino, M Tester - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Despite the numerous advances made in our understanding of the physiology and
molecular genetics of salinity tolerance, there have been relatively few applications of these …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable agricultural management of saline soils in arid and semi-arid Mediterranean regions through halophytes, microbial and soil-based technologies

S Navarro-Torre, P Garcia-Caparrós, A Nogales… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil salinization is an important global issue since marginal salt-affected soils have harmful
consequences in agriculture and ecosystems. This article reviews different sustainable …

Grafting tomato as a tool to improve salt tolerance

H Singh, P Kumar, A Kumar, MC Kyriacou, G Colla… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Salinity in soil or water is a serious threat to global agriculture; the expected acreage
affected by salinity is about 20% of the global irrigated lands. Improving salt tolerance of …

Salt tolerant eggplant rootstocks modulate sodium partitioning in tomato scion and improve performance under saline conditions

SK Sanwal, A Mann, A Kumar, H Kesh, G Kaur, AK Rai… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Grafting on salt tolerant eggplant rootstocks can be a promising approach for enhancing the
salinity tolerance of tomato. In this study, the performance of tomato cv. Kashi Aman grafted …

A targeted management of the nutrient solution in a soilless tomato crop according to plant needs

A Signore, F Serio, P Santamaria - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The adoption of closed soilless systems is useful in minimizing the environmental impact of
the greenhouse crops. Instead, a significant problem in closed soilless systems is …

Getting to the root of grafting-induced traits

B Williams, MU Ahsan, MH Frank - Current opinion in plant biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Grafting is an ancient technique that involves the physical joining of genotypically distinct
shoot and root systems, in order to achieve a desirable compound plant. This practice is …

Tomato and Melon Meloidogyne Resistant Rootstocks Improve Crop Yield but Melon Fruit Quality Is Influenced by the Cropping Season

A Expósito, M Pujolà, I Achaerandio, A Giné… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Four rotation sequences consisting of ungrafted tomato cv. Durinta–melon cv. Paloma or
tomato grafted onto the resistant rootstock 'Aligator'–melon grafted onto the resistant …

Effects of application timing of saline irrigation water on broccoli production and quality

F Di Gioia, EN Rosskopf, C Leonardi… - Agricultural Water …, 2018 - Elsevier
Irrigation with moderately saline water is a necessity in many semi-arid areas of the
Mediterranean Basin, and requires adequate irrigation management strategies. Broccoli …

[HTML][HTML] Moderate saline waters are effective to enhance a landrace of unripe melon cultivated in a “water culture system” with high input efficiency

OD Palmitessa, M Renna, D De Angelis, A Signore… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of agricultural activity is to produce more, consuming less, focusing on a more
efficient use of production inputs and on a reduction of biodiversity loss. Irrigation water …

Grafted vegetables–the influence of rootstock and scion on postharvest quality

E Fallik, Z Ilic - Folia Horticulturae, 2014 - sciendo.com
Grafting of vegetable seedlings is a unique horticultural technology, practised for more than
50 years, to overcome problems associated with intensive cultivation on limited arable land …