The critical role of potassium in plant stress response

M Wang, Q Zheng, Q Shen, S Guo - International journal of molecular …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Agricultural production continues to be constrained by a number of biotic and abiotic factors
that can reduce crop yield quantity and quality. Potassium (K) is an essential nutrient that …

Smart engineering of genetic resources for enhanced salinity tolerance in crop plants

A Arzani, M Ashraf - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Comparison of biochemical, anatomical, morphological, and physiological responses to salinity stress in wheat and barley genotypes deferring in salinity tolerance

M Zeeshan, M Lu, S Sehar, P Holford, F Wu - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
A greenhouse hydroponic experiment was performed using salt-tolerant (cv. Suntop) and-
sensitive (Sunmate) wheat cultivars and a salt-tolerant barley cv. CM72 to evaluate how …

Going beyond nutrition: regulation of potassium homoeostasis as a common denominator of plant adaptive responses to environment

U Anschütz, D Becker, S Shabala - Journal of plant physiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Partially and fully completed plant genome sequencing projects in both lower and higher
plants allow drawing a comprehensive picture of the molecular and structural diversities of …

Effects of combined abiotic stresses related to climate change on root growth in crops

M Sánchez-Bermúdez, JC Del Pozo… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is a major threat to crop productivity that negatively affects food security
worldwide. Increase in global temperatures are usually accompanied by drought, flooding …

Recent progress in understanding salinity tolerance in plants: Story of Na+/K+ balance and beyond

S Hussain, S Hussain, B Ali, X Ren, X Chen, Q Li… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
High salt concentrations in the growing medium can severely affect the growth and
development of plants. It is imperative to understand the different components of salt-tolerant …

Potassium transport and plant salt tolerance

S Shabala, TA Cuin - Physiologia plantarum, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Salinity is a major abiotic stress affecting approximately 7% of the world's total land area
resulting in billion dollar losses in crop production around the globe. Recent progress in …

Ionic and osmotic relations in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) plants grown at various salinity levels

Y Hariadi, K Marandon, Y Tian… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Ionic and osmotic relations in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) were studied by
exposing plants to six salinity levels (0–500 mM NaCl range) for 70 d. Salt stress was …

Stomatal conductance as a screen for osmotic stress tolerance in durum wheat growing in saline soil

A Rahnama, RA James, K Poustini… - Functional Plant …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
The change in stomatal conductance measured soon after durum wheat (Triticum turgidum
ssp. durum Desf.) was exposed to salinity was verified as an indicator of osmotic stress …

Photosynthetic performance and nutrient uptake under salt stress: Differential responses of wheat plants to contrasting phosphorus forms and rates

A Loudari, A Mayane, Y Zeroual, G Colinet… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Salt stress impacts phosphorus (P) bioavailability, mobility, and its uptake by plants. Since P
is involved in many key processes in plants, salinity and P deficiency could significantly …