Abiotic stressors, such as drought, flooding, extreme temperature, soil salinity, and metal
toxicity, are the most important factors limiting crop productivity. Plants use their innate …

Climatic changes on earth affect the soil quality of agricultural lands, especially by
increasing salt deposition in soil, which results in soil salinity. Soil salinity is a major …

Phytoremediation using Miscanthus is a valuable technique for the restoration of saline‐
alkaline soil, but the potential is not quantified. To assess this potential, a 5 years field …

Soil salinization has become a major environmental and socioeconomic issue. Excessive
accumulation of salts usually goes beyond the tolerance of most plants, except for …

Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing associations between Casuarina trees and the actinobacteria
Frankia are widely used in agroforestry in particular for salinized land reclamation. The aim …

Environmental stresses are caused by human activities or natural events. Several of them
including salinity, heavy metals, and extreme temperature affect both soil characteristics and …

The model actinorhizal plant Casuarina glauca is characterized by its capacity to establish
nitrogen-fixing root-nodule symbiosis with Frankia bacteria and by its resilience to thrive …

In agriculture, plant growth enrichment via plant growth stimulating microbes has been
recognized as an emergency, it is used as an alternatives to chemical pesticides and growth …

Background High soil salinity seriously affects plant growth and development. Excessive salt
ions mainly cause damage by inducing osmotic stress, ion toxicity, and oxidation stress …

Key message Selection of the best salt-tolerant combination of Casuarina sp. and
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is one of the key criteria for successful setup of saline …