Mechanisms of salt tolerance in halophytes: current understanding and recent advances

Abstract: Halophytes are plants that exhibit high salt tolerance, allowing them to survive and thrive under extremely saline conditions. The study of halophytes advances our understanding about the important adaptations that are required for survival in high salinity conditions, including secretion of salt through the salt glands, regulation of cellular ion homeostasis and osmotic pressure, detoxification of reactive oxygen species, and alterations in membrane composition. To explore the mechanisms that contribute to tolerance to salt stress, salt-responsive genes have been isolated from halophytes and expressed in non-salt tolerant plants using targeted transgenic technologies. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms that underpin salt tolerance in different halophytes.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Mechanisms of salt tolerance in halophytes: current understanding and recent advances ; volume:13 ; number:1 ; year:2018 ; pages:149-154 ; extent:6
Open life sciences ; 13, Heft 1 (2018), 149-154 (gesamt 6)

Creator
Meng, Xiaoqian
Zhou, Jun
Sui, Na

DOI
10.1515/biol-2018-0020
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409201700288.547365041173
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Meng, Xiaoqian
  • Zhou, Jun
  • Sui, Na

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