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 …

When exposed to salt, every plant takes up Na+ from the environment. Once in the symplast,
Na+ is distributed within cells and between different tissues and organs. There it can help to …

Soil salinity represents an increasing threat to agricultural production. High sodium (Na+)
concentrations in soils are toxic to most higher plants. More than 40% of irrigated lands …

Soil salinity decreases the growth rate of plants and can severely limit the productivity of
crop plants. The ability to tolerate salinity stress differs widely between species of plants as …

Understanding the mechanisms of sodium (Na+) influx, effective compartmentalization, and
efflux in higher plants is crucial to manipulate Na+ accumulation and assure the …

Soil salinity affects vast areas of land globally, with a particularly high impact in some
agricultural intensively used soils due to irrigation practice. A diverse range of plants is able …

Potassium (K+) is an essential macronutrient in plants and a lack of K+ significantly reduces
the potential for plant growth and development. By contrast, sodium (Na+), while beneficial …

Salinity is a global challenge to agricultural production. Understanding Na+ sensing and
transport in plants under salt stress will be of benefit for breeding robustly salt-tolerant crop …

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 …

Potassium uptake is vital for plant growth but in saline soils sodium competes with
potassium for uptake across the plasma membrane of plant cells. This can result in high …