Key message Reproductive stage salinity tolerance is most critical for rice as it determines
the yield under stress. Few studies have been undertaken for this trait as phenotyping was …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important staple crop that feeds more than one half of the world's
population and is the model system for monocotyledonous plants. However, rice is very …

Salinity stress adversely affects plant growth and causes considerable losses in cereal
crops. Salinity stress tolerance is a complex phenomenon, imparted by the interaction of …

Soil salinity is one of the most serious environmental challenges, posing a growing threat to
agriculture across the world. Soil salinity has a significant impact on rice growth …

Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that reduce the yield of several crop species
including rice. However, there are several traditional cultivars such as Pokkali, Nona Bokra …

The ever-rising population of the twenty-first century together with the prevailing challenges,
such as deteriorating quality of arable land and water, has placed a big challenge for plant …

Abstract Background Improved Samba Mahsuri (ISM) is an elite, high-yielding, bacterial
blight resistant, fine-grained rice variety with low glycaemic index. It is highly sensitive to salt …

Simple Summary Globally, soil salinity, which refers to salt-affected soils, is increasing due
to various environmental factors and human activities. Soil salinity poses one of the most …

Introduction The case of combined drought and salinity stress is increasingly becoming a
constraint to rice production, especially in coastal areas and river deltas where low rainfall …

In the present state, human activities coupled with simultaneous exploitation of the earth's
resources have resulted in newer challenges that surface day-by-day. In a response to …