Salinity is a growing problem affecting soils and agriculture in many parts of the world. The
presence of salt in plant cells disrupts many basic metabolic processes, contributing to …

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 …

Salt stress reduces land and water productivity and contributes to poverty and food
insecurity. Increased salinization caused by human practices and climate change is …

A major challenge of the Sustainable Development Goals linked to Agriculture, Food
Security, and Nutrition, under the current global crop production paradigm, is that increasing …

Deleterious effects of climate change and human activities, as well as diverse environmental
stresses, present critical challenges to food production and the maintenance of natural …

Soil salinity is among the leading environmental stresses affecting global agriculture,
causing billions of dollars in crop damages every year. Regardless of the cause, ion toxicity …

Salinity is a consistent factor of crop productivity loss in the world and in particular arid and
semi-arid areas where the soil salinity and saline water are major problems. Plants employ …

Soil and water salinity substantially constrain crop and biomass production. Research over
the last two plus decades, facilitated by advances in molecular genetics and biotechnology …

Halophytes, plants that survive to reproduce in environments where the salt concentration is
around 200 mM NaCl or more, constitute about 1% of the world's flora. Some halophytes …

Crop yields must increase to meet the demands of a growing world population. Soil
salinization is increasing due to the impacts of climate change, reducing the area of arable …