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 …

Nutrient imbalance (ie, deficiency and toxicity) of microelements is an outstanding
environmental issue that influences each aspect of ecosystems. Although the crucial roles of …

Soil salinity is a major threat to agricultural sustainability and a global food security. Until
now, most research has concentrated around stomatal limitation to photosynthesis, while …

Current definitions of essential or beneficial elements for plant growth rely on narrowly
defined criteria that do not fully represent a new vision for plant nutrition and compromise …

Although not essential for most plants, sodium (Na+) can be beneficial to plants in many
conditions, particularly when potassium (K+) is deficient. As such it can be regarded a 'non …

Salt stress impacts multiple aspects of plant metabolism and physiology. For instance it
inhibits photosynthesis through stomatal limitation, causes excessive accumulation of …

Abstract Background Sodium (Na+) is one of the most intensely researched ions in plant
biology and has attained a reputation for its toxic qualities. Following the principle of …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Sodium (Na) toxicity is one of the most formidable challenges for crop production world‐
wide. Nevertheless, despite decades of intensive research, the pathways of Na+ entry into …

Of the 25 elements required to build most organisms, sodium has a unique set of
characteristics that ramify through terrestrial ecology. In plants, sodium is found in low …