Evaluating physiological responses of plants to salinity stress

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 119; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Negrão, S., Schmöckel, S. M., Tester, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Botany - methods; experimental design; genes; guidelines; photosynthesis; Photosynthesis - physiology; physiological response; Plant Development - physiology; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant Transpiration - physiology; salinity; salt stress; salt tolerance; Salt Tolerance - physiology; Salt-Tolerant Plants - physiology; soil salinity; Stress, Physiological - physiology; transpiration; VIEWPOINT; Water - metabolism; yield components; osmotic stress; quantifying physiological traits; salt-imposition systems; tolerance indices; salt stress phenotyping; Assessing salinity tolerance; analysing salinity data

Because soil salinity is a major abiotic constraint affecting crop yield, much research has been conducted to develop plants with improved salinity tolerance. Salinity stress impacts many aspects of a plant's physiology, making it difficult to study in toto Instead, it is more tractable to diss...